Huawei Ascend P7 review

The rear-facing 13-megapixel camera also produced very reasonable pictures. There was plenty of detail in our outdoor shots, but colours didn’t look as vibrant and rich as those we took on the Moto X. However, the sky was well exposed, which is something with which a lot of cameras tend to struggle, and there was relatively little noise.

Sadly, the Ascend P7 doesn’t last long on a single charge. With the P7’s Normal power-saving mode selected, the P7’s 2,500mAh battery lasted just 6 hours and 44 minutes. Sadly, we couldn’t perform our battery test with the Ultra power-saving mode because it doesn’t let you run video. The Smart power-saving mode lasted a little longer at 7 hours and 2 minutes, but this is still very poor for a modern day smartphone. Indeed, the Ascend P6 lasted seven hours and 20 minutes in our battery test.

The Huawei Ascend P7 is a decent mid-range smartphone that does its best to stand out from the crowd with a wide range of apps and various photography modes. However, if you’re not interested in taking selfies then there very little that the P7 does better than cheaper, faster phones such as the award-winning Motorola Moto X.