It is finally here. Yesterday, Huawei introduced us to their newest cell phone, the Huawei Honor 6 Plus. Earlier today, Huawei announced that pre-sales for the Huawei Honor 6 Plus in China would begin at 10:08 AM for 1999 RMB (322.99 USD). At the same time, they also announced that the Huawei Honor Play 4X, which has also just been released, would also go on sale and would cost 799 RMB (129.10 USD).

The Huawei Honor 6 Plus packs some great specifications. It sports a 5.5-inch 1080p display screen, uses the 1.8Ghz Huawei Kirin 925 processor, and has 3GB RAM. It uses the new EMUI 3.0 as its operating system and is powered by a 3600mAh battery. Its biggest feature is its 8mp dual-camera design with an F2.0 aperture. It comes with many features that let you take great photos. For example, it has a feature that lets you take photos first and then focus afterwards. It also has 32GB ROM which can be expanded via Micro SD card up to 128 GB and is a dual SIM phone.

The Huawei Honor Play 4X is no slouch either. Its CPU chip is the Kirin 620 processor from Huawei’s HiSilicon. It also has 1GB RAM.

As we approach the end of 2014, many cell phone companies are making their final releases of the year. OnePlus is planning to hold a launch event for its new products today. One of them is said to be a wearable device that can monitor your heart rate. In addition, Meizu will soon launch its new sub-brand, the Meizu Blue Charm. The first phone that will be released under this brand is the Meizu Blue Charm Note which has a 5.5-inch display screen. 

Of all the phones of 2014, which do you think will come out as the winner?

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As we approach the end of 2014, electronics companies are trying to make one last impact by releasing new products. Xiaomi has just released an air purifier. Then you have Meizu which will soon launch its new brand, the Meizu Blue Charm Brand. Not to be left out, Huawei is also going to release a new product called the Huawei Honor 6 Plus which will be formally launched on December 16. The other day, Huawei released a new poster for the Honor 6 Plus in the official Weibo account of its Honor subsidiary. The poster features a photo of Alan Turing, which Huawei makes a tribute to. Below it is a message that says, “To revolutionize smart chips in memory of Alan Turing”. As of now, most of Huawei’s cell phones use processors made by its in-house CPU manufacturing company, HiSilicon. The Huawei Honor 6 Plus will not be any different as it will use a new processor provided by HiSilicon.

The Huawei Honor 6 Plus will use HiSilicon’s Kirin 925 CPU chip. This octa-core CPU chip has a maximum frequency of 2.0GHz. With a chip this powerful, the Honor 6 Plus could be a good choice.

As HiSilicon continues to grow, it is beginning to make an impact on the market while competing with the likes of CPU giants like Qualcomm and MTK, and it will only grow further.

As for its other specifications, the Huawei Honor 6 Plus will sport a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 display screen. It will also have 3GB RAM. In addition, it will also sport an 8mp front-facing camera and two 8mp rear-facing cameras. Its operating system is the Android 4.4.2-based EMUI OS.

What do you readers think? It could make a nice Christmas gift, right?

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From left to right: The Huawei Honor 6,  Mate 7, and Honor 6 Extreme Edition

       Here we have three cellphones from Huawei: the Huawei Honor 6, Huawei Mate 7, and the Huawei Honor 6 Extreme Edition. These three phones were just launched this year and are all aimed at the high-end market. Their processors are from Huawei’s own Kirin series: Kirin 920, Kirin 925, Kirin 928 respectively. How do they compare to each other? Let’s find out.

First, let’s start by describing the differences between their processors.

Kirin 920: It’s built on the the octa-core big.LITTLE GTS (Global Task Scheduling). It integrates four 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A15 processors and four 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 processors into one using 28nm technology. It also boasts an I3 smart sensor processor that can lower power consumption, and let’s features like a gyroscope and accelerator run even when the phone is on standby. The Kirin 920 also comes with Huawei’s LTE Advanced communication module which supports the LTE Cat6 standard as well as TD-LTE, LTE-FDD, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, GSM, etc. Its GPU is the ARM Mali T628MP4 which supports H.265 and 4K videos.

Kirin 925: This is not that much of an upgrade from the Kirin 920, except that its frequency has increased to 1.8Ghz. Also, some smaller improvements were made such as adding the TrustZone which can protect the chip for the fingerprint scanner.

Kirin 928: The frequency has been upgraded to 2.0GHz.

Huawei Honor 6 benchmark

        Above are the Antutu and Vellamo benchmark scores for the Huawei Honor 6. It received a 38101 in the Antutu benchmark test which is pretty high.

Huawei Mate 7      

       These are the benchmark scores for the Huawei Mate 7. It received a 42804 score in the Antutu test. Although the Kirin 925 isn’t the strongest of the three processors, this phone still has powerful specs, so it is no surprise that it has a high score.

Honor 6 Extreme Edition 

Here are the scores for the Huawei Honor 6 Extreme Edition. It scored 42576 in the Antutu test.

Analysis 

       Why does the Kirin Mate 7 have a higher score than the Huawei Honor 6 Supreme Edition even though it uses the Kirin 925? First, because as a series, the difference between the two of them is not that great. Second, the Huawei Mate 7 is a high-end product, so it should definitely have the edge in other parameters.

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“The best big-screen phone to date! And it’s worth more than 5000 RMB!”—Yu Chengdong, August 26

On September 4, the Huawei Mate 7 was formally launched in Berlin, Germany (It was launched in China yesterday). Before its launch, Yu Chengdong said these words.

How could he be so confident? Let’s look at the Mate 7’s features: 6-inch screen, very high screen-to-body ratio, metal case, the new Emotion UI 3.0 OS, fingerprint recognition (the first Android phone to have such a feature)…

So, how does the Mate 7 fare? Here’s our review.

Besides the upgrades to the screen, many will also like the fact that the Huawei Mate 7 sports a metal case that covers 95% of the phone’s body. Because it is a big-screen phone, it weighs 185g despite the fact that the metal use is aluminium alloy. Although it’s a bit heavy, it’s a bit lighter than other phones like it.

The version being reviewed is the green gold edition. Users can also buy a grey or white edition.

The Mate 7’s upper frame is only 10.3mm. Without the screen panel, it would only be 8.9mm wide, which makes it stand out among other phones that are known to have a high screen-to-body ratio.

6-inch screen: Thin frame, high screen-to-body ratio

These days, more and more cellphone companies are producing thin cellphones with a very high screen-to-body ratio. With a thickness of 2.9mm and a screen-to-body ratio of over 83%, the Huawei Mate 7 is on par with the 5.7-inch Note 3. The resulting screen quality is excellent.

Huawei upgraded the resolution from 720p in the last generation to 1080p.

Left to right: Vivo Xshot, Mate 7, OnePlus One

Emotion UI 3.0

Huawei’s new OS upgrade, the Emotion UI 3.0 is finally here. This system is based on the Android 4.4.2 and the Mate 7 is the first phone to use it.

Since the Huawei Mate 7 supports fingerprint recognition, users can unlock their phone by pressing their finger on the fingerprint scanner at the back. If it fails to recognize your fingerprint after three attempts, you can just type your password. After 6 attempts, you will have to wait for 30 seconds before trying again.

When you pull your finger down on a certain program and hold it, a new interface appears. Huawei calls it the “Lazy” mode. This allows you to look at the contents of most of the apps without accessing them. For example, if you pull down the dial page, you can see the “My information” table. When you pull down the photo gallery program, you’ll immediately go to the camera interface. This way, you can take photos quickly.

Fingerprint scanner

The Huawei Mate 7’s most notable feature is its fingerprint scanner. Users can lock/unlock the phone, take photos, and even make purchases using fingerprint recognition. It’s good for security purposes as it can identify the user with his or her fingerprint. The Mate 7 is the first Android phone to have this feature and according to official reports, its recognition speed is faster than the iPhone S5’s.

Kirin 925: Performance and endurance tests

 The difference between the Kirin 925 and the Kirin 920 is not great. It is still composed of four Cortex-A7 and four Cortex-A15. It’s just that the main frequency has been increased from 1.7 GHz to 1.8 GHz. It also still uses the Mali-T628 MP4 GPU. As a result, the Kirin 925 only offers a slightly better performance than the 920.

The true strength of the Kirin 925 lies in its i3 sensor chip which is similar to the iPhone 5S’ M& chip. It can collect all data from the phone’s sensors and save more power.

It scored 42274 points in the Antutu 5.0 benchmark test.

As for endurance, the Mate 7 has a 4100 mAh battery. After playing a video for 30 minutes, the power only decreases by 4%, which means that users can watch a 12 hour video or about 18 episodes of a TV series. By the end of the day, there is still 44% left in the battery. This phone’s endurance is pretty good.

Internet

There are editions for China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, all of which are 4G-supported (the Telecom edition has a baseband). There is also a open-channel edition. This version is granted access by the Kirin 925’s baseband to networks like TDD-LTE, FDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, and GSM.

The China Mobile version, at most, has a transmission speed of 300 mbps. It also has a downstream spead of 12.25 Mbps and upstream speed of 5.29MBps, which are equal to download speeds of 1.5Mb/s and 660KB/s.

Camera has translation program

The Mate 7 sports a 13mp camera with Sony BSI 4. It also has a f/2.0 aperture and 28mm wide-angle 5mp lens. One feature lets the camera focus after taking the photo. It also has a translator program that translates any text that the camera points to.

The following were photos taken using the Huawei Mate 7:

Overall, the Huawei Mate 7 is a versatile phone with its metal case, 6-inch screen, Emotion UI 3.0, fingerprint scanner, and 4G internet connection.

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Last week, Huawei formally launched its newest flagship phone, the Mate 7, in Berlin, Germany and it looks fantastic. It is also the first Chinese cellphone to have a fingerprint scanner.

The Mate 7 sports a 6-inch 1080p display screen, uses the Kirin 925 octa-core chipset, and has 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM (high-end edition has 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM). It also sports a 5mp/13mp camera and is powered by a 4100mAh battery. Its OS is the Android 4.4-based EMUI 3.0 and it supports dual-SIM card.

Of course, we also can’t forget that the Mate 7 also sports a fingerprint scanner, the first Android phone to do so. It reacts to human touch in one second as opposed to the iPhone 5S’ 1.8s.

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       There has been a lot buzz surrounding the Huawei Mate 7 since its launch with its price being a hot topic. Even though the official price of the Mate 7 will be announced on September 12, off-line distribution channels have already announced the price of the high-end version. An internet user revealed that the Huawei Mate 7 high-end edition costs 3688 RMB, more expensive than previously reported.

As Huawei’s newest flagship device, there has been a lot of speculation regarding the Mate 7’s specs. Despite the fact that Huawei has only announced the overseas price of the Mate 7 and that they will only announce the official price on the 12^th, an internet user revealed that the high-end version will cost 3688 RMB in off-line distribution channels, more expensive than previously reported (3499 RMB/570.88 USD).

If this is true, then, the low-end version may cost around 3088 RMB (503.82 USD), higher than the reported 2999 RMB (489.30 USD) price.

Although it may seem expensive, we should still check out what Huawei has to offer. The Mate 7’s case is made of a strong alloy and is 95% metal. It sports a 6-inch 1080p display screen and has a thickness of 2.9mm. It also has a 83% screen-to-body ratio.

The Mate 7 uses the Kirin 925 octa-core chipset. The high-end version has 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM while the low-end version has 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM.

The Huawei Mate 7 will be launched on September 12 at 2:30 PM in Shanghai.

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On September 4, Huawei formally launched its new flagship phone, the Mate 7. Here are snapshots of the new phone.

This device is available in silver, grey, and gold which we have. The frame surrounding the Mate 7’s front side is very thin. Its biggest feature is fingerprint recognition, the first Android phone to have such a feature. It has a sensitivity degree of 1 second which surpasses the iPhone 5S’ 1.8 seconds. This phone can handle, at most, 5 fingerprints. Functions include, screen locking, hidden files, app lock, and account verification.

Regarding its specs, the Mate 7 sports a 6-inch 1080p display screen, uses the Kirin 925 octa-core chipset, and has 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM (high-end edition has 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM). It also has a 5mp/13mp dual-camera and is powered by a 4100mAh battery. Its OS is the Android 4.4-based EMUI 3.0 and it supports dual-SIM and China Mobile 4G.

The Huawei Mate 7 goes on sale in China on September 13. Low-end version will cost 3499 RMB (570.35 USD) while the low-end version will cost 3999 RMB (651.85 USD).

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Although the MX4 has been launched, it cannot be called a flagship phone in the truest sense since it has a Pro edition.

Insiders revealed that a new version with the Yun OS will come out next month. This phone will be the result of a cooperation between Meizu and Alibaba. They also revealed that this phone supports payment by fingerprint. If this is true, then this should be the MX4 Pro since it supports fingerprint recognition.

Take not that Huawei has already introduced the Mate 7 which is the first cellphone to support fingerprint payment. Its scanner recognizes fingerprints when pressed. Meizu must be using the same formula.

The difference though is that the MX4 with the Yun OS will still use the Kirin 925 processor like the Mate 7. Why? Because according to reports, Huawei’s chip offers the best security settings for fingerprint payments.

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Today, Huawei will release their newest device, the Mate 7.

According to reports, four versions will be shipped to stores: MT7-CL00, MT7-TL00, MT7-TL10, and MT7-TL10. The Mate 7 sports a 6-inch 1080p display screen. The biggest highlight about this device is, of course, its fingerprint recognition function.

The Mate 7 also uses the 1.8GHz Kirin 925 octa-core processor. Users can choose between a 2GB RAM/16GB version and a 3GB RAM/32GB ROM version. It also sports a 5mp/13mp camera. Tonight at 9 PM, let us witness the arrival of the Mate 7.

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A recent snapshot posted by Weibo user @DOSPY-山雨独酌 shows that the Huawei Mate 7’s processor is the Kirin 926. Based on the fact that this device has 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM, this must be the high-end version of the Mate 7.

So, what upgrades were made for the Kirin 925? It is bound to have a stronger GPU than the Kirin 920. Instead of the Kirin 920’s Mali-T628MP4 GPU, it should have the stronger Mali-T628MP6 GPU.

Although the Kirin 920 is a pretty good processor, its GPU is not very strong. If the Kirin 925 has stronger GPU then it should have better power consumption.

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