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5 highly anticipated features of the Huawei P10

Published

February 8, 2017

Marvin Velasco

Huawei’s flagship P9 smartphone was such a hit last year — selling millions worldwide since its launch — that expecting anything less from the succeeding P10 would be criminal.

To build excitement for Huawei’s next brand-defining handset (along with the impressive Mate 9 phablet), we’ve compiled the rumored features that could define the P10’s success. While listing ten would’ve been great to match the model name, leaks are scarce and the Chinese company is tight-lipped until the official launch at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on February 26.

Here we go:

Leica branding on the camera/s

This should be expected, as taking away the signature Leica labeling seen on the Mate 9 and P9 would be a shame. Although working with the famed German camera brand for its phones hasn’t yielded revolutionary image quality yet, Huawei badly needs the western branding for its marketing push beyond China.

One of the earliest leaks reveals the return of Leica branding

Nothing is certain how Huawei will execute its camera setup this time around, but based on leaks, we’ll definitely find two cameras on the rear just like with the P9. It’s likely the technology will be close to what the Mate 9 employs, since it came out just last November.

Three different versions

Based on specs that have appeared on online benchmarks, we might be seeing a P10 Lite and P10 Plus on top of the regular model. We have no idea if they’ll all launch at the same time, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see variants catering to different needs down the line. Although chances are the primary differences will be on the display sizes, Huawei has been known to introduce class-defining features on the highest-end model; a perfect example would be the Mate 9 Pro and its Porsche Design equivalent.

The one to the left might be the P10 Plus, while the one to the right could be the regular P10

The fastest Huawei processor yet

It goes without saying Huawei will use its own HiSilicon Kirin processor to power the P10, much like all its other flagship smartphones. We can assume it’ll be at least as powerful as the Kirin 960 found in the Mate 9, but a slightly improved variant shouldn’t be out of the question, either. It’ll have a lot to live up to, though, with Qualcomm’s highly efficient Snapdragon 835 chipset debuting soon on competing flagship smartphones.

Bigger, possibly curved display

Tough to say if this is an improvement, but the P10 may come with a larger 5.5-inch display instead of the more pocket-friendly 5.2-inch size of the P9. To make up for the bump up in bulk, there should be a higher-resolution Quad HD display on board, much sharper than the Full HD resolution of its predecessor. Even cooler is the possibility of a curved display similar to many of last year’s premium devices, though it might only appear on the more expensive P10 Plus as an incentive to spend more.

Prices range from $500 for the cheapest P10 to a whopping $825 for the best P10 Plus model

Fancy new colors

Every smartphone manufacturer — and I mean every — wants to jump start a trendy color for everyone else to follow. Apple did it with rose gold, OPPO with hot red, and others with some form of blue. As for Huawei, we’re looking at green and purple as possibly being the next cool options. That’s based on leaked renders, of course, and they would add on to the usual black, gold, and gray we’re so used to seeing on phones by now.

Could one of these be the next flavor of the month?

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Burgundy is the new Black!

It’s wine o’ clock now for every smartphone brand!

Published

September 14, 2026

MJ Jucutan

Cosmic Orange had a good run. For one generation, Apple’s “brave” iPhone Pro color turned into the flex color of 2025, and Android brands spent the better part of a year chasing that same citrus glow on everything from budget phones to tablets.

That cycle just repeated itself, except this time the copying started before the original even launched.

Apple made it official recently: the iPhone 18 Pro’s flagship shade is Burgundy, a deep red that leans warm and shifts toward purple depending on the light.

It’s the successor to Cosmic Orange, and Apple’s own language calls it “sophisticated.” Fair enough.

But Burgundy didn’t sneak up on the industry when Apple’s event wrapped. It’s been the worst-kept secret in tech since spring, when the first “dark cherry” and “deep red” leaks started making rounds.

By the time Apple actually confirmed the color on stage, at least four other phone makers had already shipped something wine-toned of their own.

Xiaomi got there first, on purpose

The Xiaomi 18 Fold, the company’s first wide-format foldable, launched with a Cherry Red colorway that multiple outlets pointed out looked a lot like Apple’s rumored shade, months before Apple confirmed anything.

Graphics by Vincenz Lee | GadgetMatch

Xiaomi timed the whole announcement to land just ahead of Apple’s own event, essentially racing to market with the same design language and a matching color story.

Whether that’s coincidence or a very calculated troll depends on how cynical you want to be about the smartphone industry, and honestly, you should be pretty cynical about it.

HUAWEI’s been circling this shade for a while

HUAWEI didn’t need to react quickly because it was already in the neighborhood.

The Pura X Max shipped in a Bordeaux Red, and the newly launched Pura X View came in a Shadow Red variant that sits comfortably in the same wine family.

Graphics by Vincenz Lee | GadgetMatch

HUAWEI has actually been rotating red-adjacent colorways across the Pura X lineup since last year, with Stylish Red and Stylish Orange finishes added as running refreshes rather than one-off marketing stunts.

TECNO didn’t just match the color, it named the reference

The TECNO Camon Slim 5G might be the most self-aware entry in this whole cycle.

It launched at IFA with a Burgundy Red option sitting alongside artist-inspired finishes like Van Gogh Blue and Neo Mondrian, and GSMArena‘s own unboxing coverage flat out called the color “iPhone 18-anticipatory.”

TECNO wasn’t hiding what it was doing. It saw the leaks, built the phone, and then, shipped it before Apple’s event even happened.

This isn’t Burgundy’s first lap

Wine-colored phones aren’t new, they just don’t usually get a moment like this.

Samsung quietly ran a Burgundy Red Galaxy S8 as a limited South Korea release back in late 2017, then brought the same shade back for the Galaxy S9 and S9+ the following year alongside Sunrise Gold.

A Burgundy Galaxy Z Fold4 later became an online-exclusive color that didn’t cost extra despite the exclusivity. None of those got the fanfare Apple’s version is getting now, mostly because Samsung treated Burgundy as a nice-to-have rather than the hero shade.

Burgundy used to be the tasteful alternative color buried three options deep in a lineup. Now, it’s the one every brand wants on the box art.

Why burgundy, and why now?

The appeal is pretty straightforward once you look at what came before it. Bright colors like Cosmic Orange photograph well but can feel a little loud on a device you’re carrying around all day.

Burgundy splits the difference. It reads as premium in product shots and it doesn’t look like a toy in person. Yet, it still stands out next to a wall of black and silver phones on a shelf.

It’s the color equivalent of a phone trying to look expensive without trying too hard. And after a year of neon everything, that’s clearly what buyers and brands both wanted.

Whether Burgundy becomes as inescapable as Cosmic Orange did remains to be seen. But for a color Apple hadn’t even confirmed until its event, it’s already had one of the busiest years any smartphone shade has had in a while.

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Apple iPhone 18 Pro Series Hands-on

And everything announced during Apple’s September 2026 Event

Published

September 13, 2026

GadgetMatch and Michael Josh Villanueva

The latest Apple event isn’t just about the shiny new Apple Duo. There’s a lot to talk about!

In this video, we break down everything Apple has announced during their September 2026 keynote.

First, there’s the updated iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. That’s alongside their design and color changes, battery and performance improvements. Even that massive camera upgrade.

There’s even the ANC-infused AirPods 5 alongside the newer Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Plus, the latest software updates coming to both these wearables.

So, are these worth the upgrade?