Bezel-less, AI-powered Honor View10 priced at Rs. 29,999 in India
Huawei's sub-brand Honor is finally releasing the much-awaited bezel-less "View 10" smartphone in India on 8 January. The Artificial Intelligence-powered device is priced at Rs. 29,999; that's a steal considering its specs. It will be sold exclusively via Amazon India; registrations are open. The smartphone looks set to snatch the "flagship killer" title from OnePlus 5T. Here's what View 10 has to offer!
So, what's under the hood?
The Honor View 10 sports a 5.99-inch FullView Full-HD 18:9 display. The device is powered by the Huawei-owned HiSilicon's powerful Kirin 970 SoC, including a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for all the AI-based activities. It has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage (expandable up to 256GB via microSD). View 10 runs on EMUI 8, based on Android 8.0 Oreo.
Smartphone comes in four colors
Honor View 10 would be available in Night Black, Beach Gold, Aurora Blue, and Charm Red color options. The device reportedly comes bundled with a standard USB Type-C cable, 9V/2A Quick Charger, a pre-attached screen-guard, and a protective case.
Device supports Honor SuperCharge technology
Honor View 10 sports 16MP+20MP dual cameras on the back and a 13MP selfie shooter. A fingerprint sensor is embedded in the home button. The device houses a massive 3,750mAh battery; it supports the Honor SuperCharge technology that can charge 50% of the battery in only 30 minutes. The hybrid dual-SIM (nano) smartphone supports 4G VoLTE; it also has the 3.5mm audio jack.
Device has a special gaming mode
Honor View10 comes with a "Gaming Suite" dedicated to gamers that boosts the performance of mobile games. Honor collaborated with many leading game developers for optimizing games for View 10. Honor's SuperCharge technology makes it an ideal choice for gamers and heavy users.
Enhance resolution of low-quality images using AI
Honor View 10 has AI-enabled "Real-Time Scene" and "Object Recognition" technology. With the AI-based Vision Engine, you can use "Image Resolution Enhancement" feature to zoom into low-quality pictures and make them clearer by increasing the resolution. The "AI-accelerated" Microsoft Translator instantaneously translates different languages even when the device isn't online. Kirin 970's NPU makes translations 500% faster than other devices using the same app.
View10 is competitively priced; will become sub-30K best-seller: Huawei VP
Huawei India-Consumer Business Group's Vice-President Sales, P Sanjeev, said View 10 marks the beginning of an AI era where consumers move from "smart" phones to "intelligent" phones. He said View 10 follows Honor's "commitment towards the Indian market"; that's why it's "priced lower than the global variant (€499; over Rs. 38,000)." Sanjeev added it would be the most affordable AI phone for Indian users.
