Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 16e and Huawei Honor 10 - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 16e vs Huawei Honor 10

77 out 100
Apple iPhone 16e
VS
39 out 100
Huawei Honor 10
Apple iPhone 16e
Huawei Honor 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16e Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Huawei Honor 10, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16e
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher pixel density: 457ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4005mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10
  • Lighter design: 153g vs 167g
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 16e and Huawei Honor 10
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 16e
vs
Huawei Honor 10

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 5.84 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 457 ppi 432 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 77.6 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 16e
804 nits
Huawei Honor 10
507 nits
Contrastn/a1423:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 10]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 16e
87.1 %
Huawei Honor 10
77.6 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 16e and Huawei Honor 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A18 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 4040 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A18 GPU Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 640 216
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 1907 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 16e
3281
Huawei Honor 10
526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 16e
8035
Huawei Honor 10
1570
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3281526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)80351570
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24041n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 16e]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 16e
1405699
Huawei Honor 10
353467
CPU36651680042
GPU460423106499
Memory22590181766
UX35285985160
NanoReview Score1405699353467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Huawei Honor 10
827
Max Surface Temp.n/a40 °C
Stabilityn/a75 %
Graphics Testn/a4 fps
Graphics Scoren/a827
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 10]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Huawei Honor 10
6542
Writing scoren/a6772
Web scoren/a5225
Video editingn/a5075
Data manipulationn/a5611
NanoReview Scoren/a6542

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1833 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 18.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4005 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power n/a 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 16e
23:16
Huawei Honor 10
15:50
Web Browsing09:21 h06:33 h
Video Playback12:57 h09:58 h
Games04:57 h04:09 h
Standby Mode119 h72 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 4616x3464 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP Standard: 16 MP
Monochrome: 24 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP16 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX972Sony IMX498
Sensor size1/2.551/2.8
Pixel size0.7 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 5760x4312 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Huawei Honor 10
84.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr April, 2018 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 450
MSRP ($) 599 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Apple iPhone 16e:

The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16e the clear winner in this comparison.

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