Metal-Clad Huawei Honor 7 with Fingerprint Sensor, Kirin Octa-Core SoC Launched in China; Price, Specifications

Huawei has launched the much-awaited flagship smartphone Honor 7 in China.

After months of speculations, Huawei has finally pulled the wraps off the much-awaited flagship smartphone, Honor 7.

Going by the specification list, the new Huawei Honor 7 is a true premium smartphone. It features state-of-the-art biometric technology-based fingerprint sensor for secured unlocking and also flaunts all-metal body made of airplane grade aluminum.

Under the hood, it houses a feature-rich 20mp camera with Sony sensor, stacked (3^rd gen BSI sensor), 6-phyisical lens, f/2.0 aperture, dual-LED flash, sapphire protective glass, full HD video recording, 4X Zoom and on front, it comes packed with 8mp back-illuminated camera with LED flash and f/2.4 aperture.

Huawei Honor 7 ships with the proprietary Hisilicon Kirin Octa-core SoC (System on Chip), backed by sumptuous 3GB RAM, 16GB/64GB memory and a 3100 mAh battery that keeps the device running for close to 416 hours under standby mode.

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Huawei Honor 7 release date and price detail:

The company has confirmed that the new Huawei Honor 7 will come in three variants: 16GB storage/Single-SIM, 16GB/Dual-SIM and the top-end model with 64GB/Dual-SIM for ¥1999 (around $322/€290/₹20,500), ¥ 2199 (around $355/€319/₹22560) and ¥ 2499(around $403/€362/₹25637) respectively.

All three models will come in silver, gold and dark gray colour options. Prospective buyers need to get registered in order to make purchase on 7 July. Registration window will be open from 1 July (10:08 am) to 6 July (6:00 pm). [More details, HERE].

As of now, there is no official word from Huawei on when it would release the flagship Honor 7 in India, but if we take any cue from history, Huawei is most likely to launch the device by July-end or early August in the subcontinent.

Key specifications of Huawei Honor 7:

Model	Huawei Honor 7
Display	5.2-inch full HD (1920x1080p) TFT screen Pixel density: 423 ppi (pixels per inch)
OS	Android 5.x.x with EMUI v3.1
Processor	Hisilicon Kirin 935 Octa-core (4 x 2.2GHz Cortex A53 + 4x 1.5GHz Cortex A53) based in big.LITTLE architecture technology
GPU	Mali T628 MP4
RAM	3GB
Storage Capacity	16GB/64GB, expandable up to 128GB
Camera	Main: 20.0-megapixel camera with Sony Sensor, stacked (3^rdgen BSI sensor), 6-phyisical lens, f/2.0 aperture, dual-LED flash, sapphire protective glass, full HD video recording, 4X Zoom Front: 8.0-megapixel back-illuminated camera with LED flash, f/2.4 aperture, fixed focal length,
Battery	3100 mAh (Li-Polymer) Talk time: up to 23 hours (2G)/16 hours (3G) Standby time: close to 416 hours Charging time: needs at least 1 hour and 25 minutes to fully charge the phone
Network	4G-LTE Cat.6
Add-ons	Finger-print sensor, Single SIM (type: nano) slot, (Dual-SIM model comes as a separate variant), Bluetooth v4.1 (LE), Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac; 2.4GHz/5GHz) dual-band, GPS/GLONASS, A-GPS, OTG, USB 2.0,
Dimensions	143.2 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm
Weight	157 g
Colour options	silver, gold and dark gray
Price	16GB with Single SIM: ¥1999 (around $322/€290/₹20,500) 16GB with Dual-SIM: ¥ 2199 (around $355/€319/₹22560) 64GB with Dual-SIM: ¥ 2499(around $403/€362/₹25637)