Honor 10 Lite vs Honor 10
31
out of 100
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37
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.21-inch Honor 10 Lite (with HiSilicon Kirin 710) that was released on November 21, 2018, against the Honor 10, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 970 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor 10 Lite
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
- Thinner bezels – 5.5% more screen real estate
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor 10
- 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (492K versus 324K)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1833 MHz
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (509 against 449 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (22.5W versus 10W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.21 inches | 5.84 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2280 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.9:9 |
| PPI | 415 ppi | 432 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.1% | 77.6% |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 38.2 ms | - |
| Contrast | 805:1 | 1423:1 |
Screen space comparison
10 Lite
6.21″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.7 in2
Honor 10
5.84″ (19.9:9 ratio) = 12.8 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 154.8 mm (6.09 inches) | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 162 g (5.71 oz) | 153 g (5.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Red | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Cortex A53 - 4 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex A73 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G51 | Mali G72 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 32 | 144 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 746 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~64 GFLOPS | ~214.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | - | 526 |
| Multi-core score | - | 1570 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 157520 | 178222 |
| GPU | 21376 | 69670 |
| Memory | 75645 | 131153 |
| UX | 70155 | 113478 |
| Total score | 324696 | 492523 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5452 | 5445 |
| Video editing | 4893 | 5083 |
| Photo editing | 10892 | 11646 |
| Data manipulation | 5274 | 5647 |
| Writing score | 6684 | 6779 |
Recent User Tests
Honor 10 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-02 (Vite180) | AnTuTu 11 | 324696 |
Honor 10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-15 (DQP) | AnTuTu 11 | 492523 |
| 📘 2025-10-19 (Realalex021) | AnTuTu 11 | 470805 |
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1833 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) |
| ROM | EMUI 12 | EMUI 12 |
| OS size | 9 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3400 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 10 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes (50% in 25 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:28 hr | 06:33 hr |
| Watching video | 08:56 hr | 09:58 hr |
| Gaming | 03:41 hr | 04:09 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 72 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4616 x 3464 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 16 MP 2) Monochrome: 24 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX498 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 24 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5632 x 4224 | 5760 x 4312 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.9 micron | 0.9 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | Micro USB | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2018 | April 2018 |
| Release date | February 2019 | April 2018 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $255 | $450 |
| Successor | - | - Honor 20 Pro |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.79 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.15 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor 10 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 188