The Huawei Ascend Mate7 Monarch Edition appears to be specifically designed to compete directly with the iPhone 6 Plus. This enhanced version of the already very good Ascend Mate7 offers some great features that rival Apple’s flagship smartphone at a more affordable price.
Enhancements
The original Ascend Mate7 was already revered as one of the best phones ever by Huawei, but the Monarch Edition raises the bar further with more premium features. The use of sapphire crystal glass on this new edition is particularly noteworthy.
Many people think Corning Gorilla Glass is the strongest device screen protection available. Wrong! In fact, Corning Gorilla Glass comes nowhere near sapphire glass in terms of strength and scratch resistance.
Sapphire glass is super-strong and highly scratch-resistant. This was the reason why those who knew its value looked forward with high expectation of it being used on the iPhone 6, but they were to be disappointed by Apple. But you can now have it with the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Monarch Edition.
Another improvement on the Huawei Ascend Mate7 Monarch Edition is the storage. The sleek smartphone comes with an impressive 64GB on-board storage, with 54GB available to the user. A microSD card can be used to extend the storage to a whopping 182GB!
However, you are limited to just gold colour for this edition, compared to three available for the original Ascend Mate7.
Other details
Other specifications for the Huawei Ascend Mate7 Monarch Edition are the same as it was for the original version. The phone features a 6-inch display with HD (1080p) resolution.
It is powered by an octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 925 processor clocked at 1.8GHz and has 3GB RAM (though Mate7 had an option for 2GB RAM). Huawei Ascend Mate7 Monarch Edition also runs on Huawei’s own Emotion UI 3.0 software on Android 4.4 (KitKat) mobile operating system.
Huawei Ascend Mate7 Monarch Edition has a 13 megapixels camera on its back as well as a 5 megapixels snapper in front and it is provided with a 4100mAh battery as well as a fingerprint sensor.
Pricing and availability
Huawei Ascend Mate7 is not yet available in Nigeria. You can buy original Huawei phones from leading online stores in Nigeria. Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Price in Nigeria ranges from N125,000 to N190,000, depending on your location.
Huawei Ascend Mate7 Monarch Edition Specs
Here are a few specs of the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Monarch Edition:
General Features
- Platform: Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), Emotion UI 3.0
- Processor: octa-core Processor (1.8GHz quad-core & 1.3GHz quad-core (HiSilicon Kirin 925))
- GPU: Mali-T628
- Memory: 3GB RAM
- Colours: Obsidian Black, Moonlight Silver, Amber Gold
- Dimension: 157 x 81 x 7.9 mm
- Weight: 185 g
- SIM Type: Micro-SIM (for dual-SIM models the SIM2 is Nano SIM)
- SIM Count: Single SIM or Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 6.0-inch IPS Display, 1080 x 1920 pixels (368ppi)
- Display Protection: Sapphire Crystal Glass
Camera
- Rear Camera: 13 MP Camera, LED Flash, 1080p HD Video
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, HDR, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
- Front Camera: 5MP Camera, 720p HD Video
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 64GB Storage
- Memory Card Support: Up to 128GB (takes SIM2 in dual-SIM models)
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
- 2G CDMA 1X: No
- 3G WCDMA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100MHz
- 3G CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: Yes
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes, up to 48kbps
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes, up to 21.1mbps
- HSPA+: Yes, up to 42.2 Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: Yes, up to 300 Mbps
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, LE
- NFC: Yes
- Infrared Blaster: No
- USB Port: Yes, microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: Yes, mp3, WAV, FLAC, eACC+
- Video Player: Yes, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: Yes, Google Maps
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: No
- Pedometer: No
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Temperature Sensor: No
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes
- Iris Scanner: No
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes (with dedicated mic)
- Wireless Charging: No
- Water Resistant: No
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 4100 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable)
- Standby Time: –
- Talktime: –
