Huawei Ascend G7 review
**Huawei might not be the most recognisable when it comes to smartphone names, but the Ascend G7 might be about to change all that. **With an iPhone-esque design and mid range price tag, Huawei’s latest smartphone is a real winner.
Want to learn more about this glamorous, larger than life phablet? Our Huawei Ascend review has got it covered…
A New Huawei Design
While previous Huawei phones might not have looked like anything special, the design of the Huawei Ascend G7 is making a break from tradition, bursting onto the screen with a premium-looking metal finish.
Some might argue that thanks to the phone’s aluminium back and plastic strips, the G7 looks more like an iPhone 5s than your typical Huawei model, which is further backed up by the phone’s colour variations in silver, gold or dark grey.
Appearance aside, the Huawei G7 is bigger than most, hitting the market with a 5.5-inch screen. But in case you’re worried that this might make the phone too large to handle, Huawei has slimmed down the bezels of the handset, meaning the G7 has a 70% screen to body ratio. In practice, this means you get all the benefits of having a big screen without having to lug around a bulky handset. And on top of that, the Huawei G7 is super slim too, measuring in at just 7.6mm around the waistline.
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Phone Specs
You don’t have to be a tech expert to see that the Ascend G7 from Huawei boasts an impressive set of specs under the hood. With a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, the phone has enough power to keep up with whatever your day might hold!
To back up the smartphone’s technical specs, the G7 sports 2GB of RAM- which lets you run multiple apps and programmes at once- as well as a 16GB internal memory. And if you’re heavy on saving photos, music and apps, you can even extend the phone’s internal storage with the help of a memory card.
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Great Front Camera
If a camera phone is important to you then the Huawei Ascend G7 will fit the bill. First off it has a mighty 13 megapixel camera which is sure to keep even an advanced photographer happy. On top of the G7’s camera lens, the handset offers a number of in-built camera apps to help improve your photos further. With Beauty, Panorama and Ultra Snapshot modes included, as well as an 88 degree wide angle lens, the Huawei G7 could well be your dream camera phone!
Plus, the phone’s front facing camera isn’t too shabby either, boasting a 5 megapixel lens and a panoramic selfie mode to make sure all of your mates can squeeze into that group selfie!
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Huawei G7 features
Huawei’s take on Android: Emotion 3.0
What makes all Android smartphones different is their user interface, and this is certainly the case for Huawei’s range of smartphones. Sporting the Emotion 3.0 UI, the Ascend G7 aims for simple usability; rather than having a separate app screen like with so many other Android phones, the G7 houses all of your apps on your home screen, making them easier than ever to find and use.
A 4G phone
With 4G network spreading its coverage across the UK, it comes as no surprise to see the new Huawei phone sporting 4G connectivity.
Having this superfast mobile broadband in your pocket means that you can download music, videos and photos at double the speed of a normal 3G connection.
Power saving mode
Not only does the Huawei Ascend G7 have a massive 3,000 mAh battery under its belt, but it also boasts an extreme energy saving mode to make sure you don’t run out of battery before the day’s out.
Huawei has promised that even if you use the phone constantly to stream TV programmes, take photos and play games, the G7 will last for 1.2 days on a single charge! Now this is great news for all smartphone enthusiasts who are tired of low battery messages!
Huawei Ascend G7 Review
So, if you’re looking for a smartphone that’s an iPhone lookalike but at half the cost, you might well have found the one in the Huawei Ascend G7. The phone’s specs, great front and rear cameras and 4G connectivity make this handset a great buy for a mid-range smartphone.
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