Just yesterday debuted the new phablet of Huawei and, although it has not yet been officially presented internationally, the "lite" version has today made its first appearance on the company's website in Europe, so if it is necessary to dedicate our comparative Today we will review the technical specifications of each one to see which model may interest you the most: Huawei Mate 10 vs Huawei Mate 10 Lite.
Designer
As expected, the lines of both are very similar and it must be said in favor of the Lite model that its front also comes with very reduced frames. It also has a metal casing and fingerprint reader, although the location is different: the Mate 10 has changed this detail with respect to its predecessors and has placed it on the front, while in the Mate 10 Lite we still have it in the back, as always.
Dimensions
It can be seen that despite what was said in the design section, the optimization in this sense is superior in the Mate 10, significantly more compact despite the fact that the screen is the same size (15,05 x 7,78 cm against 15,62 x 7,52 cm). Interestingly, it is the model Small the winner, however, when we compare the thickness (8,2 mm against 7,5 mm) and weight (186 grams against 164 grams), something that will surely be the fault of the battery, as we will see later.
Screen
We have already told you that regarding the size of the screen they are tied (5.9 inches). There are a couple of important differences, however: the first, that the Mate 10 Lite Yes, it has changed to the 18: 9 format: the second is the resolution format, since the Mate 10 has finally made the leap to Quad HD, while in the most affordable model Full HD remains (2560 x 1440 against 2160 x 1080).
Unlimited
We are also going to find a very important difference in the performance section, because while in the Mate 10 we can already enjoy the Kirin 970 (eight cores to 2,4 GHz) and its brand new NPU, in the Mate 10 Lite we have a Kirin 659, a more mid-range processor, although still powerful (eight cores at 2,36 GHz). We also lose out in that we will have to keep an eye on the update to Android Oreo, because at the moment it comes with Android Nougat. In what it does match the flagship is in RAM (4 GB).
Storage capacity
Where we are not going to miss anything is in the storage capacity section, since the Mate 10 Lite offers us the same 64 GB internal memory expandable via micro-SD card, in case it falls short, a fact that puts it ahead of most mid-range phablets.
Cameras
The dual camera is not lacking either. Mate 10 Lite, doubly, in addition, since in the back they combine a sensor of 16 SM and another 2 SM and in the front one of 13 SM and another 2 SM. It falls a step behind, however, that of the flagship, whose main camera is of 20 SM, with optical image stabilizer and f / 1.6 aperture. The selfie camera in this model is a conventional one, with 8 SM but also with aperture f / 1.6.
Autonomy
When we compared the thickness of each of these models we saw that the most affordable was thinner and lighter and we anticipated that it could be due to the fact that its battery capacity was lower (4000 mAh against 3340 mAh). That does not mean that it will be very damaged in autonomy, because you already know that consumption is an essential part of the equation and its screen is the same size but with less resolution. We will have to wait and see what the actual use tests say.
Huawei Mate 10 vs Huawei Mate 10 Lite: final balance of the comparison and price
In this case we cannot say anything about the quality / price ratio of each because, as we explained at the beginning, it has not yet been officially announced internationally, which means that we do not have the official price for our country and we will have to wait to be able to account accurately. As a guide, but always remembering that it is still speculation, we can say that it is expected to be below 400 euros. The Mate 10 Yes, we can confirm that it will be sold for 700 Euros.
Taking into account what each one offers us and what we are going to lose if we decide to bet on it. Huawei Mate 10 Lite (a step behind in resolution, performance and cameras) we can go assessing what is the difference in price that could make it worth the sacrifice.
Here you have all the information about Huawei Mate 10 and the Huawei Mate 10 Lite to consult yourselves.