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While it’s become common in recent years for premium phones to be presented in metallic colour variants (gold, silver, rose gold), it’s been left to more affordable handsets, usually clad in plastic casing, to go for bright hues. Think the Apple iPhone 5C or models from HTC and, until recently, Microsoft.Huawei has gone further, producing its top-of-the-range P10 in eight shades, yes eight. One of them, rose gold, will only be available in China. The others are, as Huawei names them, Dazzling Gold, Prestige Gold, Mystic Silver, Graphite Black, White, Dazzling Blue and Greenery.
During the last week I’ve been trying out the P10 and P10 Plus, testing the camera and marvelling at the colours. I’ll come back to the camera separately, but first impressions are extremely good. Gadgets and tech news in pictures 1/43 Designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini from Italian company Jet Capsule. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.
Jet Capsule/Cover Images 2/43 A humanoid robot gestures during a demo at a stall in the Indian Machine Tools Expo, IMTEX/Tooltech 2017 held in Bangalore Getty Images 3/43 A humanoid robot gestures during a demo at a stall in the Indian Machine Tools Expo, IMTEX/Tooltech 2017 held in Bangalore Getty Images 4/43 Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images 5/43 Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images 6/43 The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie 'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images 7/43 Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images 8/43 Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi Rex 9/43 Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session Rex 10/43 A test line of a new energy suspension railway resembling the giant panda is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China Reuters 11/43 A test line of a new energy suspension railway, resembling a giant panda, is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China Reuters 12/43 A concept car by Trumpchi from GAC Group is shown at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China Rex 13/43 A Mirai fuel cell vehicle by Toyota is displayed at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China Reuters 14/43 A visitor tries a Nissan VR experience at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China Reuters 15/43 A man looks at an exhibit entitled 'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Getty 16/43 A new Israeli Da-Vinci unmanned aerial vehicle manufactured by Elbit Systems is displayed during the 4th International conference on Home Land Security and Cyber in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv Getty 17/43 Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S Reuters 18/43 The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar. This is a production preview of the Jaguar I-PACE, which will be revealed next year and on the road in 2018 AP 19/43 Japan's On-Art Corp's CEO Kazuya Kanemaru poses with his company's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot 'TRX03' and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan Reuters 20/43 Japan's On-Art Corp's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot 'TRX03' Reuters 21/43 Japan's On-Art Corp's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot 'TRX03' performs during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan Reuters 22/43 Singulato Motors co-founder and CEO Shen Haiyin poses in his company's concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China Reuters 23/43 The interior of Singulato Motors' concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China Reuters 24/43 Singulato Motors' concept car Tigercar P0 Reuters 25/43 A picture shows Singulato Motors' concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China Reuters 26/43 Connected company president Shigeki Tomoyama addresses a press briefing as he elaborates on Toyota's "connected strategy" in Tokyo. The Connected company is a part of seven Toyota in-house companies that was created in April 2016 Getty 27/43 A Toyota Motors employee demonstrates a smartphone app with the company's pocket plug-in hybrid (PHV) service on the cockpit of the latest Prius hybrid vehicle during Toyota's "connected strategy" press briefing in Tokyo Getty 28/43 An exhibitor charges the battery cells of AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to move in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo Getty 29/43 A robot with a touch-screen information apps stroll down the pavillon at the Singapore International Robo Expo Getty 30/43 An exhibitor demonstrates the AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to move in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo Getty 31/43 Robotic fishes swim in a water glass tank displayed at the Korea pavillon during Singapore International Robo Expo Getty 32/43 An employee shows a Samsung Electronics' Gear S3 Classic during Korea Electronics Show 2016 in Seoul, South Korea Reuters 33/43 Visitors experience Samsung Electronics' Gear VR during the Korea Electronics Grand Fair at an exhibition hall in Seoul, South Korea Getty 34/43 Amy Rimmer, Research Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, demonstrates the car manufacturer's Advanced Highway Assist in a Range Rover, which drives the vehicle, overtakes and can detect vehicles in the blind spot, during the first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire PA wire 35/43 Chris Burbridge, Autonomous Driving Software Engineer for Tata Motors European Technical Centre, demonstrates the car manufacturer's GLOSA V2X functionality, which is connected to the traffic lights and shares information with the driver, during the first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire PA wire 36/43 Ford EEBL Emergency Electronic Brake Lights is demonstrated during the first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire PA 37/43 Full-scale model of 'Kibo' on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan EPA 38/43 Miniatures on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan.
In its facilities, JAXA develop satellites and analyse their observation data, train astronauts for utilization in the Japanese Experiment Module 'Kibo' of the International Space Station (ISS) and develop launch vehicles EPA 39/43 The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances to the music during the Japan Robot Week 2016 at Tokyo Big Sight. At this biennial event, the participating companies exhibit their latest service robotic technologies and components Getty 40/43 The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances to music during the Japan Robot Week 2016 at Tokyo Big Sight Getty 41/43 Government and industry are working together on a robot-like autopilot system that could eliminate the need for a second human pilot in the cockpit AP 42/43 Aurora Flight Sciences' technicians work on an Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automantion System (ALIAS) device in the firm's Centaur aircraft at Manassas Airport in Manassas, Va. AP 43/43 Flight Simulator Stefan Schwart and Udo Klingenberg preparing a self-built flight simulator to land at Hong Kong airport, from Rostock, Germany EPA Anyway, colour. Dazzling Blue and Greenery were designed in collaboration with the Pantone Colour Institute, which also created specific wallpapers to match the handset's colour.
Dazzling Blue (the name came from Huawei, not Pantone) is very attractive. It’s not dissimilar to the blue chosen by Sony for its Xperia XZ, but here it’s in what’s called a Hyper Diamond Cut finish, which has a subtly textured finish. Run your nail along it and it almost squeaks.
And the diamond cut gives a more matte finish which mostly banishes fingerprints. It’s classy and demure, though still stands out from the standard matte black.
Greenery is the shade the Institute has picked as colour of the year for 2017, and the name for this colour is the Institute’s own. I spoke to Laurie Pressman, vice president at the Institute, about the choice. “The colour for 2017 is Greenery.
It’s a yellow-based green which is a less typical green shade than we’ve seen in the past. There are so many things that fed into our decision to select Pantone Greenery as the colour of the year. First was this desire to disconnect. We’re living in the era of technology and people are realising the importance to pull back. They are realising they need a way to revitalise, to renew.
So, pulling back from technology has been important. “Instead people want to go out to immerse themselves into the beauty of the natural world. We all feel overloaded.
So nature’s greens help you to restore and replenish. Greenery is a colour that’s symbolic of new beginnings.
So you walk away from that walk in the park feeling refreshed and ready to face the world, so to speak.”All of which makes sense, though it’s interesting that a tech company has been inspired by the need to disconnect. Technology has moved beyond the drab beige computers and silver cameras we’re familiar with, for sure. But does colour really mean that much or do we just want gadgets that are black and shiny?
“Colour affects us physiologically and psychologically. What’s so interesting about the effect the colour has on us is that 95% of its impact happens outside of our conscious awareness.
We don’t realise that if we’re sitting in a room where the walls are painted orange that we’re eating more because it’s driving us to eat more. Or if we’re sitting in a room that’s painted green that we’re calmer. And if the walls are red, that makes us feel so closed in that we’re agitated and we just want to leave. “Think of it this way, you’ve walked into a room in a home. And it could be, we walk in and immediately feel warm and protected and cosy and we look around and we can see the room is painted in earth tones.
So right away we associate an emotional reaction to the colours that we’re seeing whether it’s because of the trees in the forest that make us feel sheltered or we associate brown with the ground and it makes us feel grounded and sturdy and protected. ”“I definitely think colour for technology is changing.
Today, colour is about self-expression, let’s face it. And a phone is an accessory. Anything you’re carrying around with you is an accessory, when you look at how Beats changed the market for headphones. That was a whole game-changer.
”Beats, now owned by Apple, came up with headphones that appeared in colours rarely seen in such products before. Pressman believes companies responded to this.“All of a sudden, Beats was shaking up the industry and causing other people to stand up and take notice, specifically Bang and Olufsen.
I mean you saw them changing their whole approach – it wasn’t good enough to just be about technology. So what was so fascinating for the Institute in working with Huawei is that they realised that technology is critical.
”“We are definitely seeing some more of the cosmetic-y shades: the pinks and rosier pink shades. It’s about being natural.
We’re also still seeing some of the more classic metallic colours. But the finishes will be a little bit different. And there’s a growth in something like a fluctuating feeling of colour where colours can change, like they do in apparel.
And I would also say the sour colours, acidic green, acidic orange and acidic yellow are going to become more common. I think the world is wide open right now with technology.
I think you’re starting to see people wake up to how they want their phones to be seen.” We've noticed that you are using an ad blocker. Advertising helps fund our journalism and keep it truly independent.
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