Huawei recently outed an enhanced version of Honor 7 running Android 6.0 Marshmallow in China. Now the company has released the beta version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Honor 7 users in India. (via)
Honor 7 users in India, will first need to register for the update by providing their IMEI number and current software version. You can find the device version number in Settings -> About Phone and the 16-digit IMEI number by dialling *#06#.
You can register for the Marshmallow OTA update by filling out the form here. Huawei will verify the information and will start pushing the OTA update after 24 to 48 hours of submission. The Honor 7 Android Marshmallow update bring EMUI 4.0 and several new features.
Changelog
- [Camera]
- New added professional mode. Under this mode, you can use
professional parameters in any combination to achieve the desired
effect
- New Added document readjustment function. When enabled, you can clearly capture the text content appearing the lens.
- [Gallery]
- New added Paint filter, Feminine filter and Photo filter. You can get more amazing images now.
- New added various labels, you can change the font size, color and location now.
- New added creating memo on images supports you customize the unique
memo for every image, and then set it as unique lock screen wallpaper.
- New added sport watermark element. Now you can add altitude data and your note on your travel photos.
- Optimized album functions. Now you can bulk add photos for new
album. This greatly simplifies the process of creating an album and
then adding photos to it.
- Support you to print multiple images one time. It can save all selected images for printing as PDF and print them together.
- [Contacts]
- New added Smart group function will help you to group your contacts
according to company or organization names. If you want to group your
contacts by this way, you just need to add company or organization names
in contacts’ information. Your contacts will be automatically grouped.
- [Messages]
- New added quickly reclaiming sending message, within 4 seconds after sending a message, you can reclaim it if you regret.
- [Application]
- New added a compass application, it integrated the functions of level gauge and compass.
- New added alarm ring duration selections, now how long the alarm will ring all depends on you!
- [System]
- New added screen recording function, with it enabled, you can easily
record your screen operating steps, then make it to a small course and
share with others.
- [Settings]
- New added eyesight protection mode in Display settings, when
enabled, the backlight will be soft. It’s very helpful to relax your eye
muscles keeping your eyes healthy.
- New added scheduled power on and power off functions, when enabled,
your phone will auto power on and off, you will have a regular lifestyle
which is very important to your healthy.
- New added notification panel and status bar will be convenient to look up some settings.
- Optimized tone settings adding power on tone, screenshot tone and emergency tone switches.
The final version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Honor 7 is expected to roll out next month or early February. Next in line to receive the latest Android treat is the Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 4X and Honor 4C, which is expected to happen in February 2016.
Huawei outed the Honor 7 in China back in July and the international version was lauched in Europe in August. Now the Honor 7 has made its way to the Indian market.
Huawei Honor 7 sports 5.2-inch full-HD
(1920 x 1080 pixels) display and is powered by the company's own 64-bit
octa-core Kirin 935 processor (four Cortex-A53 cores at 2.2GHz + four
Cortex-A53 at 1.5GHz) paired with Mali-T628 GPU and 3GB RAM. On-board storage is 16GB, further expandable up to 128GB via
microSD card. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with Emotion UI 3.1 on top and will getAndroid 6.0 Marshmallow in February 2016.
Camera features include 20-megapixel
rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX230 sensor, f/2.0 aperture 6P lenses and sapphire glass protection on top. On the front there is an 8-megapixel shooter with LED
flash, f/2.0 aperture and BSI Sensor for capturing better selfies.
Connectivity options include 4G LTE, 3G
HSPA+, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS and NFC. It is fueled by 3100mAh
battery and comes with
fast charging capabilities that lets you charge the phone up to 50% in
just 30 minutes and 100% in 1 hour and 25 minutes. It comes in Gold,
Sliver and grey colors.
There is also a fingerprint sensor on
the back of the smartphone below the rear camera that enables users to
unlock the smartphone by just tapping once. There is also a special hardware key on the side, dubbed the Smart Key, lets you
configure custom actions for a single press, double press and long
press. Also on board is an IR blaster letting you use the
smartphone as a universal remote. There's a voice control feature
present as well, along with a hardware-based SOS alert functionality.
The Huawei Honor 7 is priced at Rs. 22,999 in India and will be available via Flipkart from October 15 in Mystery Gray and Fantasy Silver color variants. It comes with a bunch of freebies, covering offers from various
partners such as Paytm, Hungama, Freecharge, FoodPanda, Ditto TV and
Uber, adding up to a total of Rs 14,000 worth of app and content gifts.
Huawei's sub-brand Honor announced the company's latest smartphone dubbed Honor 7. It sports an aluminum alloy body and comes in an optional dual-SIM variant.
Huawei Honor 7 sports 5.2-inch full-HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display and is powered by the company's own 64-bit octa-core Kirin 935 processor (four Cortex-A53 cores at 2.2GHz + four Cortex-A53 at 1.5GHz) paired with Mali-T628 GPU and 3GB RAM. It comes in two storage variants 16GB or 64GB, further expandable up to 128GB via microSD card. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with Emotion UI 3.1 on top.
Camera features include 20-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX230 sensor, f/2.0 aperture and 6P lenses. On the front there is an 8-megapixel shooter with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture and BSI Sensor for capturing better selfies.
Connectivity options include 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS and NFC. It is fueled by 3100mAh battery and comes with
fast charging capabilities that lets you charge the phone up to 50% in
just 30 minutes and 100% in 1 hour and 25 minutes. It comes in Gold, Sliver and grey colors.
There is also a fingerprint sensor on the back of the smartphone below the rear camera that enables users to unlock the smartphone by just tapping once.
The Huawei Honor 7 is priced at CNY 1999 (Rs. 20,500 | US$ 320) for the 16GB variant, CNY 2199 (Rs. 22,600 | US$ 355) for the 16GB dual-SIM variant, and CNY 2499 (Rs. 25,600 | US$ 405) for the 64GB version. It will be available for order in China from July 1 and goes on sale starting July 7.
