Huawei today unveiled its latest smartphone, the Ascend P7.
The device is a follow-up to the super-slim Ascend P6, which made its debut last year. It's slightly bigger at 5 inches compared to the P6's 4.7 inches. But the P7 also becomes even skinnier at 6.5mm (compared to 9.1mm on the P6), which Huawei said makes it one of the slimmest 4G LTE smartphones in the market.
The Ascend P7 features an 8-megapixel front-facing and 13-megapixel rear-facing camera. Double click the down volume button in locked mode for quick, 1.2-second access to the camera. Its panorama function, Huawei said, will allow for better group selfies (which the company dubbed a groufie), while beauty mode will perk up any tired faces.
If your mug is not enough, a Voice Photo function will allow users to add a 10-second audio clip to photos, which can be uploaded to social media networks.
The smartphone sports a 1,920-by-1,080-resolution display and is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and back.
The device includes dual antennas for improved signal reception, and "smart network switching technology" to avoid battery drain, even in weak signal areas. A power-saving function also lets users shut off power-hungry apps that are running in the background. At 10 percent power, meanwhile, the phone will switch to super power-savings mode, at which point the screen will dim and basic phone functions will be active, like voice calls and contact page.
The Ascend P7 will come in black, white, and pink.
Huawei said the phone will be available starting in May for 449 Euros. The company did not mention a possible U.S. release; right now it's scheduled to debut in China, the U.K., Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Serbia, Greece, Norway, Hungary, Denmark, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
Among the carriers that will offer the phone is Orange.