Honor View 10 is a high-end Android phone from Honor, which is a sub-brand of Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Honor View 10 features a 5.99-inch IPS full HD Plus display. It uses Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 970 octa-core processor with Mali-G72 MP12 GPU.

Other Honor View 10 specifications include 6GB of RAM, 128GB of internal memory and a microSD card slot, which supports upto 256GB of storage. The View 10 is a dual SIM smartphone, but one of the SIM slots is hybrid, so you can only use two SIM cards or one SIM card and one microSD card. Among the connectivity options, the Honor View 10 comes with 4G VoLTE support, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2 and Wifi 802.11ac.

In terms of the imaging capabilities, the View 10 packs a dual camera setup on the back with 16MP RGB sensor and 20MP monochrome sensor as well as an LED flash. The phone also has a 13MP selfie camera with f2.0 aperture. Additionally, the Honor View 10 includes a 3750 mAh battery and a fingerprint sensor.

The USP of the smartphone is the artificial intelligence integration. The Kirin 970 includes a neural processing unit, which is used by the various software features of the phone for machine learning and AI tasks.

The Honor View 10 was originally announced on December 5, 2017. It is also known as Honor V10 in China. It is now on sale globally. The Honor View 10 price will be around 499 euros (INR 45,543). The View 10 has also been launched in India. It is exclusive to Amazon.in and retails at INR 29,999.

About Honor

Honor is sub-brand of China’s Huawei. It is headquartered in Shenzen, China. The Honor brand was established in 2013 and operates in over 74 markets globally including China, India, Europe, Japan and various other Asian countries. Honor makes smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices. It has helped Huawei compete with the online only brands in the Chinese market as Honor primarily sells its devices via e-commerce websites. However, in select markets, Honor products are also available at retail stores.

Honor View 10 full specifications

Design and display
Dimensions	157mm x 75mm x 7mm
Weight	172 grams
Form factor	Slate
Screen size	5.99-inch
Resolution	2220x1080p, FHD+
Type	IPS, FullView
Touchscreen	Yes, capacitive, multitouch
Protection glass	No
Screen-to-body ratio	78.64%
Colours	Black and Blue
Performance
Chipset	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970
GPU	Mali-G72 GP2
Processor	64-bit, octa core, 2.4GHz, Cortex A73+A5
RAM	6GB
Memory
Internal	128GB
MicroSD card support	Yes, upto 256GB
USB-OTG support	Yes
Cameras
Rear	Yes, dual camera (16-megapixel RGB + 20-megapixel monochrome)
Rear LED flash	Yes, LED
Rear camera features	Autofocus, f1.8 aperture
Front	Yes, 13-megapixel
Front LED flash	No
Front camera features	f2.0 aperture
Battery
Battery size	3750 mAh
Removable	No
Battery features	Li-Po, Fast charging, Smart power
Sensors
Fingerprint	Yes
Heart-rate	No
Proximity	Yes
Gyroscope	No
Barometer	No
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Compass	Yes
Connectivity
SIM card slots	2
SIM 1 type	Nano
SIM 1 support	4G VoLTE, 3G, 2G
SIM 2 type	Nano, Hybrid
SIM 2 support	4G VoLTE, 3G, 2G
Wifi	Yes, 802.11ac
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.2
NFC	Yes
Infrared	No
USB	USB Type-C, 2.0
Location
GPS support	Yes, A-GPS
Other satellite systems	Yes, GLONASS, Beidou
Audio
Port	3.5mm
FM Radio	No
Speakers	One, Bottom
Software
Operating system	Android 8.0 Oreo
User interface	EM UI 8.0
Add-on features	AI integration, Face Unlock, AI accelerated translator, Game Suite
Misc
Water/ dust resistance	No
Announced	Yes
Status	Set to go on sale beginning Jan 8, 2018
Price	Starts 499 euros (INR 29,999 in India)