Honor which is a sub-brand of huawei has launched quite a few devices in the past year. All these devices were launched in the budget to mid range price bracket. The Honor 10 Lite is one such offering from Honor which is priced at Rupees 13999 for the 4/64GB version and Rupees 17999 for the 6/64GB version.
The display on the device is an IPS LCD panel that reacts well to touch. The screen size is about 6.21 inches and the colors and the viewing angles look great. There is a droplet notch design on the front and the speaker grill is at the top seam while the notification LED is placed at the bottom bezel. The volume and lock buttons are at the right side and the SIM tray is placed at the top. The bottom has a Micro USB 2.0 connector with the 3.5mm to the side of it.
The Honor 10 Lite runs on the Hisilicon Kirin 710 chipset with an Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) processor with the Mali-G51 Mp4 graphics chipset. It comes with Android v9.0 Pie out of the box, but don’t get happy so early, the EMUI 9 skin is implemented on top of it, so you won’t experience any stock android experience.
The Honor 10 Lite has dual rear cameras of 13MP + 2MP and a 24MP front camera. The cameras take beautiful pictures without the camera AI enabled. Once enabled the sots miss out on the natural details and it looks a bit artificial. During night the shots display very less noise but then it compromises on the details in the snaps. The selfie camera takes portraits well but there is blurring if you move since the shutter takes a second too long to capture them.
The battery on the Honor 10 Lite performs well and stands by your side for a full day only when you use the device moderately. When playing heavy games like PUBG it drains a bit too fast. One thing is commendable though, there is no lag when using heavy apps or using multiple apps in the background.
The Honor 10 Lite is available in four color variants of White, Black, Blue and Red.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
November 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset, Charger, TPU Cover, Data Cable, Warranty Card, User Manual |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (10000-30000) |
BODY
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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Material |
Main body: Plastic and Glass |
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Dimensions |
154.8 x 73.6 x 8 mm (6.09 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) |
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Weight |
162 g (5.71 oz) |
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SIM |
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
6.21 inches |
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Colors |
White, Black, Blue, Red |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY –
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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Resolution |
1080 x 2340 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
415 ppi |
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Technology |
IPS LCD |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Sunlight display Night display Supports standard display Light sensor Proximity sensor |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA –
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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Primary(Rear) Camera Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
13 MP + 2 MP f/1.8 + Dedicated Depth sensor Autofocus LED flash, HDR, panorama |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
1080p@30/60fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) Aperture Size Video |
24 MP f/2.0 1080@30fps |
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Features (Front Camera) |
Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE –
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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OS |
Android OS, v9.0 (Pie) Skin - EMUI 9 |
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Chipset |
Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) |
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Processor |
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) |
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Graphics processor |
Mali-G51 MP4 |
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System memory |
4/6 GB |
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Internal memory |
64GB/64GB,128GB |
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Card Slot |
Hybrid (SIM Slot 2) Expandable up to 512GB |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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Capacity |
3400 mAh |
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Type |
Not user replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
Yes |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
3.5mm |
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Radio |
Yes |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
2 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM)+Nano SIM(GSM) |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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Sensors |
Fingerprint (Rear Mounted) Accelerometer Proximity Compass Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Hangouts / Google Talk |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY –
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Factors |
Honor 10 Lite |
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Bluetooth |
v4.2, A2DP, LE |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
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Infrared port |
No |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
Micro USB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
Micro USB 2.0 |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
6.21 inch display with droplet notch design.
Good screen to body ratio that is, approximately 83.1%.
415 ppi pixel density.
Good neat design
Camera Pictures are good.
3400mAh battery
CONS –
Hybrid MicroSD slot expandable up to 512 GB but uses SIM slot 2.
Average low light camera performance
Fingerprint sensor takes a second more to unlock the device.
Honor 10 Lite is great device in many aspects. The device has Android v9.0 Pie out of the box. The phone has a 4/6GB RAM and 64/128GB internal storage.
The device looks premium for its price range and you get a glass finish back. The device supports fast charging. The cameras are good and take very good pictures in natural light with the inbuilt camera AI disabled. The low light camera performance is average at best.
The battery lasts a full day and the device supports fast charging but the device lacks a fast charger in the box.
Overall, the device looks good and has good software and hardware that works for it. Go for it if you can compromise a bit on the camera.
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