In March, we covered the launch of the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus smartphones. We even shared with you the product briefing of the Huawei P10 Plus and P10. Although Huawei mentioned the P10 Lite, it was only mentioned in passing. That changes with a recent product briefing exclusively focused on the Huawei P10 Lite.
The Huawei P10 Lite Product Briefing
In this exclusive media briefing event, Anthoson Liew, a Huawei Product Trainer, gave us an in-depth briefing on the Huawei P10 Lite smartphone.
Here are some key takeaway points :
The Huawei P10 Lite is a 5.2″ smartphone with a full HD display (1080 x 1920 pixels, 423 ppi).
It has a dual glass design, with Gorilla Glass 3 protection on both sides, and 2.5D edges all around.
It also has a full metal frame made out of an aluminium-magnesium alloy, that is anodised and sandblasted.
The Huawei P10 Lite is powered by the octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 658 SoC, and comes with 4 GB of LPDDR3 memory and 32 GB of storage.[adrotate banner=”4″]
The P10 Lite has a main camera with a 12 MP Sony sensor with f/2.2 lens and LED flash.
It has a 3,000 mAh lithium-ion battery, which has the 9V / 2A fast charging capability.
The fingerprint sensor does not only unlock up to 8 fingerprints in just 0.3 seconds, it can be used as a control surface.
The Huawei P10 Lite also supports knuckle sense for easier recording of screenshots, and screen recordings.
It also supports other features like split screens (two fingers swipe up), app twinning (for easier management of multiple social media accounts), and app blocking (securing apps using an additional password).
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Fresh off their 2017 MWC revelations, Huawei knows we are all eager to know more about the new Huawei P10 Plus, P10 and P10 Lite smartphones. So they flew Justin Zhang, Huawei’s Senior Director of Smartphone Product Line Marketing, all the way from Shanghai to give us a product briefing on the new Huawei P10 Plus, P10 and P10 Lite smartphones
Let’s check out the presentation, specifications, prices and availability! Stay tuned for our hands-on previews of the three Huawei P10 models.
The Huawei P10 Plus, P10 & P10 Lite Product Briefing
Justin Zhang, Huawei’s Senior Director of Smartphone Product Line Marketing in Shanghai, briefed us on the Huawei P10 family’s key features.
Here are some key points :
The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus boast the latest Gorilla Glass 5 protection, and the first under-glass fingerprint sensor.
The Huawei P10 family will feature the unique Hyper Diamond-Cut finish with micro pyramid facets.
The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus will have an improved dual lens camera, with a 12 MP RGB sensor and a higher-resolution 20 MP monochrome sensor.
The Huawei P10 Plus will have a brighter Leica Summilux-H f/1.8 lens, with optical image stabilisation (OIS) capability.[adrotate banner=”4″]
The Huawei P10 retains the original Summarit-H f/2.2 lens.
The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus will have a Leica front camera with f /1.9 lens.
The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus are powered by the Kirin 960, while the Huawei P10 Lite is powered by the Kirin 655 SoC.
The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus come with the Huawei SuperCharge capability, for low-voltage, low temperature fast charging.
The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus boast four LTE antennas (4×4 MIMO) and two WiFi antennas (2×2 MIMO) for better connectivity.
The Huawei P10 Plus, P10 & P10 Lite Specifications
Specifications
Huawei P10 Plus
Huawei P10
Huawei P10 Lite
Display
5.5" WQHD IPS display
- 1440 x 2560 pixels, 534 ppi
5.1" Full HD IPS display
- 1080 x 1920 pixels, 432 ppi
5.2" Full HD IPS display
- 1080 x 1920 pixels, 423 ppi
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Operating System
Android 7.0 Nougat
Android 7.0 Nougat
Android 7.0 Nougat
Platform
HiSilicon Kirin 960
HiSilicon Kirin 960
HiSilicon Kirin 658
Processor
4 x ARM Cortex-A73 (2.36 GHz)
4 x ARM Cortex-A53 (1.8 GHz)
4 x ARM Cortex-A73 (2.36 GHz)
4 x ARM Cortex-A53 (1.8 GHz)
1 x ARM Cortex-A53 (2.36 GHz)
3 x ARM Cortex-A53 (2.12 GHz)
4 x ARM Cortex-A53 (1.7 GHz)
Graphics Processor
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 (1037 MHz)
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 (1037 MHz)
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 (900 MHz)
Memory
6 GB LPDDR4 (1800 MHz)
4 GB LPDDR4 (1800 MHz)
4 GB LPDDR3 (933 MHz)
Storage
128 GB internal flash memory
microSD slot (up to 256 GB, shared with SIM 2)
64 GB internal flash memory
microSD slot (up to 256 GB, shared with SIM 2)
32 GB internal flash memory
microSD slot (up to 128 GB, shared with SIM 2)
Dual lens camera with f/1.8 Leica Summilux lens
- 12 MP RGB sensor + 20 MP monochrome sensor
- supports OIS, comes with dual LED flash
Dual lens camera with f/2.2 Leica Summarit lens
- 12 MP RGB sensor + 20 MP monochrome sensor
- comes with dual LED flash
12 MP camera with f/2.2 lens and LED flash
Fingerprint Sensor
Yes, built into Home button
Yes, built into Home button
Yes, built into the back
Connectivity
Network : 2G / 3G / LTE
WiFi : 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual band)
Bluetooth : v4.2, A2DP, LE
USB : USB 2.0 Type C
Network : 2G / 3G / LTE
WiFi : 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual band)
Bluetooth : v4.2, A2DP, LE
USB : USB 2.0 Type C
Network : 2G / 3G / LTE
WiFi : 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual band)
Bluetooth : v4.2, A2DP, LE
USB : micro USB 2.0
Battery
3,750 mAh lithium-ion battery (non-removable)
3,200 mAh lithium-ion battery (non-removable)
3,000 mAh lithium-ion battery (non-removable)
Dimensions
74.2 mm wide
153.5 mm tall
6.98 mm thick
69.3 mm wide
145.3 mm tall
6.98 mm thick
72.0 mm wide
146.5 mm tall
7.20 mm thick
Weight
165 g
145 g
142 g
Available Colours
Greenery, Dazzling Blue, Dazzling Gold, Graphite Black, Rose Gold, White Ceramic, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold
Greenery, Dazzling Blue, Dazzling Gold, Graphite Black, Rose Gold, White Ceramic, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold
Graphite Black, Rose Gold, White Ceramic, Sapphire Blue
Launch Price
RM 3,099 / ~US$ 679
RM 2,499 / ~US$ 549
RM 1,299 / ~US$ 289
Price & Availability
Malaysians can start pre-ordering the Huawei P10 Plus, P10 and P10 Lite smartphones starting 23 March 2017 at the Huawei Experience Store, Lazada and Vmall. Delivery and actual sales will begin on 31 March 2017 for the Huawei P10 and P10 Lite, while the Huawei P10 Plus will be available from 15 April 2017 onwards.
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The Huawei P10 Plus and P10 models will be available in two colour options – Prestige Gold and Graphite Black. The Huawei P10 Lite will be offered in the Sapphire Blue colour. The other colour options for all three models will only be introduced somewhere between the middle of May and June, 2017.
Huawei will also bring in the Huawei Nova Lite in April 2017.
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