Honor 7 is getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India

Honor 7, the latest flagship from Huawei's sub-brand, is now getting the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India.

Honor 7

The update will be available for all Honor 7 users who register for the OTA update by providing their device's IMEI number and current software version. The company says that the OTA update will reach their device in some 24 to 48 hours from the time of registration. 

You can find the device version number in Settings >About Phone (For example, PLK-UL00C675B170) and the 16-digit IMEI number by dialing *#06#.

Huawei Honor 7 smartphone was launched in June 2015. The phone comes with a 5.20-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 424 pixels per inch.

The Huawei Honor 7 is powered by 2.2GHz octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 935 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Huawei Honor 7 packs a 20-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The Huawei Honor 7 runs Android 5.0 and is powered by a 3100mAh non removable battery. It measures 143.20 x 71.90 x 8.50 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 157.00 grams.

The Huawei Honor 7 is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone that accepts a Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, FM, 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, and Gyroscope. 

About Huawei

The Chinese telecommunications company has been manufacturing mobile phones since 1997. It is also the largest telecom infrastructure maker in the world. The company also makes Android smartphones and tablets. Recently it has stepped into the smartwatch market with an Android Wear based device. It is another one of the big smartphone manufacturers from China.