Huawei Ascend P7 flagship smartphone launched: 4.4 KitKat, 6.5mm thin, 5-inch Full HD, 1.8GHz quad-core

Huawei’s flagship smartphone for 2014 has been announced. With its profile measuring only 6.5mm, the new super-thin Huawei Ascend P7 offers a better camera and display and other improvements.

As a high-end device, the Huawei Ascend P7 doesn’t disappoint in terms of raw specs. It’s big display measures 5-inchs and touts a Full HD resolution and IPS technology. Coupled with an 8MP front shooter, the 13MP rear camera is powered by a 4th-gen Sony sensor with backside illumination. Huawei also tweaked the down volume button to give users a better chance of capturing the moment; just press it twice (even from a locked mode) and the camera app will launch in 1.2 seconds. Android 4.4 KitKat runs out of the box, but with the company’s Emotion UI 2.3 on top.

Huawei Ascend P7 Specs

• Android 4.4.2 KitKat (Emotion UI 2.3)
• 5-inch IPS LCD (1080×1920 Full HD), ~441ppi
• 1.8GHz quad-core HiSilicon Kirin 910T processor
• Mali-T450 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB internal storage
• microSD support up to 32GB
• 13-megapixel BSI main camera, with autofocus and LED flash
• 8-megapixel front camera
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• 3G HSPA+, 4G LTE
• Bluetooth 4.0
• NFC
• GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
• Dimensions: 139.8 x 68.8 x 6.5mm
• Weight: 124g
• 2500mAh battery

Like many other Huawei phones, the Ascend P7 has a HiSilicon chip running under the hood. We hope it’s capable of delivering a smooth performance. The phone also comes with several accessories: a wearable device, cases, covers, and portable batteries.

The Huawei Ascend P7 will cost 449 euros (approx. Php27,600), with the Philippines among the initial markets to get the device this month. A spinoff—the Ascend P7 mini—was also announced a few days back.

[Source: Huawei]