HUAWEIHuawei Mate 10 Porsche Design Factory Unlocked 256GB Android Smartphone Diamond Black

Where do I begin with how well rounded and as close to perfect you can get that this phone is? Everyone has their preferences – some people want a great camera, some a big easy to read screen, and others it may be long battery life. For me, I love to travel and the two most important features were battery life and the camera. With a 4,000 mAh battery and an in-house manufactured Kirin 970 processor, the battery life is insane. Of course, it’s a lot like cars and fuel mileage; how you drive them and how you use them affects results. For me, heavy WhatsApp, medium camera and video use, and YouTube. I always get a full day of use with around 35% left over, and I consider myself a heavy user. Don’t just take it from me though, read reviews on the Mate 10 Pro and you’ll constantly see it’s battery is among its highest-rated attributes. The reason I mentioned the processor is that by utilizing their in-house System-on-a-chip (SOC), Huawei can better program the phone and processor to best use available resources and achieve amazing battery life.Second, the camera. Wow! Again, check out how Huawei scored with their phones over at DxoMark, a prestigious camera ranking firm. They are not only #1 on the list but also have several phones in the top 10. I can’t always have my DSLR with me, so, I needed a phone which can achieve the best results from mobile photography I can find. And, if you’re into photography, you’ll know the Leica name. The dynamic range is superb, there are not any blown out highlights or over-sharpening, and details are clear. The camera app is stable with no crashes and shoots pictures at a very fast speed.I’ve been using the phone case that came in the box and I don’t feel the need for an aftermarket. It’s clear, so it doesn’t hide how gorgeous the phone is, and isn’t slippery either. Another huge benefit is the integrated EMUI desktop mode. You only need to purchase an HDMI to type-c adapter (around $15), and you get a great desktop experience. Most all apps run full screen, and I hook up a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and run Word to do my schoolwork. I’ve even played some games (with a Bluetooth controller), and it’s an awesome mobile gaming rig when you’re at a hotel!There are a couple of cons about the phone which are not extremely negative, but suggestions for Huawei. First, I work in an environment that is fairly loud most of the time. I can’t seem to find a ringtone that is loud enough for me always to hear it. I’m not sure if it a speaker issue, or that I’m going deaf. On that note, the vibration of the phone isn’t that strong. It’s definitely adequate, and I understand you don’t want something to vibrate so much that parts fly off, but, the unit could use some improvement in that area. The phone is “water-resistant” rated, so I understand why the concept of no expandable memory is there, but, there is a SIM tray so it shows it could be done. Also, I understand the idea behind the “cloud” so physical memory isn’t that important. However, when you’re away from signal on a hiking trip and recording gobs of 4k video, physical memory becomes important until you can upload it. 128GB is a great amount, but either offer 256GB and 512GB variants, or allow for expandable memory in the future.Speaking of the future, this saddens me. Huawei makes a stunning and gorgeous phone with amazing performance and features, and because of “concerns” by the United States government, they have lobbied U.S. cell phone companies to not sell their products. To me, without proof, this is unfounded. Heck, the NSA probably spies on me more than a foreign country does. I fell in love with Huawei devices after I started using them with the Mate 9. However, I had to get an international version of the Mate 9 at the time and even though it worked in the U.S., it did not have all the LTE bands. I noticed when using the Mate 9, my signal would not always be the greatest and speeds were acceptable. Upon buying the Mate 10 Pro (which Huawei included U.S. bands for the market), I get all the bands, great reception, and ridicules LTE speeds. Huawei recently released a phone called the P20 Pro with a 40 MP sensor and three camera system. Co-engineered with Leica, it achieves stunning results and is not a marketing gimmick. I would do anything to have this device here in the U.S! Yes, I can buy the “international version”; however, it does not function as well as the phones tuned specifically for U.S. markets. Now, all I can do is a dream and hope Huawei will continue to try and break into the U.S. market with their exceptional products.In closing, if you want a gorgeous phone that runs buttery smooth with no hiccups, takes breathtaking photos, has insane battery life, and is a great price – please please please consider buying this phone! I can not say how satisfied and happy I am I made this purchase! I just hope to have a U.S. version of the P20 Pro one day.

have had IPhones since the Iphone 4. this thing blows iphones away!!!great picture!great camera!and great sound!its super fast and works on T Mobile a lot better than any of my old iphones ever did!it feels good in my hand or in my pocket, its not too big nor is it too small, its just damn right!Huawei has a new customer for life!! thank you so much for bringing it to the US!!the only negative thing i can think of at this moment is so far im having a hard time finding a good case that i like the look of for it. i ordered one and when it came in it was just cheap feeling and didn't fit right. i had my eye on 3 others that were a bit more expensive but they are all out of stock now.. just my luck. i used Lunatik for my iphones but i don't think they are even in business any more.. may have to check them out and see if they still are and make a case for the Mate 10 Pro.quick edit... forgot to mention the battery life. now granted i don't use my phone as a computer like most people do..i don't sit around and surf the internet with it, i don't have a tun of games i play all day long... that being said compared to my iphone the Mate 10 Pro's battery life is much better. doing the same things i normally do in a day i used way less battery than i would on my iphone. by the time i got home from work today i think i was sitting at 95% charge if not more. on my iphone it would be at 50% or less... usually less.thank you again Huawei for bringing the Mate 10 Pro to the US!!!Update nearly a year later.... Still going strong and battery life is amazing, i can usually go 2 days without charging. Customer support is also amazing, most helpful and quick to respond and very helpful they even CALLED me a few days later to check to make sure everything was working correctly and if i have had any more problems. so the people saying customer service is horrible must have used the wrong thing or are not telling the truth because i have never had such great customer service before. the problem i had was i had turned something off in the settings or disabled something and it wasn't able to download its updates. so the problem i had with it was a user error problem he he.Also wanted to note that my work phone also got upgraded to a samsung note 9... the Mate 10 Pro still blows that thing out of the water. picture quality is better on the Mate 10, sound quality also better on Mate 10, now i have better coverage on my Mate 10 on T Mobile than i do with the note 9 on verison but that might just be because T Mobile is better than verison.. i don't really know about that part. Battery life is WAY better on the Mate 10 as well... the note is sitting at 48% at the end of the day when i get home from work and i have not used it at all for anything not even looking at email or sending a text just sitting there doing nothing and its at 48% not sure if its because of bloat ware or what but my Mate 10 is sitting at 90% and i actually use it to check personal email and to send texts.All in all i really love this phone. it has held up great this past year and i would recommend this phone to anyone wanting to upgrade and or just wanting a new nice phone. i have been telling my friend he needs to get one of these but he decided to go with a different one forget what it was but now he is regretting it after 6 months and he actually asked me what it was that i had and i think he is going to finally take my advice and get a Mate 10 Pro.Once again thank you Huawei for bringing the Mate 10 Pro to America!