The Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro are the latest flagships from the company. The duo comes pre-loaded with the latest version of Android OS (Oreo) with the company’s Emotion UI and features the high-end Kirin 970 SoC as well as a premium bezel-less design and other top-of-the-line specs.
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The Huawei Mate 10 has a 5.9-inch LCD display with 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD) resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio, while the Huawei Mate 10 Pro has a slightly bigger 6-inch OLED display with a lower 2160 x 1080 pixels (FHD+) resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. Both displays are capable of displaying HDR content.
The Mate 10 Pro is slightly taller, slimmer and lighter than the Mate 10. It is also water resistant (IP67) and ditches the traditional headphone jack while the Mate 10 is only splash resistant (IP53) but retains the 3.5mm heaphone jack. The latter also has a microSD card slot while the former does not.
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Both models have similar body design i.e 3D glass plus aluminium frame and run Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8.0 on-top. There has been a number of trade-offs between the duo, in terms of specs and pricing, see the table below for detailed similarities and differences.
Huawei Mate 10 vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro: What’s the difference?
| Tech Specs | Huawei Mate 10 | Huawei Mate 10 Pro |
| Operating System | Android 8.0 Oreo OS with EMUI 8.0 | |
| Dimension | 150.5 x 77.8 x 8.2mm | 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9mm |
| Weight | 186 grams | 178 grams |
| SIM | Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD) | |
| Display | 5.9-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) QHD LCD display with 2.5D curved glass | 6-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 FullView OLED display |
| Processor | Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) 10nm processor + i7 co-processor, Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, NPU | |
| Memory | 4GB RAM | 6GB RAM |
| Storage | 64GB built-in storage + expandable storage via microSD | 128GB built-in (256GB built-in on the Porsche Design Mate 10) |
| Main Camera | 20MP (Monochrome) + 12MP (RGB) Dual rear cameras with Leica Summilux-H lenses, f/1.6 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, CAF, Laser AF, OIS, 4K video recording | |
| Front Camera | 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture | |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes (Front) | Yes (Rear) |
| Connectivity and Port | 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C | |
| Battery Capacity | 4000mAh battery with Huawei Fast Charge | |
| Others | Infrared sensor, Splash resistant (IP53) | Infrared sensor, Water-resistant (IP67) |
| Colours | Champagne Gold, Classic Black, Mocha Brown, Pink Gold | Midnight Blue, Mocha Brown, Pink Gold, Titanium Grey |
| Pricing | EUR 699 (4GB + 64GB) | EUR 799 (6GB + 128GB) |
