Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has launched its latest smartphone named Honor X10. During an online event, Honor unveiled its midrange smartphone with flagship specifications and a low price tag.
Honor X10 overview
The Honor X10 has a 6.63-inch full-HD+ display with 1,080×2,400 pixels resolutions. It has a 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 92 percent screen-to-body ratio, and comes with 397ppi pixel density. It comes with a pop-up selfie camera that provides a clean display.
Honor X10 houses a triple rear camera setup having 40 MP primary camera with f/1.8 aperture, an 8 MP ultrawide camera with f/2.4 aperture (120-degree of Field-of-View (FoV)), and 2 MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. The rear cameras are aligned in a vertical module.
For selfies, this phone has a motorized pop-up 16 MP primary sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. In terms of videos, this smartphone can capture 4K videos at 30fps, 1080p videos at 30fps from the rear camera, and 1080p videos at 60fps from the selfie camera.
You would get a side-mounted fingerprint sensor in this phone. This smartphone measures 163.7 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm and weighs 203 grams. It comes with a whole new back panel design.
Honor X10 smartphone is powered by the octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 820 SoC, coupled with 6GB RAM or 8GB RAM. There is also an advanced GPU Turbo and Kirin Gaming+ 2.0 technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. It enhanced image processing and energy efficiency.
This smartphone runs on Magic UI 3.1 based on Android 10. You won’t get Google Play Services with this phone. It comes with preloaded AppGallery that is an alternative to the Google Play Store.
For connectivity, this includes include 5G, 4G LTE, USB Type-C port, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, A-GPS, infrared (IR) blaster, and more.
Honor X10 is backed by a 4,300 mAh battery that also supports standard charging up to 22.5 W.
Honor X10 full specification
NETWORK | Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
LAUNCH | Announced | 2020, May 20 |
Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May 26 | |
BODY | Dimensions | 163.7 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm (6.44 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) |
Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | |
Build | Glass front (Aluminosilicate glass) | |
SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
DISPLAY | Type | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 6.63 inches, 106.1 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~397 ppi density) | |
Protection | Aluminosilicate glass | |
| 90Hz refresh rate | |
PLATFORM | OS | Android 10, Magic UI 3.1, no Google Play Services |
Chipset | Kirin 820 5G (7nm) | |
CPU | Octa-core (1×2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3×2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
GPU | Mali-G57 (6-core) | |
MEMORY | Card slot | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
Internal | 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | |
MAIN CAMERA | Triple | 40 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7″, PDAF |
Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS | |
SELFIE CAMERA | Single | Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3″, 1.0µm |
Features | HDR | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | |
SOUND | Loudspeaker | Yes |
3.5mm jack | Yes | |
COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
Radio | No | |
USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
BATTERY |
| Non-removable Li-Po 4300 mAh battery |
Charging | Fast charging 22.5W | |
MISC | Colors | Probing Black, Lightspeed Silver, Racing Blue |
Models | TEL-TN00 | |
Price | About 250 EUR |
The Honor X10 is available in three variants. The 6GB + 64GB model is priced at CNY 1,899 (roughly Rs. 20,200), the 6GB + 128GB configuration is priced at CNY 2,199 (roughly Rs. 23,400), and the 8GB + 128GB variant is priced at CNY 2,399 (roughly Rs. 25,500). The internal storage can be expanded via NM card up to 256GB.
The phone is available in Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black, and Titanium Silver color options.
This smartphone is now available for purchase and will go on sale starting May 26. There is no official announcement on international availability.