Honor 10

Primary camera: 16 MPFlash: LED FlashSecondary camera: 24 MPThe Honor 10 comes with a dual camera setup at the rear, consisting of a 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel sensors, accompanied by an LED flash. At the front, we have a 24-megapixel sensor for video calls and selfies. The biggest addition in terms of optics, just like many other recent handsets, is artificial intelligence. While the term AI is being thrown around in the industry quite a lot these days, Honor 10 uses it in an efficient manner that works towards increasing the quality of the picture without making it look unnatural. Admittedly, some of the pictures look oversaturated with the AI effect, in other cases, the images look drastically better than the original. The primary camera setup on the Honor 10 uses AI to recognise the subject type as well as the scene in order to produce a better image than the original. To be specific, Honor claims that the handset is capable of real-time recognition of more than 500 scenarios in 22 categories, with support for more categories coming later on. The built-in neural processing unit ensures that the implementation of AI produces effective results.As a result, the images clicked with bokeh mode, through both front and rear cameras, look extremely impressive. There are options like Stage lighting, Classic lighting, Split lighting, Butterfly lighting, and so on. The default camera app itself provides users with a host of mode options including Slow-mo (up to 120 fps), Panorama, Light painting, HDR, 3D creator, Monochrome, among others. Stage lighting and Classic lighting notably resemble similar camera features on the Apple iPhone X, which allow users to cut-off the subject from the background and give an effect as though the subject is on a stage with a spotlight on. The Pro mode allows users to adjust ISO, shutter speed, EV etc. With AR lens, users get the options of trying out different AR stickers. Overall, we were impressed by the camera quality offered by the Honor 10 as the handset managed to click impressive pictures most of the times. The handset struggled ever-so-slightly in low-light conditions, we are nitpicking here, but in most other scenarios, the camera quality was reliable and consistent. If we talk about video recording, the rear camera setup is capable of recording videos at 4K resolution and the option for object tracking is capped at FHD+ resolution. The video quality offered by the handset was decent with EIS but implementation of OIS would have definitely made things much better. Check out our camera samples below to get a better idea about the camera quality:

Operating System: AndroidOS Version: 8.1, Oreo

Capacity: 3400 mAH, Li-Polymer, Non removableTalktime: Standby Time: The Honor 10 houses a 3,400mAh battery and the brand has offered some nifty tools to get the most juice out of the available capacity in hand. Users can choose to decrease screen resolution from FHD+ to HD+, much like on recent Samsung smartphones, and an Ultra Power Saving mode leaves you with the most basic apps like Dialer, Messages, and Contacts, again like on Samsung phones. In our HD video loop test, the handset managed to last 12 hours. If we talk about real-life usage, the handset managed to retain battery life efficiently in the standby mode and should likely last for most users through the day, though power users might be left wanting. Considering that there are other handsets that offer better battery life in the same or even lower price range, this can be deemed as one of the weak points of the smartphone.

ProsCompact form factorPowerful performanceCapable cameras