Friends+Design
- Eye-catching, premium dual tone design
- Good ergonomics and nice grip
- Fast rear-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Plasticky build
- Attracts fingerprints
- Face unlock is not the most accurate
Display
- Large, colorful, bright, tall display, with a minimal, drew-drop notch
Software
- EMUI is very customizable and feature-rich
- The UI doesn't feel as responsive or fluid as it should be - the Kirin 710's CPU is more than capable chipset so it's probably down to not-that-great software optimization (that will hopefully get corrected with updates)
- Some of the default settings for screen timeout, and other aggressive battery saving measures that kill apps in the background are overdone - and you might need to tweak these manually
Performance
- Good overall performance backed by a Kirin 710 (similar to Snapdragon 660) - handles gaming and other heavy tasks with ease
Camera
- Average cameras at the front and rear
- The rear dual camera setup struggles to offer much in the way of detail or dynamic range - photos can also occasionally suffer from excessive processing that makes their colors look overly saturated
- Average portrait mode
- No video stabilization and no 4K video recording
Audio
- The loudspeaker is loud indeed (although there is distortion at higher volumes)
Connectivity
- Average bluetooth performance - you will experience the occasional dropouts
- Uses the old Micro USB port instead of the modern USB-C
Battery
- Good battery life - with a 3400mAh battery, the phone lasts the day even with heavy use
- No fast charging support
Verdict
- The Honor 10 Lite is a decent phone on its own, but will find it tough to compete in this price bracket - you want to instead look at the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro (great all-rounder), Honor 8X (extra screen space, the better battery life, and the more consistent camera performance), Xiaomi Mi A2 (Android One programme, much better camera), and the Nokia 7 Plus (Android One programme, better camera, better battery)
