Huawei’s announces its latest flagship, the Ascend Mate 7, last Friday in the Philippines. The device is the successor to the 6.1-inch Ascend Mate 2 and is positioned to compete with the likes of Galaxy Note 4, iPhone 6 Plus and LG G3. The naming convention might be confusing since there are no Ascend Mates between 2 and 7, this is because the Chinese giant wants to bring the new device in line with the G7 and P7.
In terms of construction,
the phablet has an aluminium body and smooth matte finish which give a nice
premium feel with minimal bezels. It’s a svelte phone despite the size and is
considerably light at 185 grams.
The device boasts a 6-inch
full HD display and sports its proprietary HiSilicon Kirin octa-core processor alongside
2GB/3GB RAM. This Android KitKat powers the seamless performance of this handheld underneath the Lenovo-designed skin. It also sports
a 13MP camera, 16/32 GB internal storage and LTE connectivity. All of these
hardware is supported by the 4100mAh of battery. Like the Apple’s Touch ID, it
also features a fingerprint scanner at the rear of the phone.
Ascend Mate 7 comes in two
variants, the 16GB and 32GB models. The limited edition Ascend Mate 7 Rose Gold
is already out in market for Php 27,890.
Huawei
Ascend Mate 7 Specs
6-inch
full HD display (1080 x 1920 pixels, 368 ppi)
Corning
Gorilla Glass 3
HiSilicon
Kirin 925 Chipset Octa-core
processor
(1.8GHz quad-core Cortex-A15 & 1.3GHz quad-core Cortex A-7)
Mali-T628
GPU
Android
4.4 (KitKat) with Emoticon UI 3.0
2GB/3GB
RAM
16/32GB
of internal storage
Expandable
up to 64GB via microSD
13MP
Main Camera with LED flash and Autofocus
5MP
Front-facing Camera
Dual
SIM
LTE
Cat4, HSPA+
WiFi,
WiFi Hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS,
A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Technology
microUSB
v2.0, USB-OTG
Fingerprint
sensor
185
grams and 157 x 81 x 7.9mm dimension
Li-Po
4100mAh non-removable battery
Php 27,890
Php 27,890
