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GSMArena team, 17 October 2014

Stargazer


Huawei Ascend Mate7 review: Stargazer

  • Comments (80)
  • User reviews
  • Ascend Mate7

5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Retail package, 360-degree view, design and build quality, controls
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Image gallery, music and video players, FM radio, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, still image quality, video recording and quality
  9. 9. Web browsing, other apps
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Huawei Ascend Mate7 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (80)

Huawei Android

Performance

Huawei Ascend Mate7 runs on company's latest developed chipset - the Kirin 925. It has an octa-core processor with four Cortex-A15 cores clocked at 1.8GHz and four energy-efficient Cortex-A7 cores running at 1.3GHz. The Kirin 925 utilizes Mali-T628 GPU and 2GB of RAM (or 3GB of RAM, if you get the 32GB model).

Even though the Mate7 display is 6", it uses 1080p resolution, which means the phablet should provide a flagship performance. Let's see how it stacks against the competition.

So, our first test inspects the raw CPU performance, and quite expectedly, the Huawei Ascend Mate7's octa-core CPU demonstrates a stellar performance, a hair below the octa-core Galaxy Alpha.

GeekBench 3

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    3214
  • Oppo Find 7
    3178
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    3165
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    3011
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    2925
  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    2884
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    2670
  • LG G3 - EU version
    2563
  • HTC One Max
    1899
  • Huawei Ascend P7
    1895
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    1522

The compound AnTuTu 5 benchmark reflects the performance of CPU, GPU, RAM and storage. The score is on par with the Snapdragon 801 devices like the Galaxy S5, and a noticeable improvement over the previous Kirin 910T chipset within the Ascend P7.

AnTuTu 5

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    51905
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    46824
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    43164
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    41510
  • LG G3 - EU version
    39905
  • Huawei Ascend P7
    28758

BaseMark OS II is another compound test that adds web performance into the equation as well. Unfortunately, the overall result is behind the curve, possibly because of a lower graphic sub-system performance.

Basemark OS II

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    1222
  • Oppo Find 7
    1212
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    1181
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    1168
  • LG G3 - EU version
    1126
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    1082
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    915
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    830
  • HTC One Max
    588
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    542

Just as we suspect, the single-core power is on par with the Snapdragon 801 gang while the combined performance of all eight cores is top of the class and equal to the Galaxy Alpha's same octa-core processor.

Basemark OS II (single-core)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    4031
  • Oppo Find 7
    2606
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    2588
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    2579
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    2415
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    2334
  • LG G3 - EU version
    2213
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    1666

Basemark OS II (multi-core)

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    15096
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    15012
  • Oppo Find 7
    10391
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    10063
  • LG G3 - EU version
    9611
  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    9604
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    9446
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    6662

Huawei Ascend Mate7 comes with Mali-T628 GPU, but Huawei didn't specify the number of GPU cores. For example Samsung Galaxy Alpha uses Mali-T628MP6, which means it is a hexa-core graphic accelerator. The first test we ran is the BaseMark X and Huawei Ascend Mate7 posted quite poor result, close to the HTC One Max, but twice lower than the current flagship crop.

Basemark X

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    18684
  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    18297
  • Oppo Find 7
    14968
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    11744
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    11606
  • LG G3 - EU version
    11552
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    11065
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    6501
  • HTC One Max
    5353
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    1976

We continue with the GPU torture on the GFX Benchmark. Huawei Ascend Mate7 demonstrated really poor off-screen performance on both 2.7 T-Rex and 3.0 Manhattan tests, much lower than Galaxy Alpha. This makes us believe Ascend Mate7 is probably using a dual-core Mali-T628MP2 GPU.

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    44.6
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    41.7
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    31.3
  • Oppo Find 7
    28
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    27.8
  • LG G3 - EU version
    27.2
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    23
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    16.4
  • HTC One Max
    14
  • Huawei Ascend P7
    12.3
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    5.8

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    18.6
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    18.5
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    13.4
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    11.8
  • LG G3 - EU version
    11.4
  • Oppo Find 7
    11.1
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    8
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    2

The uninspiring scores continue on the onscreen benchmarks as well, confirming the Mate7 runs on lesser Mali-T628 GPU than the one in Galaxy Alpha.

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    48.4
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    28.1
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    26.4
  • LG G3 - EU version
    20.5
  • Oppo Find 7
    19.9
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    17.4
  • Huawei Ascend P7
    12.4
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    10.8

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    25.3
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    11.7
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    11.2
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    8.5
  • LG G3 - EU version
    7.2
  • Oppo Find 7
    6.7
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    4.3

Finally, we put the Huawei Ascend Mate7 through the JavaScript-centric Kraken benchmark and the compound web BrowserMark 2.1 test. The Mate7 handles JavaScript very well, but its overall performance is behind the competition.

Kraken 1.1

Lower is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    4650
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    4911
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    5351
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    5567
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    6043
  • Oppo Find 7
    6363
  • LG G3 - EU version
    6987
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    20366

BrowserMark 2.1

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    3389
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    2208
  • LG G3 - EU version
    1474
  • Oppo Find 7
    1452
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 (S801)
    1398
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    1364
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    822
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    795

Huawei Ascend Mate7 is a powerful flagship with great raw CPU performance, but uninspiring GPU output. The Mali-T628 will do for most of the powerful games out there, but Huawei could have added some additional GPU cores. For what's worth, the Ascend Mate7 isn't slow, on the contrary - it offers buttery smooth Android OS and task switching and we had no problems while running heavy-duty tasks and games. But it could have been definitely better, future-proof.

Next Page » 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Retail package, 360-degree view, design and build quality, controls
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Image gallery, music and video players, FM radio, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, still image quality, video recording and quality
  9. 9. Web browsing, other apps
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Huawei Ascend Mate7 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (80)

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