Independent, complete and comprehensive review of the Honor 7 smartphone by Huawei. Amazing specs for around £240? Lets talk about the catches…

Summary

Pros:

  • Great battery life, real life use of 2 days is possible.
  • Quick, snappy user interaction.
  • Camera – in good light takes excellent pictures.
  • Official case is functional and cool.
  • Micro SD card slot.

Cons:

  • Camera – in low light the images are too dark and loss of detail.
  • Fingerprint sensor position – wish it was on the front.
  • Was using Android 5.0 , recently updated to 6.0 Marshmallow, but still not a pure install.
  • Some menus are a bit fiddly and counter intuitive.

 

Recommend?

You can not get a better smartphone at this price, that is for certain, does the Honor 7 have draw backs, yes, if your looking for perfection, you will need to increase your budget, if your looking for a great phone at a great price, this is the one to get.

 

Review

 

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Camera is generally good

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Specs

  • SYSTEM:Android 5.0 + EMUI 3.1
  • PROCESSOR:HiSilicon Kirin 935 / 2.2 GHz Quad Core + 1.5 GHz Quad Core/ GPU: Mali-T628 MP4
  • MEMORY:Internal: 16 GB / RAM: 3 GB / Slot type: microSD / Max. slot capacity: 128 GB
  • DISPLAY:5.2″ / Full HD IPS-NEO / Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels / 424 ppi
  • CAMERA:20 Mpixels / Flash: Dual LED / Front: 8 Mpixel / Video: 1080p @ 30fps / Sapphire Lens Cover
  • NETWORK:4G: LTE band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 / 3G: UMTS band 1/2/8 – 900/1900/2100 MHz / GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • SLOT 1 NANO-SIM / SLOT 2 NANO-SIM OR MICROSD CARD
  • WIRELESS:Bluetooth: 4.1 LE / Wifi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • CONNECTION:Jack 3.5 mm / micro USB
  • GPS:GPS/A-GPS
  • SENSORS:Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Compass, Gyroscope, Hall sensor, Proximity sensor
  • FINGERPRINT SENSOR
  • BATTERY:3100 mAh
  • WEIGHT:157 grams
  • DIMENSIONS:143.2 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm
  • IN THE BOX:AC Adapter, USB cable, Quick start guide, Warranty Card
  • SAR HEAD:1.13 W/kg
  • SAR BODY:0.52 W/kg