Huawei recently announce the Honor 10 in global markets, which was just after a month after it was initially launched in China. The flagship device came with an attractive price tag, which makes it the cheapest smartphone that came with the AI-oriented Kirin 970 chipset. Set your eyes on the Huawei Honor 10 specifications, features, as well as its price and release date.

Huawei Honor 10 Features

The Huawei Honor 10 has just 4GB RAM and 126GB storage, this is because the brand’s SoC has a proprietary NPU for better memory optimization. It also came with a 5.84 inch IPS LCD panel of Full HD+ resolution and a 19:9 aspect ratio. This means that the Honor 10 has a notch which carries the selfie camera, earpiece and proximity sensor.

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The selfie camera of the Huawei Honor 10 has a 24MP sensor and f/2.0 fixed-focus lens that enables portrait photos with studio effect. At the back, you will find a dual camera setup made up of a 24MP + 16MP sensors. The camera is also assisted by AI (Artificial Intelligence). Portrait lighting is available as well, and there is also AI recognition of multiple objects.

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The Huawei Honor 10 came with EMUI 8.1, but unlike the China release, the global version arrives with Google services. Every other features remains the same. It has a 3400mAh battery with Huawei Super Charge support, USB-C and 3.5mm jack on board and Histen audio technology.

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The Huawei Honor 10 came in different colour variants, which are; Midnight Black, Glacier grey, Phantom Green, and Phantom Blue. The latter two colours have a unique tint, similar to the Twilight version of the P20 and P20 Pro.

Huawei Honor 10 Specifications

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed	HSPA, LTE
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

LAUNCH

Announced	2018, May
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, May

BODY
Dimensions	149.6 x 71.2 x 7.7 mm (5.89 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Weight	153 g (5.40 oz)
Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY
Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	5.84 inches, 85.1 cm² (~79.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Multitouch	Yes
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
	– EMUI 8.1

PLATFORM
OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU	Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-G72 MP12

MEMORY
Card slot	No
Internal	64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary	Dual: 16 MP (f/1.8) + 24 MP B/W, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Secondary	24 MP, f/2.0, 1080p

SOUND
Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
	– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – 32-bit/192kHz audio

COMMS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes
Infrared port	Yes
Radio	No
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser	HTML5
	– Fast battery charging: 50% in 24 min (5V/4.5A) – MP4/H.264 player – MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player – Document viewer – Photo/video editor

BATTERY
	Non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery

MISC
Colors	Phantom Blue, Phantom Green, Midnight Black, Glacier Grey
Price	About 400 EUR

Huawei Honor 10 Release Date

The Huawei Honor 10 is already available on many retail stores, but offline and online. Some of the retailers include; Carphone, Amazon, Warehouse, John Lewis and Honor’s own online stores. Honor 10 can also be purchased in the United Kingdom as from Thursday, May 17th 2018.