MWC kicked off with the launch of LG G6 and now continuing the streak, Huawei has announced the Huawei P10 and its bigger sibling the P10 Plus. Huawei P10 has been circling in the rumor mill for quite a long time and now the wait is finally over. The devices are finally here and they look absolutely gorgeous with aesthetics mixed from different phones.
[Update: Huawei P10 Plus Launched in Nepal for Rs. 79,000. Check out the price & other deals you get with the purchase of Huawei P10 Plus in Nepal here]Huawei P10:
Huawei P10 comes in a portable size with a 5.1-inch display and continues with the 1080p panel. The front houses a 2.5D curved glass and comes with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Fingerprint sensor also rests on the front which acts as a multifunctional button. The front of the device closely resembles the OnePlus 3T. The metal back comes with a hyper-diamond cut and sandblasted finish to give a premium look. And the antenna bands on the back makes the phone look resemble the iPhone 7.
The phone now has two notable features, namely: Ultra Memory and Ultra Response. Ultra Touch monitors your usage activity and based on that makes the apps and services you use often load in the background so that it is launched faster when you open them. Ultra Response is also for speeding things up which will predict where in the screen you’ll touch next.
P10 is powered by the Huawei’s in-house Kirin 960 chipset found on the Mate 9 and it’s coupled with 4GB of RAM. Even the optics are similar to the Huawei Mate 9, P10 comes with a dual camera setup of 12MP Color + 20MP monochrome with f/2.2. The dual setup is for the bokeh effect which gives a DSLR-like depth of field effect to the images. And now, the front 8MP camera is also powered by Leica which comes with f/1.9 aperture. It also has the same bokeh effect as the rear camera and the effect can be previewed live unlike the rear.
Huawei P10 Specifications:
- 5.1-inch (1080 x 1920) display with 2.5D curved glass and Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- EMUI 5.1 on top of Android 7.0 Nougat
- HiSilicon Kirin 960 Chipset
- Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU
- Mali-G71 MP8 GPU
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB Internal Storage, Expandable up to 256GB
- Dual 20 MP(Monochrome) + 12 MP(Color), f/2.2, OIS, Leica optics, phase detection autofocus
- 8MP Front Facing Camera with f/1.9 aperture
- USB Type C
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery with SuperCharge fast-charging
Huawei P10 Plus:
Huawei P10 Plus is aesthetically similar to the Huawei P10. It sports a 5.5 inch Quad HD display and comes with 2.5D glass along with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Specs wise it is pretty similar to the Huawei P10. It is powered by the same Kirin 960 processor but comes in two configuration- 64GB Storage/4GB RAM and 128GB Storage/6GB RAM.
Optics are also same as the Huawei P10, it comes with the same 12MP + 20MP camera combo but has a wider f/1.8 aperture. And the front has the same 8MP camera which is also capable of Bokeh selfie. Huawei P10 Plus is the world’s first 4.5G LTE smartphone with the potential to reach up to 600 Mbps on CAT12. The phone is backed up by a decent 3750mAh battery with fast charging.
- 5.5-inch (1440 x 2560) display with 2.5D curved glass and Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- EMUI 5.1 on top of Android 7.0 Nougat
- HiSilicon Kirin 960 Chipset
- Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU
- Mali-G71 MP8 GPU
- 64GB/4GB RAM, 128GB/6GB RAM, Expandable up to 256GB
- Dual 20 MP(Monochrome) + 12 MP(Color), f/1.8, OIS, Leica optics, phase detection autofocus
- 8MP Front Facing Camera with f/1.9 aperture
- USB Type C
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3750 mAh battery with SuperCharge fast-charging
Richard Yu, CEO of the Huawei Consumer Business Group, said: “With HUAWEI P10 and P10+ we have created a smartphone that revolutionizes and redefines portrait photography. Thanks to the evolution of our partnership with Leica Camera users now have an incredible Leica front camera on their Huawei device in addition to the rear. To match this innovation inside, Huawei‘s partnership with Pantone Color Institute ensures that the devices are equally as beautiful on the outside. The HUAWEI P10 and P10+ are smartphones that are as fashionable as they are functional.“
The Huawei P10 is priced at $685, P10 Plus with 4GB RAM is priced at $738 and the 6GB variant is priced at $843 and will be available from March. We can expect the phone to launch in Nepal 2-3 months after the Global launch.
