News & Reviews:   Huawei Ascend P7

Huawei recently announced the Huawei Honor 6 smartphone, confirming rumours that they'd skip numbers 4 and 5 in their Huawei Honor series of smartphones. Previously codenamed the Huawei Mulan and otherwise known as the Huawei Glory 6 the smartphone offers a number of notable features including a new octa-core Kirin 920 processor from Huawei. This new octa-core chipset has scored better on AnTuTu benchmarks than the Snapdragon 805 so there is a good reason to be excited about this. Other notable tech specs and features include a 5-inch display with full HD 1080p resolution, 3GB RAM, 16GB / 32GB storage and microSD support.

The Huawei MediaPad X1 or Honor X1 tablet makes a splash as one of the most powerful 7-inch tablets with smartphone capabilities around. Recently introduced in Malaysia along with the Huawei Ascend P7 smartphone, the tablet packs in tech specs which include a 7-inch IPS display with 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera and super slim design. Priced at RM1399 for the 4G LTE version and RM1299 for the 3G version, Huawei Malaysia were kind enough to provide us with a unit for review. You can see the unboxing video for the Huawei MediaPad X1 or Honor X1 in this article.

Featuring tech specs that include a 5-inch Full HD 1080p screen, 7-layer pattern infused backside and metallic chassis, the Huawei Ascend P7 combines key features from other smartphones while offering a design wholly their own. Thanks to Huawei Malaysia and a good amount of luck, we managed to get our hands on a Huawei Ascend P7 smarpthone early, so do check out our hands-on video of the smartphone below. The smartphone is currently available in most Malaysian retail stores while telco deals from Malaysian telcos like Celcom and U Mobile involving the Ascend P7 should be coming soon. The Ascend P7 currently retails for RM1499 and we'll be doing a full review of the smartphone shortly, so do stay tuned for more updates.

The Huawei Ascend P7 was just launched recently in Malaysia for RM1499. The ability to connect to 4G LTE with Huawei's own Kirin processors along with other flagship features in a 6.5mm thin compact design, makes the Ascend P7 a very interesting smartphone for Malaysia's masses. Thankfully, we were able to get the smartphone partly due to luck and mostly from Huawei Malaysia, so do check out our unboxing video below. We'll be following up with a hands-on video along with a full review here at TechNave.com so stay tuned for more updates.

While they've only just launched the Huawei Ascend P7 in Malaysia yesterday, it seems that the next Huawei smartphone to be revealed could be called the Huawei Honor 6 and be released as early as 24 June 2014. This comes courtesy of invites from Huawei themselves. Unfortunately, there aren't any details yet on what tech specs the Honor 6 could be coming with or why Huawei decided to skip the Huawei Honor 4 and Honor 5. So far, we only have a leaked image to go on which suggests the Huawei Honor 6 could be for the midrange, but do check out the image below for yourself. No Malaysia release dates or pricing yet but stay tuned and we'll keep you posted.

After quite a bit of teasing about the upcoming products to be revealed along with the Malaysia launch for the Huawei Ascend P7 smartphone, Huawei Malaysia launched the smartphone today and confirmed practically all of the other products teased earlier. This includes the Huawei TalkBand B1, Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 3G / 4G LTE, Huawei MediaPad M1 8.0 3G / 4G LTE and Huawei Ascend G6 3G / 4G LTE. The Huawei Ascend P7 features tech specs which include a 1.8GHz HiSilicon Kirin 910 quad-core processor, 5-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution screen, 13MP BSI rear camera, 8MP BSI front camera and 4G LTE connectivity. At just 6.5mm thin this smartphone is one of the slimmest flagship level smartphones in the market while still managing to pack in even more features and better design than the previous Huawei Ascend P6.

Pricing for the other devices were also revealed as follows:

• Huawei TalkBand B1 ~ RM499
• Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 4G LTE ~ RM1399
• Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 3G ~ RM1299
• Huawei MediaPad M1 8.0 4G LTE ~ RM1099
• Huawei MediaPad M1 8.0 3G ~ RM899
• Huawei Ascend G6 4G LTE ~ RM899
• Huawei Ascend G6 3G ~ RM749

With the Huawei Ascend P7 coming to Malaysia next week, rumours are rife about the next flagship smartphone from Huawei, which is currently codenamed as Mulan. Photos, tech specs and benchmarks have appeared for the Mulan showing a slim profile, no dedicated cmaera key and a micro-USB port on the side. AnTuTu benchmarks show the Mulan getting an impressive score of 37999 and it also reveals tech specs which include a 1.3GHz octa-core Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 930 processor, Mali T624 graphics, 3GB of RAM, 16GB storage, a 13MP rear camera with 4K video recording, 5MP front camera and Android 4.4.2 KitKat. In related news, rumours also came up about another Huawei Honor smartphone but there isn't much there apart from press renders. No news on Malaysia release dates or pricing yet, but we'll keep you posted so stay tuned.

While Huawei Malaysia already sent out the save the date teaser for their upcoming 10 June 2014 event, it seems that it won't be just the Huawei Ascend P7 smartphone being released. Almost every day afterwards, Huawei Malaysia have teased a different device that may be coming along with their flagship smartphone. This list currently includes the following:

• Huawei TalkBand B1 - a 2-in-1 bluetooth headset and fitness tracker
• Huawei MediaPad X1 - a 7-inch tablet phone with 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 13MP Sony rear camera, 5MP front camera, 7.2mm thin, 4G LTE support, 5000 mAh battery and premium aluminum body.
• Huawei MediaPad M1 - a HTC One look-alike tablet with 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 8-inch display and 1GB RAM
• Huawei Ascend G6 3G / 4G - a smartphone with 1.2gHz quad-core Qualcomm processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB/8GB storage, 4.5-inch display, 8MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, 3G/4G support and 2000 mAh batery

Huawei Malaysia recently sent us a save the date teaser for 10 June 2014 which you can see for yourself above. Quite obviously it is meant for the Huawei Ascend P7 smartphone and marks the local Malaysia launch date for Huawei's latest flagship smartphone. While it isn't the thinnest smartphone any more, the Ascend P7 still offers a number of refreshed tech specs and features which should be an interesting buy for users, especially if Huawei can offer it at the same tantalizing price as the recently launched Huawei Honor 3C. However, the Ascend P7 has already been released at $626 (RM2026) so this seems like a slim hope. Check out the tech specs and features of the Huawei Ascend P7 below:

• 1.8GHz quad-core Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 910 processor
• Mali 450 graphics
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB storage + up to 32GB microSD
• 5-inch LCD display (1920 x 1080 pixel, 445ppi)
• 13MP rear camera (LED Flash, Sony Sensor, f2.0 aperture, 5-element lens) + 8MP front camera (5-element lens)
• supports 4G LTE, HSPA+, WiFi, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0
• 124g
• 2500 mAh
• Android 4.4.2 + Emotion UI 2.3

About a week or so after the Huawei Ascend P7 Mini was announced, Huawei has announced the main Huawei Ascend P7 smartphone. While it isn't gunning for the World's thinnest smartphone record anymore the Huawei Ascend P7 is still fairly thin at 6.5mm and goes for a chrome sided narrow slate look that is quite classy. With both the front and back protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, it looks a lot like the latest batch of Sony Xperia smartphones, at least in terms of styling. Tech specs for the Huawei Ascend P7 are quite high-end which you can see below:

• 1.8GHz quad-core Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 910 processor
• Mali 450 graphics
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB storage + up to 32GB microSD
• 5-inch LCD display (1920 x 1080 pixel, 445ppi)
• 13MP rear camera (LED Flash, Sony Sensor, f2.0 aperture, 5-element lens) + 8MP front camera (5-element lens)
• supports 4G LTE, HSPA+, WiFi, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0
• 124g
• 2500 mAh
• Android 4.4.2 + Emotion UI 2.3