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Huawei blames slower P10s on memory shortage
Memory speed isn't always something that one would pay attention to when buying a smartphone, or at least you'd expect the latest flagships to come with the fastest options available at the time, but it turns out that this isn't necessarily true. Recently, some Huawei P10 and P10 Plus users in China noticed that they were only getting eMMC 5.1 memory speeds on their devices. For instance, the sequential read speeds were in the ballpark of 250MB/s on AndroBench, whereas the luckier folks who got UFS 2.0 or 2.1 chips on their phones managed to hit around 550MB/s or even 750MB/s (our very own international unit got 786.67MB/s). Indeed, Huawei never specified the type of flash memory on its P10 spec sheets, which led to speculations that the mobile giant was intentionally misleading consumers.
Shooting photos with the Leica-branded Huawei P10
With the P9, Huawei made a pretty big push for the photography crowd. The company teamed up with Leica, an iconic camera brand, for a new dual-lens system on the back. It was a decent performer but far from revolutionary. So it was with great trepidation that I picked up the P10, Huawei's new Android flagship and the second to feature the Leica name. Once again, it's an attempt by Huawei to prove that it's more than a me-too smartphone manufacturer. Like Apple, it wants to be known as a company with art, design and taste at its core. But are the P10's photographs any good?
GoPro's deal with Huawei gives it a foothold in smartphones
Don't look now, but GoPro just shifted a little toward becoming a mobile app company. The action camera maker has struck a deal with Huawei that will see its intelligent video editor, Quik, integrated with the photo gallery app in the P10, P10 Plus and other smartphones packing newer versions of Huawei's EMUI interface. The centerpiece is a Highlights feature that uses Quik to automatically whip up a video based on your photos and videos, complete with backing music. Think of it as a more video-focused spiritual successor to HTC's Zoe.
Huawei's P10 wraps familiar performance in colorful bodies
When it comes to hardware launches, subtlety isn't exactly Huawei's strong suit. It was no secret the company would unveil its new P10 smartphone today, so now there's only one question left to tackle: How is the thing? Well, even in my brief time with the phone, the answer was clear: It's pretty damn good.
