Category: HUAWEI

Huawei Honor 6 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Dual 8MP rear cameras announced

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Huawei just announced the Honor 6 Plus at an event in China. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen with 72.8% screen-to-body ratio and 2.8mm slim bezels on the sides, is powered by a Octa-Core (4×1.8GHz + 4×1.3GHz) Hisilicon Kirin 925 processor with i3 low-power sensor and runs on  Android 4.4 with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 3.0 on top. The main highlight is its dual 8-megapixel cameras on the back with dual LED flashes for effective pixel size to 1.98 microns resulting in sharper images, and an adjustable aperture that can be set between f/0.95 and f/16. It also promises ultra-fast auto focus speed of 0.1 seconds. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 6 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Dual 8MP rear cameras announced”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Photo Gallery

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The biggest trend in mobile over the past few years has been the move to even bigger displays with users eager to consume even more on a single display. Samsung were arguably the founders of this trend with the Samsung Galaxy Note back at IFA 2011 but since then, almost every company has introduced phablets to try to attain the same success (including Apple with the iPhone 6 Plus). Chinese manufacturer Huawei pose one of the biggest threats to Samsung’s dominance at the top of the smartphone market but how does the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 compare to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4? Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Photo Gallery”

Huawei Ascend P7 officially launched in India for Rs. 24799

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Huawei has officially launched the Ascend P7, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India soon after it went on sale online. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS touch-sensitive display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, is powered by Huawei’s own 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei own Emotion UI 2.3 on top. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P7 officially launched in India for Rs. 24799”

A week with the Huawei Honor 6

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Shortly before it’s launch, the new Honor 6 was involved in significant marketing activity but Huawei, having faced criticism over handling of customer data in Europe and the USA, chose to market the Honor 6 as its own brand. Confusion aside, on paper at least, the Honor 6 has a significant chance of dominating the mid-range as it features premium specs without a hefty price tag. After a week with the Honor 6, what did we make of the handset? Continue reading “A week with the Huawei Honor 6”

Apple iPhone 6 vs Honor 6 Photo Gallery

Apple-iPhone-6-vs-Huawei-Honor-6-2 F0r any manufacturer hoping to release a successful slate-style handset, there are likely to be considerable comparisons with the latest handset from Apple who are arguably the most successful at launching candybar style handsets. Huawei’s latest handset for Europe may come with the Huawei branding but still aims to compete with the best from Apple so how does the Honor 6 stack up against the juggernaut that is Apple’s iPhone 6? Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 vs Honor 6 Photo Gallery”

12,000 Huawei Honor Holly smartphones to go on sale on Flipkart on Dec 8th

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Huawei launched the Honor Holly smartphone exclusively on Flipkart back in October at a competitive price tag of Rs. 6,999. We reviewed the smartphone recently and found it a decent package in the price range. Today Huawei has announced that it will sell 12,000 units of Honor Holly smartphone on December 8th on Flipkart. The company said that it sold 10,000 units of Holly smartphones  in 10 hours when it went on sale yesterday (December 4th). Continue reading “12,000 Huawei Honor Holly smartphones to go on sale on Flipkart on Dec 8th”

Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review – enter the challenger

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The smartphone industry is on what seems to be a never ending trend where handsets are getting larger and larger and continually blurring the boundaries that separate smartphones from tablets. Samsung were arguably the first to offer a consumer-focused large screen device in the Galaxy Note and the success of this phablet alerted rival manufacturers to the possibilities of a large screen device.

In the case of Chinese manufacturer Huawei, their latest phablet is their third generation handset and the Ascend Mate 7 definitely packs a punch. Not only does it have the highest screen to body ratio of any smartphone but it also has a specs list that can rival most devices, including the latest from Samsung in the form of the Galaxy Note 4.

The Ascend Mate 7 is definitely Huawei’s best ever phablet device but does it offer enough to persuade you to choose it over a rival device such as the Note 4 or Apple’s phablet, the iPhone 6 Plus? Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review – enter the challenger”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Photo Gallery

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One of the biggest changes in Apple’s device portfolio of recent years was the introduction of the iPhone 6 Plus earlier this year; whilst Apple have previously made flagship handsets bigger, the iPhone 6 Plus is the first time the company has entered into the phablet arena but here they also face stiff competition. Apple are one of the last companies to enter the big-screen devices market and existing competition include handsets from LG, Nokia, Sony, HTC, Samsung and Huawei. So how does the iPhone 6 Plus compare to Huawei’s flagship phablet, the Ascend Mate 7? Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Photo Gallery”

Huawei Honor Holly Review

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Huawei launched the Honor Holly smartphone in India last month for Rs. 6999. With its 5-inch HD screen, 8-megapixel rear camera and a quad-core processor, the Honor Holly directly competes with the Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The specifications of the smartphone looks good on paper. How good is the performance and other aspects of the smartphone? Let us find out in the complete review.

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Huawei Honor 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Photo Gallery

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Chinese manufacturer Huawei have been producing handsets for many years (both as white-label for companies and under their own name) but one area where the company has particularly struggled is adoption of devices bearing its name in European and American markets. Earlier this year they announced the new Honor 6 smartphone for Europe and whilst it shares many hallmarks of other Huawei devices such as the Ascend P6, it does drop the Huawei branding. How does this smartphone designed for Europe compare with the phablet behemoth that is the Samsung Galaxy Note 4? Continue reading “Huawei Honor 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Photo Gallery”

Huawei Ascend P7 now available in India for Rs. 27999

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Huawei Ascend P7, the company’s flagship smartphone is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart and eBay. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS touch-sensitive display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, is powered by Huawei’s own 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei own Emotion UI 2.3 on top. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P7 now available in India for Rs. 27999”

Huawei and Russia’s MegaFon plan for 5G launch at 2018 World Cup

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Huawei and Russian operator MegaFon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the development of 5G technology with a view to a potential launch in time for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The MoU builds on a partnership between the two companies that stretches back to the deployment of GSM in 2002. The MoU is likely to mean 5G services could become available to participants and guests at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and as part of the MoU, the two companies will work together to plan, build and deploy 5G network infrastructure. Continue reading “Huawei and Russia’s MegaFon plan for 5G launch at 2018 World Cup”

Huawei Honor Holly Camera Samples

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Huawei launched the Honor Holly smartphone in India recently. We brought you the photo gallery, battery test results and the benchmarks of the smartphone recently. Here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Unlike Huawei smartphones like the Ascend Mate, this has a MediaTek camera UI seen on several MediaTek-powered Android smartphones. You get HDR, Panorama, Face Beauty and several modes. Check out the camera samples (Click the image to view full resolution sample).
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Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Benchmarks

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When considering the performance of a handset, attention is inevitably turned towards benchmarking applications such as GeekBench 3, 3D Mark and AnTuTu (to name but a few). When comparing performance across iOS and Android, the benchmark applications that can be used are limited but both GeekBench 3 and 3D Mark reveal some interesting facts. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Benchmarks”

Huawei Honor Holly Benchmarks

Huawei Honor Holly Benchmarks

Huawei launched the Honor Holly budget smartphone in India recently. We brought you the photo gallery and the battery test results of the smartphone last week, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Honor Holly is powered a quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with four ARM Cortex A7 CPUs clocked at 1.3GHz per core and has Mali 400 GPU. It has a 5-inch HD display, comes with 1GB RAM and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Emotion UI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.  Continue reading “Huawei Honor Holly Benchmarks”