Huawei P10 Plus: more functionality, memory, display area

All manufacturers can be divided into two significant groups. Some produce a line of models and make it the most powerful version of the Pro, which has a main processor and other elements of the hardware platform. Others simply increase the capabilities of the device compared to the base product. This is what Huawei does. Its Huawei P10 Plus is more, more interesting, more functional.

Specifications

CPU	Eight-core single-chip Kirin 960
GP	MaliG71
Display	2560x1440 at 534 ppi, LTPS 5.5 ”
RAM / ROM	Combinations (4 gb, 6 gb) / (64 gb, 128 gb, 256 gb)
Connection	WCDMA, GSM
Internet, data	3G, 4G (FDD, TD)
Wireless technology	Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, IR interface
Cameras	Main 12Mp color + 20Mp monochrome, stabilization, hybrid autofocus, dual tone flash
Battery	3750 mAh

The device in a metal case has a height of 154 mm, width 74 mm, thickness 7 mm. The mass of the smartphone - 165 g.

Huawei P10 Plus

Design and ergonomics

The review of the Huawei P10 Plus should be started by comparing its dimensions and geometric solutions with the basic model of the series. Here - continuous positive feelings. The manufacturer has added style to the structural solution of the hull. All facets are smoothed.

1. Dimensions Huawei P10 Plus increased slightly. The device also confidently and comfortably fits in the hand of even a fragile girl.
2. Huawei P10 Plus phone received New layout of the front panel. Now the screen is located strictly in the center. The width of the lower and upper bands is the same.

Important! Under the antenna is not made windows or other elements that violate the appearance of the cover. The elements of the transmitting-receiving circuit are located along the cutouts in the panel. It looks extremely organic and modern.

The rest of the device offers a standard, expected location of controls and connection interfaces.

1. Top right grooved power button with color insert. It is easily identified by touch. Above it is the volume rocker.
   

2. At the top left - a slot for installing SIM cards. SD can be placed in it, having refused services of one telecom operator.
   
3. Below center is the modern Type C interface for connecting a power adapter and data exchange. On the sides - the speaker grille, the opening of the main conversational microphone, 3.5 minijack interface for connecting a wired headset or headphones.
   
4. Above is the microphone of the noise cancellation system and the IR transmitter window exactly in the middle.

On the top bar of the front panel - earpiece, front camera lens, missed event LED. On the bottom strip only a fingerprint scanner. There are no buttons, no manufacturer name. As a result of the work of the designers, the Huawei P10 Plus smartphone looks concisely, neat, a real classic in a fashionable style.

In line at the top of the back panel - a dual camera, a two-tone flash unit and a proud Leica inscription that clearly declares the high quality of the optical subsystem. Nothing protrudes above the surface, so the device can safely be placed flat on the table.

Huawei P10 Plus can be purchased in several colors. It is silver, black, gold, pink, blue. A surprise for the domestic user will be the presence in the palette of a pale green color.Depending on the design option, Huawei offers a different character to the treatment of the back panel's surface, from sandblast matting to diamond-cut texture.

According to reviews of the owners, you can use the phone without fear of damaging it.. The manufacturer took into account the comments to the main model. The durability of the case cover is increased, even without a cover for the week of rough use, simultaneous wearing with keys - only a few small scratches on the faces were formed. Glass Protecting Display Received oleophobic coating. Even the protective film applied to the screen is rather thick and durable.

Screen

Display Huawei P10 Plus - a real masterpiece of engineering with a resolution of 2560x1440. This is a matrix with a density of 534 pixels per inch. This indicator ensures that the display with a diagonal of 5.5 inches clearly visible fonts and small details of any image.

In terms of screen functionality, Huawei P10 Plus is ready to offer a lot:

• 10 touch points multitouch mode;
• special hypersensitivity mode for gloved touches;
• very thin side borders, less than 3 mm;
• Perfect display of colors at any angle with IPS on-cell technology without an air gap.

Other display features are also impressive. In particular, is achieved minimum double index due to the absence of an air gap between the glass and the matrix. The same advantage of the technology allows better display of information with significant indicators of ambient light.

Important! Another unique feature of Huawei P10 Plus is the method of displaying the image on the display. The software platform automatically determines the nature of the image and adjusts the backlight for optimal results. This complicates the life of testers engineers, but the owners of the model are enjoying the colors close to the ideal.

The minimum brightness of the backlight is 3 cd / sq.m, the limit value is 500 cd / sq.m. With this parameter, the display is convenient both in a dark room and in bright sunlight. Present automatic brightness correction functionality in accordance with the indications of the light sensor. The owners of the model note: the functionality works correctly, the system responds quickly.

However, the screen of Huawei P10 Plus has disadvantages. First of all, colors when displaying are somewhat oversaturated. Secondly, the gray color is slightly shifted to the blue spectrum. True, the device has a system of settings to achieve the perfect display. Among them, eye protection when reading with the suppression of the blue spectrum, setting the exact value of the color temperature or the choice of standard options.

Hardware platform

Huawei P10 Plus has a very productive computing platform. The heart of the HiSilicon Kirin system is Huawei's own development, a single-chip chip of the 960 family. It has eight modern CortexA73 cores. They work in fours, one at a frequency with growth limitation to 1.8 GHz, the second can accelerate to 2.4 GHz. Scheme repeatedly tested, showing optimal balance of performance and power consumption.

The phone is installed much more resources. Available version Huawei P10 Plus with 6 GB of RAM, 128 Gb of storage for data. Available installation mode programs on the memory card. If you do not want to sacrifice one SIM in the slot - you can connect a USB flash drive or other external drive to the USB TypeC interface.

By performance, the Huawei P10 Plus CPU a little does not reach the flagship line of chips Snapdragon 835. It goes around the development of Samsung, CPU Exynos 8895 Octa.However, the gap is not strong enough to be considered a global problem.

Huawei P10 Plus shows an excellent level of gaming performance. For example, modern and demanding ModernCombat, MortalKombat without any problems with drawing work on the extreme parameters of the graphics. This shows a significant margin of computing power, Huawei P10 Plus will last a long time in a trend. This is one of the reasons why it is worth buying.

Autonomy

The battery used in the Huawei P10 Plus, at first glance, has a solid capacity of 3750 mAh. But such an indicator will not allow the model to show records of autonomy. The reason is a large display and a powerful, productive processor with a heat dissipation level above the average. As a result, the characteristics of the Huawei P10 Plus in the field of autonomy can be described by the following measurements:

• reading books with an average level of display brightness - up to 12 hours;
• playing movies from the Internet when the Wi-Fi module is turned on, the maximum volume and screen brightness - up to 10 hours.

On a note! The system shows the most disappointing results in games. Enjoy the maximum graphics settings, sound level and display brightness get a little less than 4 hours.

However, these stress tests do not tell how long the phone will last from one charge during normal use. And here the owners of Huawei P10 Plus come to the rescue. Their reviews indicate that the smartphone with ease working all day, without restrictions in the use of functionality, except for photographing and filming videos.

Cameras

Both the front and the main camera of the Huawei P10 Plus are equipped with excellent sensors and optics from Leica. The simple fact speaks about the high quality of the photo and the richness of the phone’s functionality: in 2017, the P10 and P10 plus models won the TIPA award as the best mobile devices for photographing.

The front camera is a fairly simple device with clear functionality. It does quality selfies without flash. The camera can automatically change the aperture if it detects a group of people in sight. Image quality is high, not least due to autofocus.

The rear camera is dual sensors, the second generation of the Leica Dual Camera system. Here 12Mp for information in color and 20 to build a picture of brightness and detail. The main camera is equipped two-ton flashoperating as part of the white balance setting system.

Important! The user has access to a variety of photo processing effects on the fly. Among them is the popular background blur. In this case, the camera allows you to impose and adjust the effects after the moment of photographing.

The main advantages of the main camera:

• good macro results without special lighting;
• excellent sharpness on the edge;
• detailed deleted objects;
• high sharpness when photographing text;
• excellent detailing of complex plans, with objects at different distances;
• Good results macro photography in nature.

The main camera Huawei P10 Plus is equipped with hybrid autofocus and optical stabilization. Processing protocols make it possible to obtain acceptable images even at night or with extremely low illumination of the scene.

As a conclusion

The price of the Huawei P10 Plus is slightly different from the base model. However, this smartphone offers more memory, performance, unique functionality and most importantly - excellent display quality. The model is definitely worth buying if the phone, not least, is needed for work.Version Plus is stylish, beautiful, designed to be comfortable for the owner.

Huawei P10 Plus