Honor 7 - an inexpensive smartphone with top features

Honor 7 appeared in Russia with noise and good advertising. The presentation of the device was held in Moscow, and the famous singer Glukoza became the face of the phone. At the time of the release of the device, the Honor brand was not the most popular in Russia, and most of the buyers did not even have a clue that this was a sub-brand of the more famous Huawei company. Huawei themselves believe that Honor is a budget segment. Interesting fact: Honor phones are often cheaper indeed, but iron is sometimes more serious than Huawei with a higher price. And the Honor phone review is 7 proof of that.

Specifications

Contents of delivery Honor 7 is quite standard. In the box, the user will find the device, cable and power supply. From this point of view, the company is not surprising. But the iron in the phone at the price of 23 thousand rubles attracts attention.

Chipset	Kirin 935, 8 cores
RAM / ROM	3/16 GB + microSD
Interfaces	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Glonass, LTE
Screen	5.2 inches, IPS, FHD
Camera	20 megapixels, double flash. 8 megapixel single flash
Battery	3100 mAh
Dimensions	143.2 * 71.9 * 8.5 mm
Weight	157 grams

In addition to the above, the phone has fingerprint protection, proximity sensor, accelerometer, light sensor. The model is a combination of plastic and metal. The display is protected by hot glass Gorilla Glass 3.

Smartphone Huawei Honor 7

Design

If you describe the appearance of Huawei Honor 7 in a few words - this is a classic rectangular smartphone. The corners are slightly rounded, the display occupies almost the entire surface of the front panel, about 76%. In general, the trend of the market is that not every manufacturer, and certainly not in all phones chasing design. Today, the main rivalry lies in what will be installed under the hull, and how it all looks from above is a second question. And it’s not a fact that this approach is wrong, because the technique must first of all cope with its tasks and only then please the eye.

Returning to the phone Honor 7, we have the following. Front panel does not carry anything extra. No inscriptions with brand names are not found here. A speaker is located above the screen, a flash and a camera are symmetrical to it.Also, the manufacturer has not forgotten to bring here the proximity sensors and light.

Side faces made of metal. On the right side of the volume rocker and the power button, the latter is quite large and there is an opinion that it could be shortened. On the left side of the combo slot for SIM cards and another small mechanical button. It can be configured to launch certain functions, it distinguishes between short and long presses. It is quite convenient to use it, but this is a matter of taste and habit.

The bottom end is a speaker, microphone, power connector. MicroUSB power cable format. At the top there is an infrared port, a headphone jack and an auxiliary microphone.

Rear panel almost all made of polished metal. The description of Honor 7 states that a ceramic coating is applied to the metal above. It looks generally good, but the polishing is a bit like a nail stick.

The lid is not all made of metal: due to the fact that it can impede the passage of a radio signal, there are plastic inserts at the top and bottom. Antennas are installed below them, which turn on if the signal is lost. What is nice - the battery consumption from these transitions between the antennas was not noticeable.

On the rear panel is located in the center of the camera, it has a square shape and protrudes several millimeters above the surface of the device. To all those who say that this is wrong, and it will scratch, the brand has prepared an answer. The camera is protected by sapphire crystaltherefore, there is nothing to fear. Below is a finger scanner. To the left of the camera is a double flash. The inscription “honor” is visible a little lower, to the touch it is convex.

The overall impression of the assembly is positive. There are no backlashes, squeaks and other unpleasant moments.

Important! In Russia, the phone is sold in two colors - graphite and metallic. In other words, both devices are gray, only shades are different.

Sensor and screen

The device has a fingerprint scanner. Important point: in the characteristics of Honor 7 from the official site it is indicated that the sensor is new and has several advantages.

1. Due to the new technology finger can be attached to any angle the device can recognize it.
2. The maximum time that an unlock can take is 0.5 seconds.
3. The more often the user unlocks the phone, the faster the process will be subsequently carried out.
4. The scanner can be configured for additional actions, for example, open the menu, hide notifications, turn on the camera.
5. there is 3 levels of protection, you can choose the appropriate for the situation.

Reviews of Huawei Honor 7 indicate that the sensor really works very quickly, but sometimes it was not possible to recognize a finger and had to enter a password. What is the reason? It is difficult to answer, it is possible that the flaws of the new technology. Nevertheless, the overall impression of him is positive, and failures happen very rarely.

The screen sizes in Honor 7 - 65 * 115 mm, the frame is very small. From above - 12.5 mm, lower - 15 mm, lateral - 3.5 mm. The display occupies ¾ of the front panel. Its resolution is FHD, a good margin of brightness and color reproduction. Screen protection - Gorilla Glass 3, there is anti-reflective coating, as well as high-quality oleophobic layer. The sensor is designed for 3 touches.

The quality of the display can say the following - the picture is good, but few settings. In some cases, automatic brightness adjustment does not work too well, on a sunny day there is not enough brightness, and it is difficult to see something in the sun. In general, for its price the display is quite adequate.

Battery

The technical specifications of the device indicate that the battery capacity is 3100 mAh. According to the manufacturer, in the loaded mode, the device will work for at least 30 hours, and if the load is reduced, then it will last for 60 hours. Numerous reviews of Honor 7, these figures correct: the working day with loads, about two days if we reduce the use to periodic.

From the official source about the Honor 7 phone, or rather about its battery, we know the following:

• new technology for hardware savings saves about 30% of the energy that was previously wasted;
• the device understands applications that run empty and stops them;
• you can buy separately charger device for super fast charging.

Important! In the settings there are three modes of operation of the device: smart, productive and energy-saving. The difference between the second and third is a third greater time.

It can be concluded that Honor 7 smartphone actually has software that allows you to extend the autonomy of the device.

Camera

The Huawei Honor 7 phone has two camera modules. The main sensor is 20 megapixels from Sony. It has six lenses, aperture F2.0. Camera viewing angles are 27 mm. Also have double flashit shines either with cold or warm light. Despite the fact that the Honor 7 camera does not have a laser focus, the process is carried out quickly and accurately.I would like to see optical stabilization in the device, but in fairness it should be noted that the device is 10-15 thousand more expensive than it, too, very often does not happen.

The main camera of the device makes very high-quality images in any conditions. This is an obvious plus, because most of the models at a similar price at night are not worth getting a photo out of your pocket for taking photos - it won't work. With this phone this is not observed.

Front-camera also leaves a very positive impression. Its resolution is 8 megapixels, aperture F2.4. Viewing angle - 26 millimeters. The quality of the selfie is very good. There is a flash, which allows you to highlight the face at night, while not so powerful as to blind the eyes.

On a note! In the camera settings there are a lot of interesting modes, both useful from the point of view of shooting, and having an entertaining character.

Smartphone Huawei Honor 7 is able shoot video in 4 formatK. There are no complaints to him either - the picture and the sound are on the level. The only point is that it takes up a lot of space, and 16 gigabytes of memory is clearly not designed for storing videos. About 10 of them are available. For this reason, fans should take pictures of the memory card immediately.

CPU

The device is based on own processor company - Kirin 935. There are 8 cores, working 4 * 1.5 GHz and 4 * 2.2 GHz. The official sources have interesting information about the heating device:

• alloy cap more efficiently dissipates heat compared to plastic;
• the architecture inside the smartphone is made in the shape of the letter L, all the elements are located around the battery, which provides better heat dissipation;
• internal components are treated with a special gel to improve thermal conductivity, due to this it was possible to achieve 15% savings in battery consumption;
• during games, the device heats up to 40% less than other devices with the same processor.

The performance of the phone shows quite a good result: all games start, convenient and fast surfing, good switching between tasks. During severe loads, the heat is felt, but it is insignificant and is observed at the bottom of the smartphone. In phone tests gaining about 50 thousand points.

Conclusion

The general conclusion about the phone - the device is very high quality. The real minus is only one - scanner does not always work correctly. The rest is very pleased capacious battery, great camera performance. In the price segment up to 25 thousand is one of the best devices.Recommended to all those who want to get the most out of the purchase.

On a note! Somewhat later, after the release of the main model, subspecies of the device appeared - 7A and 7C, which, with a general similarity, have their own nuances and may interest some users.

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