Huawei P10 is simultaneously good and really boring

I've said this many times: Huawei makes great phones. They're built to last and their software won't cause you many headaches after you get used to it. All the Huawei phones I've tested in the last couple of years worked very well, even after I've been using them a while (which can't be said for many Android phones).

But while the company's latest flagship, the Huawei P10, follows in that path, it has one pretty big flaw: it's boring. It doesn't bring any truly exciting features, and it's not even keeping pace with competitors. There's no huge screen. No waterproof design. No significant design changes compared to the last year's model, the Huawei P9. The only major change between this model and that one is the placement of the fingerprint sensor, which also replaces Android menu buttons, from the back of the phone to its front. That's right: When every other major phone maker is removing buttons from the front of their flagships, Huawei is actually adding one.

There's absolutely nothing bad about this phone. It's a hybrid of last year's P9's size and the newer Mate 9's features, and it looks OK and performs great.

That said, there are few innovations here, and the new fingerprint sensor is not reason enough to go for this phone — in fact, I'm not even sure it's a step forward. Furthermore, while competitors such as LG are showing waterproof phones with beautiful, large screens, Huawei appears to be lagging behind. The price is 649 euros in Europe, which is on par with top Android flagships and a hundred euros cheaper than the iPhone 7. But it is also a whopping 100 euros more expensive than its predecessor, the Huawei P9, was at launch, and I don't see how that price jump is warranted with what the P10 has to offer.

Huawei P10

The Good

Good specs • Great build quality

The Bad

Too similar to its predecessor • New fingerprint sensor isn't an improvement • Pricey

The Bottom Line

The Huawei P10 is an all-around solid phone, but it does not stand out in the crowd.

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