The curiously-named Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is a good attempt by Huawei to rub shoulders with big players such as Samsung and Apple in the high-end segment of the smartphone market.
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The sleek, dual-SIM device is considered a successor to the Ascend Mate 2, which was also released in 2014. Huawei Ascend Mate 7 has an aluminium unibody design and offers some amazing premium features for a lower price, when compared to some other rival devices.
Display and Camera
Huawei Ascend Mate 7 flaunts an impressive 6-inch display with full HD resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, which is slightly smaller than the Ascend Mate 2’s screen.
It has a pixel density of 373 ppi, making for a crispy clear display. At the back of the smartphone is a bulging 13 megapixels Sony IMX214 camera with quality LED flash and F2.0 aperture. Atop the front of the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is a 5 megapixels sensor for selfies.
Power and Performance
The phone is powered by Huawei’s own processor – a powerful octa-core Kirin 925 processor comprising a quad-core, 1.8GHz Cortex A15 unit and another quad-core, 1.3GHz Cortex A7 CPU. Huawei Ascend Mate 7 uses a 600MHz ARM Mali T628MP4 GPU.
Huawei Ascend Mate 7 comes in two variants – one has 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage, while the second comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. The smartphone runs on Huawei’s Emotion UI 3.0 software, based on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) operating system.
Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is provided with a non-removable, 4100mAh battery which should be able to deliver solid power to keep the device running for long.
Fingerprint Scanner
This is just one of the several cool features worth mentioning on the Huawei Ascend Mate 7. The fingerprint scanner, made by Swedish firm FPC, makes Huawei the first smartphone maker after Apple to provide a full-touch sensor feature.
The fingerprint sensor is located on the back of the phone, below the rear camera. This feature can be used to easily unlock and start up the device. The finger print sensor supports full 360-degree print rotation capability and up to five distinct fingerprints are supported. A visitor (protected) mode can be activated with a specified fingerprint.
Pricing and availability
Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is available in Nigeria. You can buy original Huawei phones from leading online stores in Nigeria. Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Price in Nigeria ranges from N107,000 to N140,000, depending on your location.
Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Huawei Ascend Mate 7:
General Features
- Platform: Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), Emotion UI 3.0
- Processor: octa-core Processor (1.8GHz quad-core & 1.3GHz quad-core (HiSilicon Kirin 925))
- GPU: Mali-T628
- Memory: 2GB or 3GB RAM
- Colours: Obsidian Black, Moonlight Silver, Amber Gold
- Dimension: 157 x 81 x 7.9 mm
- Weight: 185 g
- SIM Type: Micro-SIM (for dual-SIM models the SIM2 is Nano SIM)
- SIM Count: Single SIM or Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 6.0-inch IPS Display, 1080 x 1920 pixels (368ppi)
- Display Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera
- Rear Camera: 13 MP Camera, LED Flash, 1080p HD Video
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, HDR, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
- Front Camera: 5MP Camera, 720p HD Video
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 16GB (with 2GB RAM) or 32GB (with 3GB RAM) Storage
- Memory Card Support: Up to 128GB (takes SIM2 in dual-SIM models)
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
- 2G CDMA 1X: No
- 3G WCDMA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100MHz
- 3G CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: Yes
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes, up to 48kbps
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes, up to 21.1mbps
- HSPA+: Yes, up to 42.2 Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: Yes, up to 300 Mbps
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, LE
- NFC: Yes
- Infrared Blaster: No
- USB Port: Yes, microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: Yes, mp3, WAV, FLAC, eACC+
- Video Player: Yes, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: Yes, Google Maps
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: No
- Pedometer: No
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Temperature Sensor: No
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes
- Iris Scanner: No
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes (with dedicated mic)
- Wireless Charging: No
- Water Resistant: No
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 4000 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable)
- Standby Time: 648 hours
- Talktime: –
