The Huawei Mate 10 is the smaller sibling of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, but it's still a fine phone in its own right.
The good
- Dual-lens camera with solid performance
- Kirin 970 processor gives good performance
- Attractive design
The bad
- Few apps make use of the neural processor
- Better features in the Mate 10 Pro
The Huawei Mate 10 is a fine premium phone, although as the smaller sibling to the Mate 10 Pro, it's hard not to see it as a lesser handset.
While Huawei produces a significant quantity of budget and mid-range phones, it has two primary "premium" phone lines in the form of the fashion-led P series, typically announced at or around Mobile World Congress and the more phablet-formed Mate series, usually announced in the October/November timeframe.
Huawei also produces a Porsche Design version of the Mate 9, but that phone was not officially sold in Australia.
Design
- Simple, stylish design.
- Lacks water resistance.
Camera
- Dual Leica lenses plus AI.
Performance
- Kirin 970 delivers solid application performance.
- Few apps take full advantage of the NPU.
Battery life
- 4,000mAh battery.
Verdict
- Worthwhile if you can get it at a bargain price.
Pricing and availability
Huawei Mate 10
Huawei's business-capable handset
The Huawei Mate 10 offers no-nonsense style and excellent dual cameras. It's available to buy outright or on contract through Vodafone
- The Huawei Mate 10 sells outright for $899.
- The Huawei Mate 10 is also available from Vodafone on contract plan terms.
Huawei Mate 10 specs
| OS | Android 8 |
|---|---|
| Display size (inches) | 5.9 |
| Display resolution (pixels) | 2560 x 1440 |
| Pixels per inch (PPI) | 499 |
| Processor | Kirin 970 |
| Height (mm) | 150.5 |
| Width (mm) | 77.8 |
| Depth (mm) | 8.2 |
| Weight (g) | 186 |
| Battery size (mAh) | 4,000 |
| Wireless charging |
No |
| Internal storage |
64GB |
| MicroSD expansion | 256GB |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes |
| RAM | 4 |
| Water resistance | IP53 |
| Rear camera (1) resolution | 12 |
|---|---|
| Rear camera (1) aperture | f/1.6 |
| Rear camera (2) resolution | 20 |
| Rear camera (2) aperture | |
| Rear camera (3) resolution | |
| Rear camera (3) aperture | |
| Front camera (1) resolution | 8 |
| Front camera (1) aperture | f/2.0 |
| Front camera (2) resolution | |
| Front camera (2) aperture |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
|---|---|
| Network category speed | Category 16 |
| NFC support | Yes |
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