Huawei Mate7 arriving Nov. 20 for Php27,890

We just got official word from Huawei Philippines that their new flagship handset, the Mate7, will be arriving in the Philippines on November 20, 2014 with a suggested retail price of Php27,890USD 475INR 40,290EUR 453CNY 3,461.

Huawei is accepting pre-orders of the Mate 7 with special pre-order discounts of up to Php3,000USD 51INR 4,334EUR 49CNY 372 on the retail price. This brings down the cost of ownership to Php24,890USD 424INR 35,956EUR 404CNY 3,089 when you make a Php3,000USD 51INR 4,334EUR 49CNY 372 deposit for the pre-order.

Interested parties can go to any Huawei Shops (and select MemoXpress shops in Metro Manila) to pre-order and post a down-payment on the Mate 7. You may deposit either Php1,000USD 17INR 1,445EUR 16CNY 124, Php2,000USD 34INR 2,889EUR 32CNY 248 or Php3,000USD 51INR 4,334EUR 49CNY 372 as down-payment. That same amount will then be part of the discount on the final price of the device (maximum Php3k discount).

Announced back in September, the Mate 7 is Huawei’s best smartphone ever with a true octa-core chip (8+1) and 3GB of RAM.

Huawei Mate 7 specs:
6-inch Full HD IPS display, 368ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Hisilicon Kirin 925 octa-core CPU (4×1.8GHz Cortex A15 + 4 × 1.3GHz Coretex A7 + 1 x 230MHz big.LITTLE)
Mali-T628 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
up to 64GB via microSD
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby (Nano-SIM + Micro-SIM)
Dual-LTE Cat 6
13MP rear camera, f/2.0, LED flash
5MP front camera
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
microUSB
Fingerprint Sensor
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Android 4.4 KitKat w/ Emotion UI 3.0
Li-Ion 4,100mAh battery
157 x 81 x 7.9 mm
185 g

The Ascend Mate 7 will be released in the Philippines on November 20 with a suggested retail price of Php27,890USD 475INR 40,290EUR 453CNY 3,461 (see discounts above) and initially in Metro Manila only since there are limited stocks (a few hundreds).

The only variant available is the 3GB RAM, 32GB storage with Dual-SIM, Dual-LTE model in Rose Gold color.