SOLVED: VIDEO: A 2019 Review of the Huawei P10 Lite With Android 8

The Huawei P10 Lite was released on March 27, 2017 but is still a good device today in 2019.  We recently tested a Google / LG Nexus 5X and have very little good to say about that units build quality.

We just bought a P10 used and want to show you how to get through a few configuration issues, like hiding unwanted apps and bloatware from the home screen and setting the wallpaper to not stretch over multiple home screens, now that it runs Android 8 with EMotional User Interface (EMUI) version.

Overall we are very happy with the Huawei P10 lite and think it makes an excellent used phone choice.

The things we liked about the Huawei P10 Lite were:

1. Good build quality
2. Large high resolution bright screen, even after 2 years
3. Physical headphone jack
4. Easy setup
5. Good Battery
6. Fingerprint reader for unlocking
7. Very good camera that even supports custom ISO settings
8. Has a PHYSICAL head phone jack as well as blue tooth.

The things we did not like about the Huawei P10 Lite were:

1. Does not (yet?) have face recognition for unlocking
2. Is not rated waterproof or even water resistant (Watch THIS video to see that it IS water resistant)
3. Does not support Samsung Pay (other non-Samsung’s do support Samsung pay)
4. Huawei has released Android 8 upgrade but not yet made v9 available

Huawei P10 Lite Review for 2019

Complete Huawei P10 Lite Specifications

 

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH	Announced	2017, February
	Status	Available. Released 2017, March
BODY	Dimensions	146.5 x 72 x 7.2 mm (5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	146 g (5.15 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY	Type	LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
PLATFORM	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8
	Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 658 (16 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4×2.1 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Mali-T830 MP2
MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM (Hong Kong only) or 32 GB, 3/4 GB
MAIN CAMERA	Single	12 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8″, 1.25µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps
SELFIE CAMERA	Single	8 MP, f/2.0, AF
	Video	1080p@30fps
SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot (Western Europe, Korea)
		Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot (ROW)
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes (WAS-LX1A, WAS-LX1)
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0
FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
	Charging	Fast battery charging
MISC	Colors	Pearl White, Graphite Black, Platinum Gold, Sapphire Blue
	Price	About 230 EUR
TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1521 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1284
		Basemark X: 7588
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1595:1 (nominal), 2.974 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -88.2dB / Crosstalk -84.3dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 62h