Huawei launched the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro flagship smartphones few weeks back. In this article, we are going to talk about the top ten reasons why Huawei Mate 10 should be your next smartphone and why you must buy it.
Most of these points are true for Huawei Mate 10 Pro too but this article is specifically about Huawei Mate 10.
And we have also created a video discussing all below ten points and the reasons why you should buy the Huawei Mate 10. So if you are feeling lazy to read the whole article, just watch the video below.
Huawei Mate 10 series of the smartphones are the first Huawei smartphone to come with Glass back panel, very narrow bezels and big screen to body ratio. The minimal design with the highlighted strip on the camera module give Huawei Mate 10 a totally distinct and beautiful look.
The glass back panel feels so good in hand and gives premium look to the device. It comes in many vibrant colors like Mocha Brown, Pink Gold etc. and the glass back panel even improves the beauty of these colors.
Huawei Mate 10 is powered by Kirin 970 processor and it brings new features to the smartphone cameras. Along with the dual ISP (image signal processing), camera in Mate 10 uses the NPU and AI for motion detection for faster autofocus and the real-time scene and subject recognition to change the camera settings quickly to provide the best settings for that particular shot.
It comes with 20MP +12MP dual rear camera setup co-engineered with Leica using the Leica Summilux lens. The RGB sensor captures the color images and secondary rear camera captures the black and white images. The rear camera is capable of recording 4K videos.
The aperture of Huawei Mate 10 Pro camera is f/1.6 and so it comes with great low light imaging capability. There is a hybrid quad auto-focus provided that works in different shooting situation to provide the best capture. The 3D facial recognition is designed specially to capture great portrait shots.
The front camera comes with the 8MP camera capable of recording 1080p full HD videos and it comes with Leica Portrait mode with bokeh effect. There are lots of imaging modes like Good Food, Beauty Video, Watermark, Document Scan, Light Painting etc are provided as well.
Huawei Mate 10 series of smartphones come with the Kirin 970 processor, recently launched by Huawei. It is the first AI chip and comes with the Neural Processing Unit to bring Artificial Intelligence features on the device.
You can read about all great features of Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970 processor by visiting the below link.
Everything You Need to Know About Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin 970 AI Processor
Huawei Mate 10 comes with the FullView WQHD IPS LCD screen with HDR10 support, 499 PPI density and 81.6% screen-to-body ratio. The screen is gorgeous and you will not feel any pixels on it. The color saturation is realistic and looks really great.
The screen is having nice smooth feel and the 2.5D curved glass looks beautiful. The screen comes with a robust protection and Huawei Mate 10 scratch test proves that it will easily survive daily dose of wear and tear.
This feature that let user convert a smartphone into a PC by connecting it to an external display is already available in few other smartphones. It improves productivity as you can work on your documents etc. much faster and better on a PC. And you can use also your smartphone and the Desktop Mode simultaneously.
But what makes Huawei Mate 10 smartphones special is that to use this feature you do not need a special dock and you can use just any USB Type-C to HDMI cable for this purpose.
Performance of Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro is brilliant and the credit goes to the Kirin 970 processor. It is one of the most powerful and best processor currently with highest scores in many benchmarking tests.
Even with 4GB RAM in Huawei Mate 10, you will never feel any lagging or issues with multitasking while using the device and the Mate 10 Pro with 6GB RAM will obviously perform better.
When it comes to productivity, EMUI is one of the best as it comes with lots of useful apps and features. And the combination of Android 8.0 Oreo OS makes it even better.
EMUI 8.0 is very feature rich comes with many nice features like Private Mode where you can create an entirely different phone for guest users, Smart Assistance to perform various gesture based tasks, One Hand UI, multiple ways to capture screenshots etc. There is an IR Blaster provided along with the Smart Remote app that you can use to control the electronic appliances at your home.
Even though it does not sound like a big deal, it is still a big deal for many. While most of the flagship smartphones of 2017 lack this features, including the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, the Mate 10 comes with 3.5mm audio jack.
So if you are one of those audiophile who love to use their own headphones instead of bundled one with a smartphone then, Mate 10 is a good choice for you.
Huawei Mate 10 provides a nice battery life. It comes with a huge 4000 mAh Non-Removable Li-Po battery with Super Charge Technology that charges the phone up to 58% in just 30 Minutes with the help of 4.5V/5A charger provided.
The EMUI on Huawei Mate 10 comes with lots of nice features to improve the battery life. And the AI of Kirin 970 also provide tips and suggests changes in the device settings for better battery life. Other than these, Huawei Mate 10 is the world's first smartphone to come with TUV Rheinland safety certification for safe battery charging.
Even though Huawei Mate 10 is a flagship smartphone with high-end hardware specs and features, its price is low compared to other flagship smartphones and it is an important factor for many.
So if you are looking for a high-end flagship smartphone with great performance, amazing camera, beautiful design but also want to save some money, go with the Huawei Mate 10.
Most of these points are true for Huawei Mate 10 Pro too but this article is specifically about Huawei Mate 10.
And we have also created a video discussing all below ten points and the reasons why you should buy the Huawei Mate 10. So if you are feeling lazy to read the whole article, just watch the video below.
Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Buy the Huawei Mate 10
Design
Huawei Mate 10 series of the smartphones are the first Huawei smartphone to come with Glass back panel, very narrow bezels and big screen to body ratio. The minimal design with the highlighted strip on the camera module give Huawei Mate 10 a totally distinct and beautiful look.
The glass back panel feels so good in hand and gives premium look to the device. It comes in many vibrant colors like Mocha Brown, Pink Gold etc. and the glass back panel even improves the beauty of these colors.
Camera Quality and Features
Huawei Mate 10 is powered by Kirin 970 processor and it brings new features to the smartphone cameras. Along with the dual ISP (image signal processing), camera in Mate 10 uses the NPU and AI for motion detection for faster autofocus and the real-time scene and subject recognition to change the camera settings quickly to provide the best settings for that particular shot.
It comes with 20MP +12MP dual rear camera setup co-engineered with Leica using the Leica Summilux lens. The RGB sensor captures the color images and secondary rear camera captures the black and white images. The rear camera is capable of recording 4K videos.
The aperture of Huawei Mate 10 Pro camera is f/1.6 and so it comes with great low light imaging capability. There is a hybrid quad auto-focus provided that works in different shooting situation to provide the best capture. The 3D facial recognition is designed specially to capture great portrait shots.
The front camera comes with the 8MP camera capable of recording 1080p full HD videos and it comes with Leica Portrait mode with bokeh effect. There are lots of imaging modes like Good Food, Beauty Video, Watermark, Document Scan, Light Painting etc are provided as well.
HiSilicon Kirin 970 AI Processor
Huawei Mate 10 series of smartphones come with the Kirin 970 processor, recently launched by Huawei. It is the first AI chip and comes with the Neural Processing Unit to bring Artificial Intelligence features on the device.
You can read about all great features of Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970 processor by visiting the below link.
Everything You Need to Know About Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin 970 AI Processor
Brilliant Screen
Huawei Mate 10 comes with the FullView WQHD IPS LCD screen with HDR10 support, 499 PPI density and 81.6% screen-to-body ratio. The screen is gorgeous and you will not feel any pixels on it. The color saturation is realistic and looks really great.
The screen is having nice smooth feel and the 2.5D curved glass looks beautiful. The screen comes with a robust protection and Huawei Mate 10 scratch test proves that it will easily survive daily dose of wear and tear.
Desktop Mode
This feature that let user convert a smartphone into a PC by connecting it to an external display is already available in few other smartphones. It improves productivity as you can work on your documents etc. much faster and better on a PC. And you can use also your smartphone and the Desktop Mode simultaneously.
But what makes Huawei Mate 10 smartphones special is that to use this feature you do not need a special dock and you can use just any USB Type-C to HDMI cable for this purpose.
Performance
Performance of Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro is brilliant and the credit goes to the Kirin 970 processor. It is one of the most powerful and best processor currently with highest scores in many benchmarking tests.
Even with 4GB RAM in Huawei Mate 10, you will never feel any lagging or issues with multitasking while using the device and the Mate 10 Pro with 6GB RAM will obviously perform better.
EMUI 8.0 and Productivity
When it comes to productivity, EMUI is one of the best as it comes with lots of useful apps and features. And the combination of Android 8.0 Oreo OS makes it even better.
EMUI 8.0 is very feature rich comes with many nice features like Private Mode where you can create an entirely different phone for guest users, Smart Assistance to perform various gesture based tasks, One Hand UI, multiple ways to capture screenshots etc. There is an IR Blaster provided along with the Smart Remote app that you can use to control the electronic appliances at your home.
3.5mm Audio Jack
Even though it does not sound like a big deal, it is still a big deal for many. While most of the flagship smartphones of 2017 lack this features, including the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, the Mate 10 comes with 3.5mm audio jack.
So if you are one of those audiophile who love to use their own headphones instead of bundled one with a smartphone then, Mate 10 is a good choice for you.
Battery
Huawei Mate 10 provides a nice battery life. It comes with a huge 4000 mAh Non-Removable Li-Po battery with Super Charge Technology that charges the phone up to 58% in just 30 Minutes with the help of 4.5V/5A charger provided.
The EMUI on Huawei Mate 10 comes with lots of nice features to improve the battery life. And the AI of Kirin 970 also provide tips and suggests changes in the device settings for better battery life. Other than these, Huawei Mate 10 is the world's first smartphone to come with TUV Rheinland safety certification for safe battery charging.
Price
Even though Huawei Mate 10 is a flagship smartphone with high-end hardware specs and features, its price is low compared to other flagship smartphones and it is an important factor for many.
So if you are looking for a high-end flagship smartphone with great performance, amazing camera, beautiful design but also want to save some money, go with the Huawei Mate 10.