Huawei Honor 7 makes an impression, comes with SOS button

The newly announced Huawei Honor 7 incorporates an SOS button feature developed in India, thus fulfilling a promise the company made about this user security function’s integration. In August, the government had asked all mobile phone manufacturers to embed an emergency alarm of sorts in their devices, following which Huawei vowed to launch its first Honor series smartphone with such a specification in October.

The company’s R&D team in Bangalore have designed a hardware-integrated SOS for the Huawei Honor 7. It can be made to automatically send a message to preset contacts, sound an alarm or alert the concerned numbers to the user’s exact location. The handset includes a fingerprint sensor and a Siri-like virtual assistant you can address as ‘Honey Bear.’

Flaunting an aluminum alloy finish, the 4G-capable and dual SIM Honor 7 has a host of specs that put it in the mid-range category. It runs on Android Lollipop mated with Huawei’s EMUI 3.1 software, an octa core chipset and 3GB of RAM. A 5.2-inch full HD screen can be found on its face along with an 8MP camera. The last mentioned has a rear 20MP shooter for company.

Huawei Honor 7 specifications roundup:

– Octa core 64-bit Kirin 935 processor
– 5.2-inch 1080 x 1920p full HD display
– Android 5.0 Lollipop-based EMUI 3.1
– 3GB RAM, 16GB/64GB internal memory, 128GB expandability
– 3100mAh battery
– 20MP main camera, 8MP front lens
– Dual SIM, 4G, NFC, Wi-Fiac, Bluetooth, A-GPS, IR remote
– 143.2 x 71.9 x 8.5 millimeters
– 157 grams

Flipkart will start selling the Huawei Honor 7 from October 15. The IP68 water resistant Band Z1 fitness which can track steps taken, sleep patterns and more, is scheduled to begin shipping later this month. The price of the former in its 16GB version is Rs 22999, while the latter costs Rs 5499. There’s no word on when the 64GB and 128GB units will be out in India.