In the Netherlands we mainly know Huawei as a smartphone producer who also brings the bells and whistles of more expensive smartphones to a lower price point. Although the Chinese manufacturer now also makes more expensive devices, they do not forget what they started with. That is why, in addition to the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, a Mate 10 Lite has also been published. You already have the Mate 10 Lite for less than half the price of the Mate 10 Pro.
With the Mate 10 Lite, Huawei follows the trend of the 18: 9 aspect ratios while at the same time there seems to be little left of the edges around the screen. As a result, the screen fills almost the whole front. Also, the Huawei Mate 10 Lite is one of the first devices that appears with both front and rear double cameras. This should not only make landscape photographs, but also selfies, sharp. We are going to experience it.
Design
Just like previous Mate devices, the Huawei Mate 10 Lite is a big phone. At the front is a large screen with a speaker and a double selfie camera above it. There are still relatively thick black edges on the sides of the screen, which makes the device look a little louder. On the back of the device is a fingerprint scanner that is within reach despite the size of the phone.
Above the fingerprint scanner there is a sturdy bump that houses two cameras. This bump is slightly irritating when you want to put the device in your pocket or handbag because the device easily locks behind the edges. The hump, however, ensures that there is not so much scratch on the camera glass. Where the front is equipped with a large glass plate, the back is equipped with a durable matte metal housing. This makes the device feel strong, although we recommend not to drop the device.
Huawei Mate 10 Lite
The Mate 10 Lite is a surprisingly lightweight smartphone for the format. Yet it remains a bit of a rude device. The metal feels good, but the lack of weight does detract from the premium feeling. That certainly does not mean that the Mate 10 Lite feels cheap or fragile. The Mate 10 Lite looks good, it is not a revolutionary design but nonetheless attractive.
Display
The display of the Mate 10 Lite occupies the lion's share of the front. In fact, next to the screen there is almost nothing to be found at the front. It is a 5.9 inch FHD + display with 1080 by 2160 pixels. The plus sign means that the aspect ratio of the screen is 18: 9 instead of the common 16: 9 ratio. This means that you will be faced with a choice for most media content. Either you use the entire screen and some of the image is cut off, or you keep the entire image but keep black edges on the sides. Fortunately, more and more content is being created to properly fit this aspect ratio.
The screen has good viewing angles, ie it does not discolour or darken when you do not look directly at the screen. Very useful when you look at photos together. However, the screen does not become mega clear so that text is difficult to read text in the full sun. The brightness of the device is not so high, but it can be set reasonably low. That's nice with the smartphone use late at night or during the whole winter.
Camera
As far as cameras are concerned, the Mate 10 Lite is better equipped than most smartphones. At least in terms of the number of cameras. Both front and rear, the Mate 10 Lite has 2 cameras to ensure that not only your landscape photos but also your selfies are of excellent quality. All cameras in the device are built with the renowned camera manufacturer Leica. In the protruding hump on the back there is a 16-megapixel camera that is assisted by a 2-megapixel camera. Together they make tight photos, below are examples.
The photos are sharp and even on a larger screen it is so at first glance, but on closer inspection they are a bit woolly. With the number of megapixels it is therefore mustache, the quality can be a bit better. The cameras have a nice balance when it comes to light and dark, which makes the photos look dynamic. Because the cameras on the back are two people, the Mate 10 Lite can focus very accurately and quickly. With much and little light, you can bring the lens very close to your subject and then take sharp macro photos.
Filming can of course also the Huawei Mate 10 Lite, and there the device is not unkind. The automatic mode provides excellent work, although the image stabilization is not always optimal. The pro-video mode gives you as a director just a little more possibilities to manage your images. The cameras correct fairly quickly when more or less light enters the shot. Unfortunately, the Mate 10 Lite can not be flared in 4K, but FHD delivers a sufficiently sharp image at this price point.
Hardware
From Huawei we know that they design their own chips and they do so with great enthusiasm. The Mate 10 Lite has not got the fastest and latest processor, but it is also a Lite version for it. That does not mean, however, that it is a slow smartphone. The Mate 10 Lite contains a HiSilicon Kirin 659 processor that is supported by 4GB of RAM. Together, the processor and the working memory ensure that you rarely go short of performance.
Huawei, Mate 10 Lite
We noticed that the device began to falter after long periods of heavy stress, but also occasionally needed a little longer on quiet moments. In general this happens so little that it is not really annoying. The Mate 10 Lite was not hot or even hot during intensive use, unless the device is on the charger at the same time.
Huawei has taken into account the intensive use of the Mate 10 Lite throughout the day. You can see that especially in the battery life of the device. The battery of the Mate 10 Lite has a capacity of 3340mAh and you can certainly advance all day, even with a more fanatical use. Strangely enough, the Mate 10 Lite is a USB c socket, instead this device is charged via a micro USB connection. This means that charging can take a long time, especially because the capacity of the battery is so great.
Software
Smartphones that come from China are usually provided with bright colors and kneiter many bloatware, fortunately Huawei is largely abandoned. Although the app icons are still fanatically colored, you are no longer blinded when you scroll through your apps. Huawei has provided the Mate 10 Lite with a number of own apps such as Health and HiGame, but these apps are surprisingly useful and if they are still disappointing they can easily be removed.
Huawei Mate 10 Lite
The Mate 10 Lite runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with the EMUI 5.1 interface at the time of writing. Soon the device can expect an update to Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 6.0. The software feels pretty light in use and we are also not against fierce bugs, something that is not always the case with Huawei. The Mate 10 Lite also has several options to facilitate use, such as the ability to operate the screen with one hand by swiping the buttons at the bottom of the screen.
Value for money
Nowadays we use our smartphones for everything; besides a telephone, it is also our compact camera, mailbox and a great source of entertainment. That makes it all the more important that the smartphone choice is carefully considered. We take a number of alternatives from the Huawei Mate 10 Lite to get a good picture of what else is around this price point.
First we put the Mate 10 Lite next to an old acquaintance: the Huawei Mate 9. This predecessor has the same screen diagonal as the Mate 10 Lite but still has a 16: 9 aspect ratio and is therefore slightly wider. Both Huaweis have excellent Leica cameras and they do not work for each other. The Mate 9 has a faster processor and a larger battery than the Mate 10 Lite. The Mate 10 Lite, however, also requires less battery capacity because of this less smooth processor. Also, the Mate 9 is currently a bit more expensive than the Mate 10 Lite.
Sony is not necessarily known for smartphones with large screens, yet they came in the first half of 2017 with the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra. The screen of the XA1 Ultra is just a little bit bigger than the screen of the Mate 10 Lite. The sleek design of Sony is fine in the hand and the fixed camera key is a nice addition. The XA1 Ultra does not have two selfie cameras but a self-flash to make sharp images even in less light. However, the Mate 10 Lite has more storage memory and a significantly larger battery than the XA1 Ultra.
Finally, we draw the comparison with the Lenovo P2. This big whopper has a knuckle of a power supply with a battery capacity of 5100 mAh, you can take it for a while. The P2 runs on a virtually bare version of Android, which usually keeps a smartphone longer. It is only a shame that this case concerns Android 6.0 Marshmallow. However, the Lenovo P2 is a lot cheaper than the Mate 10 Lite.
Conclusion
With the Mate 10 Lite, Huawei has built a more than decent smartphone that is sold at a great price. The screen does not have QHD resolution but we do not feel that we really miss anything. Because of the amount of cameras, we were expecting sparkling pictures, and as long as you look at them on the phone, they look good too, but as soon as they are shown on a larger screen, this picture is a bit lost.
Huawei Mate 10 Lite
As far as larger smartphones are concerned, the Mate 10 Lite is not inferior to the more expensive competition. Especially the software of the device and the large battery contribute to the good price / quality ratio. In general it is a smooth device, thanks to the software, and the occasional hitch is also overlooked. Despite the price, and the interior works, the device feels high-end through the metal housing. Too bad that the cameras stand out like that. You can at least be worse off for this price.
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