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SpecEagle review · Honor

Honor 10 review: AI dual-camera flagship with a shimmering Aurora back.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2018·$470
Overall
74/100
Class rank
#63 of 138
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

AI photography, Aurora looks.

Honor 10 brought Kirin 970's NPU-driven AI scene recognition and a striking colour-shifting Aurora glass back to $470. Its compact size and standout finish made it one of the most distinctive value flagships of 2018.

01Display

76/100

76/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD, notch
Size5.84 inches
Resolution1080 x 2280 px
FingerprintUnder-glass front

02Camera

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.

Main16 MP RGB + 24 MP monochrome, f/1.8
Selfie24 MP, f/2.0
FeatureAI scene recognition (500+ scenarios)

03Performance

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2018.

ChipsetKirin 970 (10nm)
NPUFirst-gen Huawei NPU
GPUMali-G72 MP12

04Battery

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.

Capacity3400 mAh
ChargingSuperCharge 22.5W

05Build

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for flagship phones of 2018.

What works
  • Mesmerising Aurora gradient glass back
  • AI scene recognition + NPU
  • Compact 5.84" / 153 g flagship
What doesn't
  • IPS not OLED
  • Notch divisive
  • Mono speaker
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 138-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .