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Honor Note 10 review: Big-screen Kirin 970.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2018·$520
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#43 of 138
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Honor's 2018 phablet.

Note 10 was Honor's 6.95" AMOLED + 5 Ah giant — Kirin 970 with GPU Turbo for big-screen gamers.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.

TypeAMOLED
Size6.95"
Resolution2220 x 1080

02Performance

78/100

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

ChipsetKirin 970
RAM6 GB
Storage128 GB
GPU TurboYes

03Camera

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.

Main16 MP
Monochrome24 MP
Front13 MP

04Battery

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 12 points above the cohort average.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Charging22.5 W SuperCharge

05Software

72/100

72/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2018.

What works
  • 6.95" AMOLED was huge for 2018.
  • 5,000 mAh.
  • Kirin 970 + GPU Turbo.
  • 22.5 W SuperCharge.
What doesn't
  • 230 g brick.
  • China-only.
  • Dated EMUI 8.2.
  • No 5G.
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? .