Huawei P10 + P10 Plus review: Great phones with one fatal flaw

Huawei puts in a strong showing in two different form factors — but the P10 and P10 Plus are diminished by a couple of baffling design decisions.

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[royphang]

'fatal' flaw = 90k views
'minor' flaw = 9k views

android central is smart guys xD

[diablo]

Jeez, the "fatal" flaw was the non oleophobic screen... A bit dramatic, guys... "Minor" would have been a better way to describe it.

[DanRC]

Android look up the word FATAL in a dictionary first.

[supertigerman]

Oh wow, it lacks oleophobic coating! SUCH A FATAL FLAW! I CARE SO MUCH!

[piersonsmythe]

Wait wait wait. Its biggest flaw is that it's not waterproof

[alphonsocabrera]

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complaining about a none olephobic screen even though you can covered it with a tempered glass and say it as a fatal flaw

[tuurgeldhof]

should i take the screen protector off when i install a tempered glass protecter?

[rhondaadcock]

I wouldn't consider the non oleophobic screen a fatal flaw. There is such a thing as tempered glass screen protectors that have that covered. I know that for the price it should be something Huawei added but if that's the only thing that is displeasing then it's a cheap and easy fix. The phone looks amazing. Thank you for your review.

[sheikhsuleiman]

i never use a phone without a screen protector. feels safe to use it. i'm most likely going for the p10 plus

[El_Hamzoh]

The biggest flaw for me is the lack of waterproofing not the screen issue which you make out to be a big deal.

[iDonzzy]

what? you're complaining about its non-oleophobic screen? 😂

[DOG]

I'm actually interested in the plus variant, the only thing that worries me is will these only be available to us as unlocked international phones, & will there be support with the big name case/accessories companies?

[QhamyuQ]

Lol. The coating on my IPhone 6 and S7 edge didn't even last for 3 months. So I don't think is fatal at all.

[janbenedictandrade]

wonder if you guys experienced any severe battery drain overnight? some reviewers have mentioned it especially on the P10.

[Ai-Galaxy-GS]

So P version is better than mate version? which is the flagship?

[infoDecor]

@ Andriod Central
is pre-installed screen protector glass or plastic ?
& can we re-apply it after removing ?

[atabakbh]

The BEST thing about the Huawei phones is their unbelievably great battery life!

[sabeehsaqib]

Idk why Huawei hates oleophobic coating for its 2017 phones...but i use screen protectors on my phones

[bhavinshah]

Hello I know the mate 9 is slightly older but is it better than both these phones?

Or are both the P10 and P10 plus superior?

[BZ]

Does the P9 has this screen coating? Cause I have it for like a year and I havent noticed it over smuged or anything.