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Honor 7 review: The 2015 metal-bodied Kirin flagship-killer with a smart key.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2015·$330
Overall
58/100
Class rank
#2 of 2
Tier
Mid
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Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Honor's breakout metal flagship-killer.

Honor 7 brought a full-metal body, 20 MP camera and a programmable smart key to $330 in 2015, launching Honor as a serious value brand.

01Display

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 57-point average for mid phones of 2015.

TypeIPS-NEO LCD, 60 Hz
Size5.2 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px

02Camera

58/100

58/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for mid phones of 2015.

Main20 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

54/100

54/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid phones of 2015 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetHiSilicon Kirin 935 (28 nm)
RAM3 GB
Storage16 / 64 GB + microSD

04Battery

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid phones of 2015 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,100 mAh
Wired5 W

05Build

70/100

70/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for mid phones of 2015.

06Value

66/100

66/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid phones of 2015.

What works
  • Full metal body in 2015.
  • 20 MP camera + IR blaster.
  • Programmable smart key.
  • microSD + fingerprint.
What doesn't
  • Kirin 935 dated.
  • 5 W charging.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Support long ended.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone SE (2016)
$399 · score 62/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .