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Background and Identification

The Huawei Mate 7 (also called the Huawei Ascend Mate 7) Android smartphone was produced by Huawei as part of the Huawei Mate series. The Mate series was previously called the Ascend Mate series and is a line of high-end phablets (phone/tablet, or a large smartphone). The Mate 7 was released in black, silver, and gold bodies.

The Mate 7 includes either 16 GB of internal storage and 2 GB of RAM or 32 GB of internal storage and 3 GB of RAM. The phone includes a non-removable 4100 mAh battery. (A non-removable battery is one whose adhesive is permanent, making repair and replacement difficult). The Mate 8, the Mate 7’s successor, includes a slightly smaller 4000 mAh battery but includes up to 64 GB of internal storage and 4 GB of RAM.

The Mate 7 includes a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, as well as gyro, accelerometer, proximity, and compass sensors. It also features a scratch-resistant glass front and an aluminum back and frame. The phone’s main camera is located directly above the fingerprint sensor. The Mate 7 includes the Huawei logo, which depicts the name “Huawei” in capital letters below a flower-shaped logo on the lower back portion of the phone. The name “Huawei” is also printed in capitalized white letters in the center of the phone’s front bezel.

Technical Specifications

Models: MT7-TL00, MT7-L09, MT7-TL10, MT7-CL00

Release date: October 2014

Body:

  • Dimensions and Weight: 157 x 81 x 7.9 mm (6.18 x 3.19 x 0.31 in), 185 g (6.53 oz)
  • Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
  • SIM:
    • Micro-SIM
    • Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM) - MT7-TL10

Display:

  • Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size: 6.0 inches, 98.7 cm2 (~77.6% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~368 ppi density)
  • Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform:

  • OS: Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), EMUI 3.1
  • Chipset: Kirin 925 (28 nm)
  • CPU: Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
  • GPU: Mali-T628MP4

Memory:

  • Card slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal: 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM

Main Camera:

  • Single: 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
  • Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
  • Video: 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera:

  • Single: 5 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
  • Video: 720p

Sound:

  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • 3.5 mm jack: Yes

Communications:

  • WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
  • Bluetooth: 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
  • GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
  • NFC: Yes
  • Radio: FM radio
  • USB: microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features:

  • Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery:

  • Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh battery
  • Stand-by: Up to 648 h (3G)

Miscellaneous:

  • Colors: Obsidian black, Moonlight silver, Amber gold

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