Huawei Ascend Mate 7. Review and test the smartphone

The stylish and productive novelty of 2014 is the Huawei Ascend Mate 7. Its hardware filling allows you to easily solve any, including the most difficult tasks. It is about her, as well as about the responses of the real owners of this gadget and will go on in the future.

Niche Fableta

Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is the flagship solution of this manufacturer of the 2014 release. Its hardware stuffing and software component still continue to be relevant for today and allow solving all tasks without exception. But now, a year and a half after his sales began, more expensive and more productive smartphones appeared. Accordingly, this phablet is more equitably attributed to the average price range. The price and its possibilities confirm this once again. But at the same time it has everything that modern flagship devices have. Therefore, this gadget can be an excellent solution for those who want for a relatively small cost to get an excellent smartphone. It is on them and this solution is oriented in the first place.

Gadget bundle

Something remarkable in terms of bundling this unit can not boast. Everything is standard:

• The smart phone itself with built-in battery.
• Charger with output of 2 A.
• The company interface cable.
• Modest wired speaker system with microphone. Fans of high-quality sound and music lovers, she certainly will not have to taste and they will have to think about buying a better speaker system.
• User guide. It also has a warranty card.
• A special clip to remove the SIM card slots and external storage.

Most of the body in this gadget is made of metal. The front panel is protected by the glass of the Gorilla Eye 3rd revision in the Huawei Ascend Mate 7. The case for a device with a similar degree of protection, most likely, is not appropriate to buy. In addition, a special protective film has already been glued to the screen area, so there is no need to buy it. In general, of accessories you can think only about buying an external drive. Its capacity in this case can reach 64 GB.

Appearance and location of controls and communication ports

Enough impressive dimensions for this fablet. Its length is 157 mm, its width is 81 mm and its thickness is 7.9 mm. It is difficult for the average person to control this device only with the fingers of one hand. But this is true for all the fabrics, without exception. And its weight is only 185 grams, and it is very little for such a dimensional device. At once three color variants of the case are at this smartphone: black, silver and gold (very much all it is similar to iPhone 6). The Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Black variant is the most practical solution. It does not have so much fingerprints, dust and dirt. But at the same time the device does not look so elegant and premium. The silver hull is more like a weak half of humanity. There is in it something feminine and elegant. Well, Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Gold will emphasize the special status of its owner.

83% of the front panel is occupied by the touch screen, under which is the logo of the manufacturer. There is no special control panel at the bottom of the gadget. For this purpose, the lower part of the screen on which this panel is drawn is used. Above the screen there is a speaker, a "window" of the front camera and several sensors. The mechanical control buttons (volume and lock control) are grouped on the right side of the machine. To ensure that they are not confused under any circumstances, the surface of the lock button is made loose, and the volume swings are smooth. On the lower edge of the gadget is a port of the micro-USB format and a miniature hole of the spoken microphone. At the top are a microphone hole for noise suppression during a conversation and a 3.5 mm audio port. On the left side of the smartphone are two disguised slots. To extract from them special plastic inserts for installing a SIM card or an external flash drive, you will need to use a special clip that comes with the phabet. One slot is designed to install a SIM card in the usual format. But the second one can be used to increase the amount of memory in the device or to install a second "sim card" of a reduced format. The back cover of the main camera, its single LED backlight, the main speaker. Well, the manufacturer did not forget to place his logo along with the fingerprint sensor.

CPU

It is the high performance and phenomenal energy efficiency of the CPU that is one of the key advantages of Huawei Ascend Mate 7. Premium - the devices of other manufacturers with similar characteristics can not boast of such a combination. At the heart of the device is the computing platform Kirin 925, developed by the subsidiary company Huawei - Hisilicon. According to the documentation, this chip contains 8 real computing cores, which function according to the big.LITTLE scheme. That is, with the maximum and average load on the device in operation there are 4 computational modules based on the architecture of "Korteks-A7". They are capable of accelerating in the mode of maximum load up to 1.3 GHz. Their main advantage is high energy efficiency. Also it should be noted that if 2 cores of 4 are sufficient to solve the problem, then the remaining 2 simply turn off. We also do not forget that with an excess of computing power, the frequency of each active module automatically decreases. In the end, we get a very energy-efficient system that adapts to the needs of the task at hand. When the computational resources of the first computational module of four cores are not enough, it is turned off, and a second computing cluster automatically enters the work. It also consists of 4 cores. But only in this case we are talking about the architecture already "Korteks-A15". It provides an uncompromising level of performance. The clock frequency of each of them can reach 1.8 GHz. Again, the frequency of the computational modules in this case dynamically varies depending on the degree of complexity of the problem being solved. In the same way, as in the previous case, the kernels that are not working in the kernel are deactivated. This allows you to run almost any task on this smartphone. The only exception is 64-bit applications, which are not so many now. Simply, this chip is built on the basis of two 32-bit architectures - such software will not be exactly "to the teeth". All the above mentioned makes a very similar Huawei Ascend Mate 7 to two flagship solutions from Samsung: S4 and S5. But this Chinese manufacturer went further and equipped this chip with another educational computational module, which was code-named "i3". Its clock frequency is only 230 MHz. He is responsible for the maintenance of sensors and sensors. Such a constructive solution allows to substantially relieve the main computing resources of the smartphone and, due to this, further increase its productivity and energy efficiency. Similar hardware optimization can not boast of any other manufacturer of mobile gadgets, including "Apple" or "Samsung". Finally, it should be noted that this semiconductor crystal is manufactured in accordance with the norms of the 28-nm process.

Graphic accelerator

Smartphone Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is equipped with a very high-performance graphics accelerator Mali-T624MP4. This is a four-module video card that runs at 600 MHz. Great flexibility in terms of energy efficiency, like the processor itself in this device, it can not boast. On the other hand, it is necessary to understand that this graphic accelerator should display a picture on the 6-inch display and even in the "HD" - quality. It is with this task that the well-established video card handles.

Display

A very high-quality display is used in Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Premium. The review of its technical parameters even now is impressive, although there has already been a lot of time since the beginning of sales. So, the parameters of this screen are:

• The resolution is 1920x1080. That is, the image, as was noted earlier, is output in FullAidDi - quality. Add to this the density of pixels at 368ppi and we will not be able to distinguish a single point with such characteristics with the usual naked eye.
• The screen matrix is manufactured using the "IPS" technology. Add to this the absence of an air gap between the touch panel and the matrix. As a result, we get the perfect image quality.
• To protect the display from possible damage, the facial fascia panel is covered with a protective glass "Gorilla Eye" 3rd revision. On top of it is also applied a layer of special oleophobic coating, which prevents the appearance of fingerprints on the screen.
• Also in the device there is an ambient light sensor, by means of which automatic brightness adjustment of the display is possible.

Sound

The phone Huawei Ascend Mate 7 boasts high quality sound. The main nuance here is the presence of an additional module Tensilica HiFi3, which is integrated directly into the crystal of the CPU. He processes the audio signal, which comes to both the speaker and the main speaker. Also involved in the processing of the signal output to the 3.5-mm audio port. Therefore, the sound of this mobile gadget is much better than other competitors. But to do this, you need an appropriate speaker system. A complete stereo headset is certainly not that and lovers of high-quality sound will immediately have to think about buying a better accessory of this class.

Cameras

Another strong point in this device is the main camera at 13 megapixels. It is based on the sensor element IMX214 produced by the corporation "Sony". Of course, the developers did not forget to equip it with an autofocus system and an LED backlight system (in the dark it is simply irreplaceable). The quality of the photo is really excellent on this device and does not cause any complaints. The only significant drawback is that the camera's eye itself stands against the background of the back cover of the Huawei Ascend Mate 7. The case, perhaps, will not be superfluous for this device. With it, you can avoid possible damage to the eye of the main camera. There is no separate button for controlling the camera in this gadget. But the ability to quickly capture an important point still exists. To do this, press the volume down button twice quickly. As a result, the necessary application will start and you will be able to start taking pictures. There is also the possibility of recording video in the Full Full format with a refresh rate of 30 frames per second. The front camera has a more modest sensor - 5 Mp. But this is quite enough for typical tasks: "SELFI" and video calls. The additional coprocessor IMAGESmart Engine version 2.0 is used to process the resulting images. It allows you to get a better picture, and at the same time, the resources of the CPU are practically not used. Another important point in optimizing this phablet.

Memory

Several versions of this gadget are on sale right away. The most modest of them is equipped with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage. Some of them (1 GB of RAM and about 4 GB of internal storage) will be occupied by the pre-installed software. There is a more advanced version of Huawei Ascend Mate 7 - 32Gb it has the capacity of an integrated drive, and the RAM in it will be 3 GB. Determine which version of the gadget you have in hand is quite simple - at a price: an advanced version of the flagship solution costs 1.5 times more expensive. In one-part version of the phone there is no possibility of installing an additional external drive. But here is the two-part version of the device it allows you to do. But at the same time it is necessary to understand that the second slot will have to be sacrificed - because of this the device will cease to be a two-seated one. The maximum capacity of the external drive in this case is 64 GB. But even the capacity of the integrated drive in the most economical version of the smartphone is quite enough for comfortable work. But in order to avoid losing the most important data in the event of a device failure or its failure, you need to use cloud services and periodically store the most important information on them.

Gadget battery and its autonomy

Smartphone Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is equipped with a built-in battery for 4100 mAh. In reality, its one charge is enough for 1-2 days of battery life. Taking into account the diagonal of the display, the dimensions of the device and the processing power of the CPU, this is an excellent indicator. If you use the maximum saving mode (it only has the ability to make only calls and send and receive SMS), you can count on 3 days. Something more to achieve with such technical parameters and with such a capacity of the battery certainly will not work.

Interfaces

All the main ways of transferring information are supported by Huawei Ascend Mate 7. Characteristics in this regard are:

• A full-fledged support for all currently existing cellular networks is fully implemented in Huawei Ascend Mate 7. LTE, GSM and 3G - with work in any of them you will not have problems.
• "Wai-Fai" is the main tool for data transfer to the global web. Also with it you can upload files of any size to the device.
• To exchange a small amount of information with similar "smart" phones, the most optimal is to use "Bluetooth".
• This unit can work immediately with two navigation systems "ZhPS" and, of course, GLONASS.
• To connect using an interface cable to external devices, it is most efficient to use a micro-USB port. Also with its use, the battery is charged.
• Another wired interface is designed to output a sound signal to external acoustics - 3.5-mm audio port.

Additional protection

Additional protection is equipped with Huawei Ascend Mate 7. The review of the back of its cover indicates the presence of a fingerprint sensor. It is with his help that additional protection of the device is realized. Now, in order to unlock the phone and access the personal data, you will have to confirm your personal presence through this procedure. This puts this device in line with last year's smartphone from the "Apple" - iPhone 6. Moreover, the algorithm of this sensor is much better than the flagship solution of the "apple" company. And this is another serious plus of this fablet.

A set of sensors

An impressive set of sensors and sensors boasts Huawei Ascend Mate 7. The review of technical specifications indicates the presence of an electronic compass. With its help and with the appropriate software to turn this device into an ordinary compass will not be difficult. There is also an ambient light sensor (it automatically adjusts the display brightness) and distance detection (it automatically locks the screen during a call). And there is a gyroscope and an accelerometer in this file.

Software devices

Initially, this device has a version of "Android" with the serial number 4.4. When you first connect to the Internet Huawei Ascend Mate 7 update system software will happen automatically. Currently version 5.1 is available. The official plans of the manufacturer also include the transition to a more "fresh" version of the operating system - 6.0. Only so far, specific deadlines have not been announced. When this happens - it's not entirely clear. In general, a powerful hardware platform allows you to install the latest versions of the operating system on this gadget, and there certainly will not be any problems. Over the OS, Huawei Emotion UI proprietary shell is installed. From the box version 3.0 will be available. But after installing updates, its version will also change. The rest of the software is quite solid and allows you to start using the device immediately out of the box.

Tests

Of course, now is not the flagship performance level of Huawei Ascend Mate 7. Premium - the latest generation devices - are built on the basis of more productive chips, and last year's flagship is already difficult to compete with them. Therefore, it is not necessary to expect a fantastic amount of points in various test packages. But you can safely note one important nuance: the performance of this fablet is enough for a comfortable game in Real Racing 3, Asphalt 8 or GTA 3. And you can run them even at the maximum settings. Therefore, the level of performance of this gadget can certainly be called redundant. And the detailed situation will certainly be preserved in the next two years.

The cost of the phablet to date

Like any other flagship device, can not be cheap to cost Huawei Ascend Mate 7. The price for a more modest version of it starts at $ 400. And this is true for black and silver versions of the case. If you want to buy a stylish gold gadget, then you will have to increase this amount by $ 50. Even more value for the more advanced version of Huawei Ascend Mate 7. The price for silver and black smartphones starts at $ 480. Well, a gold device with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of integrated storage is estimated by online stores at $ 520.

The owners' opinion about the smartphone

In reality, there are no significant shortcomings in the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 gadget. Reviews this only confirm. Some people complain about its large enough size. On the other hand, they knew his size before buying and after that complain about the inconvenience of working with one hand on it. And if such a flaw is already being voiced, then everything says that it really turned out a great phalet from this Chinese manufacturer. But the advantages are many times greater in Huawei Ascend Mate 7. Reviews indicate the following:

• Perfect quality of the shell assembly. At the same time, its degree of protection does not cause any criticism.
• A central processor that combines energy efficiency and performance.
• Large and high-quality display.
• High degree of autonomy, both for a device with such dimensions.
• Excellent cameras, which allow you to receive high-quality pictures and record video in the FullAudDi format.
• Constant updating of the software part of the device.

Let's sum up the results

Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is an excellent solution for those who want to get a relatively inexpensive, yet functional and reliable smartphone. Of course, its price of $ 400 is quite high for today. But, on the other hand, you get a smartphone that will be relevant for more than one year. And the manufacturer himself will regularly "pump" it with software updates.