Huawei P10 Lite: a talented imposter

No one was surprised when, after the release of the main model, the Huawei company introduced a light version, the Huawei P10 Lite smartphone. Users only speculated, wondering what and how much will be cut. And here they were waited by continuous surprises. Huawei P10 Light can be safely considered an impostor. From the main model, he got only naming. Everything else, from the processor module to the cameras, is quite another. However, the device turned out to be stylish, recognizable, convenient.

Specifications

The table shows some of the characteristics of the Huawei P10 Lite.

The dimensions of Huawei P10 Lite in height, width, thickness are 147x72x7.2 mm. The device is made in a glass case, has a mass of 146 g.

Huawei P10 Lite

Design and ergonomics

To begin the review of Huawei P10 Lite comes from the fact that it does not look like a P10 series product. His appearance, rather, suggests the lineup of Honor. Here are its bright recognizable elements. For example, the back cover also shimmers in the sun. In addition, both sides of the device are made of glass.

The arrangement of the functional controls and interfaces on the faces is as follows.

1. Right at the top of the volume rocker, under which the proprietary power button Huawei. Equipped with a color insert and a grooved surface, it is pressed with a quiet click.
   

2. Left in the upper corner of the slot for SIM. It is combined, by donating the services of a single mobile operator, you can expand the memory by installing an SD card in your Huawei P10 Lite smartphone.
   
3. Below the speaker grille, the model is one. In the center is the charging interface of a common microUSB format, a speaking microphone.
   
4. On top is 3.5 minijack wired connections, as well as a microphone noise reduction system.
   

On the top bar of the front panel a speaker, a front-camera optical system lens, an approach and light sensor, as well as an indicator of missed events were housed.On the bottom bar - only the name of the brand, navigation is carried out with on-screen buttons.

On the glass back cover in the upper part are located in a row rear optics lens, flash (LED, single). Below in the center is a fingerprint sensor. Unlike the flush-mounted camera and flash, it is slightly submerged into the surface of the case.

According to the manufacturer, the phone Huawei P10 Lite is made of special tempered glass, the strength of which is on the seventh position of the Mohs scale, which describes the hardness of materials. However, reviews of the owners force to doubt this statement. When carrying the phone in one pocket with keys and small change, it is easy to purchase deep scratches on the glass and chips in the contour of the back panel. To maintain the perfect look of your phone, you should immediately buy a suitable case for the Huawei P10 Lite.

On the glass on both sides of the case is applied oleophobic coating. Its quality is high enough, but fingerprints still accumulate at an impressive rate. This is another reason to buy a convenient case. A special multilayer film is placed under the glass of the back cover.It forms the interesting light transitions when looking at the rear cover of the smartphone. The model is offered in four colors: black, gold, blue, white classic.

On a note! According to the manufacturer, if you order a model on its corporate website, the Huawei P10 Lite package will be expanded. The new owner will receive a standard product delivery and a free addition in the form of a Huawei AF14 tripod monopod.

Screen

The display of the Huawei P10 Lite is high-quality IPS matrix, made on-cell technology without an air gap. Viewing angles are maximum, colors are almost not distorted. Impressive and other characteristics of the display. Color gamut wider than standard sRGB. At the same time, an increased saturation of warm hues, yellow and green, can be noted. Gray color in comparison with other types of matrices looks quite realistic, but there is some shift to the blue spectrum.

The diagonal of the matrix is ​​5.2 inches. The screen resolution complies with the FullHD standard and is 1080 × 1920 pixels. The density of 423 ppi allows you to display the smallest fonts and image elements on the screen, they are well recognized.

The maximum brightness of the display backlight is 450 cd / sq.m.According to reviews of the owners, automatic adjustment depending on ambient light reacts quickly and works adequately. The measured contrast of the display matrix is ​​1: 900, and the minimum brightness of the black dot is 0.5 cd / m2.

Important! The company did not use the trendy 18: 9 format in the model, setting a matrix with the expected aspect ratios of 16: 9.

Specifications Huawei P10 Lite is not limited to display options. Its size with side contours is such that The device is conveniently located in the hand. In the display adjustment modes there is an option to protect the eyes when reading. Manual setting of the color temperature is also available.

Hardware platform

Officially, this information was not announced, but in specialized forums you can find statements that the processor platform of generation 658 was specifically designed for the model Huawei P10 Lite. It is easy to believe in this, if you pay attention to the operation of the system and the data of synthetic tests.

The central computing module, the HiSilicon Kirin 658 processor, is the 8 Cortex A53 cores with different operating frequencies. Four can accelerate to 2.36 GHz.This control scheme allows to achieve good performance and at the same time extremely save energy.

As the graphics subsystem used Mali T830. The chip is productive enough for almost all games to run on the Huawei P10 Lite. In synthetic dough AnTuTu model is gaining 57-60000 points, which is not bad for a product of this price range.

Important! It is worth noting another feature of the hardware platform. The processor and other subsystems are balanced. The system responds quickly, and even with maximum CPU usage, there is no strong increase in the case temperature.

Price Huawei P10 Lite implies a modest configuration of RAM and ROM. The model is set to 3 / 32gb for RAM and flash storage, respectively. The average user may not have enough space for applications and files, but RAM will be enough to keep several running programs in memory at once. Supports SD cards up to 128 GB.

The smartphone works in all mobile networks used in the Russian Federation, offers NFC technology and transfers data in 4G LTE networks. Main orienteering systems, GLONASS and GPS are supported.

Autonomy

The excellent balance of the hardware platform allowed the Huawei P10 Light to show a good time working with a single battery. If you do not limit yourself to anything, constantly keeping Wi-Fi on, using 4G LTE, messengers, mail, make calls - Only with 4 hours of screen activity will the smartphone work up to 16 hours. In other modes:

• up to 6 hours of watching movies from the Internet, with maximum volume and backlight;
• 5 hours of modern games with maximum display brightness and CPU load.

The battery in the model is not removable, for its replacement it is necessary to contact a specialized center. Supported by Huawei brand fast charging technology. It only works with the included power adapter. From the two-amp block, the battery fully charges in 3 hours.

Cameras

The camera review shows the only obvious relationship between the Huawei P10 Lite and the main model of the series. The system explicitly uses the same processing protocols. Despite the fact that the main camera Huawei P10 Lite has only one sensor and only 12 megapixels, it shoots very well.

Important! If we compare the obtained images with the results of Huawei P10, we can note only a slight deviation of the color rendition.Naturally, the user of the trimmed model will not have any complex processing effects.

No comments on the work of the front camera. 8 megapixel and a good sensor will make quality selfies. The camera maintenance program will be understandable even to an inexperienced photographer. Most of the modes, options, settings can be set with one click on the on-screen button.

Thanks to high-quality sensors and advanced image processing protocols, both Huawei P10 Lite cameras make acceptable shots even in the evening in low light. Especially convenient to use the main one. The dimensions of the Huawei P10 Lite, its position in the hand, as well as the focus and stabilization system make it easy to catch interesting moments.

As a conclusion

Without a doubt, the price of the Huawei P10 Lite is fully consistent with its specifications. But if we consider the model in a complex - it is worth buying without a doubt for the stated price tag. The reason for the recognition and style of the product. The phone does not look faceless, become familiar. He clearly attracts attention, offering good performance and fashionable style.

Huawei P10 Lite