The Mate 10 Pro is Huawei’s first real stab at a premium smartphone offering. Priced at Rs. 59,990, the phone is clearly marketed towards more discerning consumers willing to spend a good dime for a phone which is packed with flagship-grade specs and all the other bells and whistles expected from offerings by Samsung, HTC, LG, and Google.
At first glance, the Mate 10 Pro definitely at least feels at par with the competition it is going up against. It ticks most of the boxes in terms of the design and build quality expected from a flagship in 2017, sporting a slim industrial design with precision buttons, metal rails, and a glass back. It also has all the other staple premium necessities covered: a 6-inch AMOLED display flanked by low profile bezels, fingerprint reader, dual cameras, and IP67-rated water resistance.
However, in stepping up to the premium category, Huawei has also adopted some of the more controversial flagship trends with the Mate 10 which might risk turning off their usually more value-oriented customers. This includes the lack of any expandable storage and more importantly the painfully absent headphone jack which is becoming increasingly common in the segment.
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro comes in three variants: Midnight Blue, Titanium Grey, and Mocha Brown.