The Honor 7 is on offer again for at £209, from Huawei/Honor's UK retail website vMall...
The phone usually retails for £249, but are offering a £40 discount if you register on the vMall website first and will then email you discount code to use during the purchase to get it down to £209.
(If you have previously registered you should get the automatically have had the email with the discount code emailed to you.)
I think this is the third time they have offered this £40 discount since launch, a few months ago and each time has been very popular, with them selling out quickly. The offer is said to be available till 12 noon on Wednesday 28th October, but if you want the phone, I would order sooner to avoid disappointment.
I have missed out on the two previous offers, and ended up purchasing the Motorola Nexus 6 on a deal offer two weeks ago I found on HUKD. So unfortunately won't be taking up the deal they just emailed me, on this occassions.
For people unfamiliar with the phone, you are arguably getting a flagship specced phone, which could cost £400-500 with one of the big manufacturers... The basic specs are:
Screen - 5.2 inch, 1080p full HD Screen
Processor - HiSilicon Kirin 935 / 2.2 GHz Quad Core + 1.5 GHz Quad Core/ GPU: Mali-T628 MP4
RAM - 3GB
Storage - 16GB with MicroSD/Dual SIM slot
Camera - 20MP Rear Camera and 8MP Front Camera
Battery - 3100mAh
Finger Print Sensor
Android 5.0 operating system, with EMUI 3.1 skin
Metal Body
While I am sure, some will state you can buy similar specced phone for £120-150 on Chinese websites, the warranty offered and your rights are questionable with these products, if something goes wrong as you are dealling with foreign retailer. You could also face customs charges, if your box gets opened when it lands in the UK.
The above offer is from a UK retailer, and are offering 2 year warranty.
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Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 153#5
O...K. Aside from the 490584095405495840598495084058 Chinese based manufacturers who are releasing bang-for-your-buck devices. There. K3 Note, Elephone P8/7000, Umi Iron, Doogee F5, Meizu M2 Note, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2/Mi4/Mi4i/Mi4c...they're all still a couple of steps behind the bigger brands. If only they left Android OS alone and stopped skinning and trying to be unique.
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 153#3
It's probably best to wait a couple of days for the release of the Oneplus X. Could possibly offer a similar midrange experience for less. Wouldn't hold my breath though. Most releases this year have been disappointing.
I registered the last time but missed out, wasn't fast enough - do i need to register again to get the code?
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 153#3
It's probably best to wait a couple of days for the release of the Oneplus X. Could possibly offer a similar midrange experience for less. Wouldn't hold my breath though. Most releases this year have been disappointing.
Makkand to Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 15#4
The Lenovo K3 weren't too bad?
LogicalHarm to Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 15#6
I am scarred from my returns experience after receiving a faulty phone. Never going one plus again! (despite the amazing reviews)
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 153#5
O...K. Aside from the 490584095405495840598495084058 Chinese based manufacturers who are releasing bang-for-your-buck devices. There. K3 Note, Elephone P8/7000, Umi Iron, Doogee F5, Meizu M2 Note, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2/Mi4/Mi4i/Mi4c...they're all still a couple of steps behind the bigger brands. If only they left Android OS alone and stopped skinning and trying to be unique.
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 151#7
Lol that's why I wasn't exactly shouting to the rooftops about the Oneplus X. They've been a bigger disappointment to me this year than Google with the 5X. '2016 Flagship Killer'...LOL! Still...the Oneplus X looks a decent midranger albeit with a 32bit SoC if reports are anything to go by. I'll bet the Oneplus will leave out a fingerprint scanner for the X to save a few quid but I'm hoping I'm wrong since it sounds like a decent midranger that I might be interested in.
LogicalHarm
23 Oct 15#8
Well, it seems fingerprint scanners are almost expected now so I guess we will see! you seem pretty in the know, and the honour 7 reviews are decent and not sure how much longer I want to wait for a new phone (well, for my mum and dad!) - for the price the honour 7 seems like a decent bet - what say you?
Sir_Didymus
23 Oct 151#9
Honor 7 is a great phone for the money but the weak GPU put's me off. The GPU in the SD801 that's reportedly going to be in the Oneplus X is definitely better. No support for OpenCL/GL on the Kirin 935. 2160p decoding on the SD801 vs 1080p.on the Kirin 935. If you're not too bothered about gaming I'd go for the Honor 7. Seems to have very good build quality with a really handy physical shortcut button. Or if you don't mind waiting then give it till the 29th to see what Oneplus have up their sleeves. Always good to have options.
LogicalHarm
23 Oct 15#10
Thanks for your input, definitely really useful and very appreciated! The phone definitely won't be used for gaming (my old fogeys barely know how to use google maps!) the Oneplus will be slightly more expensive I suspect? (correct me if i'm wrong!). will need to get two phones so perhaps will go for one of these and then wait it out (aka wait for your advice!) Thanks again for your knowledge and input, people like you make this site what it is :smiley:
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The phone usually retails for £249, but are offering a £40 discount if you register on the vMall website first and will then email you discount code to use during the purchase to get it down to £209.
(If you have previously registered you should get the automatically have had the email with the discount code emailed to you.)
I think this is the third time they have offered this £40 discount since launch, a few months ago and each time has been very popular, with them selling out quickly. The offer is said to be available till 12 noon on Wednesday 28th October, but if you want the phone, I would order sooner to avoid disappointment.
I have missed out on the two previous offers, and ended up purchasing the Motorola Nexus 6 on a deal offer two weeks ago I found on HUKD. So unfortunately won't be taking up the deal they just emailed me, on this occassions.
For people unfamiliar with the phone, you are arguably getting a flagship specced phone, which could cost £400-500 with one of the big manufacturers... The basic specs are:
Screen - 5.2 inch, 1080p full HD Screen
Processor - HiSilicon Kirin 935 / 2.2 GHz Quad Core + 1.5 GHz Quad Core/ GPU: Mali-T628 MP4
RAM - 3GB
Storage - 16GB with MicroSD/Dual SIM slot
Camera - 20MP Rear Camera and 8MP Front Camera
Battery - 3100mAh
Finger Print Sensor
Android 5.0 operating system, with EMUI 3.1 skin
Metal Body
The Phone is receiving some very favourable reviews:
http://9to5google.com/2015/10/23/honor-7-review-video/
http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/135024-honor-7-review-brilliance-on-a-budget
https://www.androidpit.com/honor-7-review
While I am sure, some will state you can buy similar specced phone for £120-150 on Chinese websites, the warranty offered and your rights are questionable with these products, if something goes wrong as you are dealling with foreign retailer. You could also face customs charges, if your box gets opened when it lands in the UK.
The above offer is from a UK retailer, and are offering 2 year warranty.
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