Huawei Ascend Mate P7 Monarch Edition Vs iPhone 6 Plus: which is a better investment?
Check out this brief comparison of design, specs and features.
Design and Screen
Recently, Huawei launched the premium variant of the Ascend Mate P7 the Monarch edition.
In comparison to Apple iPhone 6 Plus, considering its price tag the Monarch edition is a better buy with its new sapphire as protective covering on its screen.
It features 6-inch screen which relatively large screen display, 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and has an 83% screen-body-ratio. The phablet is made up of 95% metal and will be avaible in three colors: Obsidian black, Moonlight silver, and Amber gold.
Meanhwile, the iPhone 6 Plus comes in a 5.5- inch canvas and a "Retina HD" resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (401 pixels per inch). Apple sticks with its LCD panel IPS and 'dual domain' technology to ensure bright colors and wide viewing angles. Its display is equivalent to 1080p screen.
Hardware and OS
In terms of its processor, the Huawei Ascend Mate P7 Monarch Edition is powered by an octa-core (1.8GHz A15 + 1.3GHz A7) Kirin 925 SoC with Mali T628 GPU. It runs the latest Android 4.4 Kitkat w/ Emotion UI 3.0, identical with the original Mate P7.
However, it has an upgraded 64Gb of built-in storage and expandable up to 128GB.
On the other hand, iPhone 6 Plus is armed with a dual-core 64-bit A8 processor - an upgrade over the 5S' A7 processor, with Apple claims it is 25% faster, with 50% faster graphics. It runs in its latest Apple iOS 8.
The iPhone 6 offers three variants of in built storage of 16GB, 64GB and 128GG, but does not allow memory expansion
Camera
The iPhone 6 Plus, Apple sticks with a 1/3-inch 8MP 'iSight' sensor with True Tone flash on the rear, and 1.2MP 'FaceTime' camera on the front.
While the Ascend Mate 7 features . A 13 megapixel camera with camera BSI sensor and LED flash. For the user's selfie need its front camera is at 5 megapixel and features a new panoramic effect.
Features
Both devices features a biometric fingerprint sensor that unlocks the phone.
Apple introduced its ApplePay that allows users to use digat payment using major credit cards combined with NFC and fingerprint sensor.
GSM Arena also added that, "The company gives a special VIP card, which grants you 1 hour quick repair in case anything happens to the phone as well as a bottle of the fancy Mossel wine."
Price
The Huawei Ascend Mate P7 Monarch Edition costs around $710, while Apple iPhone 6 Plus price ranges from $749 to $949.