Honor View 10 review – Most Advanced AI Smartphone of 2018

Honor will soon launch the Honor View 10 smartphone in India. This no doubt will be the Most Advanced smartphone (AI powered) of 2018. Here is the Honor View 10 review, check it out to know how the handset performed and what makes it the most advanced smartphone of 2018.

The Honor View 10 is using Kirin 970 octa core processor that also includes a NPU, Neural Processing Unit. This NPU handles the AI (Artificial Intelligence). And this AI is what makes the View 10 the most advanced handset of 2018 (for now), this is just the beginning.

Overall performance was impressive, check the benchmark scores and also watch the review video. This handset comes with dual cameras on the rear and it does an excellent job, check the camera section for more on that. Fast Charging is supported and battery life is decent enough.

Honor View 10 features, specifications

Inside the box (Unboxing the Honor View 10) : Handset, user guide, data cable (USB to USB Type C), SIM ejector PIN and fast charger 9V/2A
SAR Value :  1.03
Body : Metal body, excellent build and finishing, curvy design, camera module on the back is slightly out. Handset is comfortable to hold and use
SIM Type : Nano + Nano / Micro SD (this handset supports dual VoLTE which means you can use 2x JIO SIMs together)
Screen  :  5.99 inches, 2160 x 1080 pixels resolution (Full HD+), viewing angles, touch response and color reproduction are very good
Weight and thickness : 172 grams, 7mm thick
Connectivity :  4G, VoLTE, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth
Sensors : Accelerometer, Proximity, Gyro, Light, step, hall and Magnetic sensor
Security and Extra : Finger Print sensor, face unlock
LED Notification : Yes
OTG : Yes supported
RAM : 6GB (about 3GB free on first boot)
ROM : 128GB (about 108GB free on first boot)
OS : EMUI 8.0 based on Android Oreo 8.0.0

Honor View 10 Performance

CPU : Huawei Kirin 970 AI Octa Core @ 2.36 GHz, NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit)
GPU :  Mali G72
Heating : Medium
Max Battery Temperature : 37 degrees

This new Kirin 970 processor is really powerful, efficient and the world’s first to come with AI processor built in (NPU). Performance was smooth, for normal as well as for heavy applications / Gaming.

Honor View 10 Benchmark

Antutu : 174205 / 65158
NenaMark3 :  58.8fps (2-2)
Multi Touch : 10 points
Disk Speed :  516 MB/s read  and 217 MB/s write

Honor View 10 Gaming Review

Both high end games the Asphalt 8 (in High quality mode) and the Modern Combat 5 played really well, no issues, no lags. Plus the 18:9 aspect screen gives you a better gaming experience.

Honor View 10 Camera  Review

Rear Camera : 20MP (Mono) + 16MP (RGB), f/1.8, auto focus, LED flash
Front Camera : 13MP, also supports Portrait mode
Video Recording : 4K resolution

The View 10 comes with dual camera setup on the back, in the camera app you get wide aperture and portrait mode options. Camera quality is excellent and like on other Honor smartphones you get a lot of profession modes that captures great shots. The bokeh effects are pretty good.

Selfie also looks too good, especially with the portrait mode. This handset can shoot 4K videos, there is no stabilization option on this handset. Do check the samples and the video sample in video review.

Camera Rating : 4.6 out of 5

Honor View 10 camera samples

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Other features

The finger print sensor on the front is pretty fast and accurate. I did not find any issues with networks. Face unlock feature for now is not enabled but I will soon get it via OTA update and will cover that soon.

Face recognition is enabled but you cannot unlock the phone. Though some AI features are working for example when you have registered your face and you get notification, you will see the notification, but  others cannot.

The AI feature is pretty interesting, it monitors your usage pattern and customizes the UI experience as per your need.

Honor View 10  Battery Review

Battery capacity : 3750 mAh (Non-removable)
Charging Time : Charge – 1 hour 45 minutes using the fast charger provided
Battery Life : 4 to 6 hours non-stop (moderate to heavy)
Daily usage battery life : One day with mixed usage, a little more depending on your usage

Battery Test Results

Battery Temp at idle : 29 degrees
Running Benchmark app :  14 minutes / 6% / 37 degrees
Asphalt 8 + MC5  game play : 25 minutes / 7% / 36 degrees
4K/FHD video playback with full brightness (WiFi /4G on) :  33 minutes / 8% / 37 degrees

Verdict

This is an excellent handset, futuristic I would say, new AI feature is impressive, just waiting for OTA update that will enable face unlock and more. The price is not yet known, but the handset will be launched within few days. Let’s wait for the price.

Rating : 4.8  out of 5

Honor View 10 price in India Rs. 29,999.