ARE NEW ZEALAND OR INTERNATIONAL MODELS DIFFERENT IN ANY WAY?

International models are brand new, genuine products. You may notice very minor differences when compared with local models, however, all international models are supplied with an Australia/New Zealand compliant generic charger and are perfectly suited for use in Australia or New Zealand

 WHY CHOOSE DIRECT IMPORT?

By cutting out all the middlemen, we’re often able to sell the world’s biggest and best brands (like Apple, Samsung and Huawei) for significantly cheaper than local retailers.

WHY ARE PRICES SO LOW?

Being an online-only retailer allows us to cut unnecessary costs and keep costs down. We’re able to bypass agents, importers, wholesalers and distributors that are usually part of the retail process. By cutting out these expensive middlemen, we can pass the savings onto you, where they belong! It also means that we avoid the many costs involved with running bricks and mortar stores, resulting in even more savings for you.

WILL DELIVERY TAKE LONGER?

In most cases, the delivery will be within 2 working days. However, for some models, it can take between 10-14 days. Please always feel free to check with the support team on delivery times if you are unsure.

DO DIRECT IMPORT PRODUCTS COME WITH A WARRANTY?

 Of course! All of Callcom’s direct import products are backed by a 1 Year Standard Care Warranty for your total shopping confidence and peace of mind.

 Design

‘Shiny’ is the word that sums up the Huawei P20 Pro's design best. Yes, it’s big. Yes, it has a notch. But sheer reflective spangliness makes this phone stand out.

For the most part you’ll probably see the black and blue versions of the Huawei P20 Pro sold in the UK, but there's also the more eye-catching gradient version. Purple at the top turns smoothly to a greenish-turquoise at the bottom, the sort of finish you see more often on a supercar than a phone.

This will be a bit of an audience-divider. If you find it a bit much, the other finishes are lower key. All are highly reflective, though. The Huawei P20 Pro is also a little prone to fingerprint smudges and the slightly raised camera housing picks up dust fairly quickly.

The Huawei P20 Pro has a larger battery than its peers, but you can’t tell from its feel. This phone is actually slimmer and lighter than the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus at just 7.8mm thick.

However, the Samsung does a slightly better job of appearing to be 'all screen' front-on, because the Huawei's screen does not curve around at the sides. Only the glass does, and just the last millimeter or so at that.

Huawei doesn’t have quite as good an excuse, as there’s just a high-res camera and speaker on the Huawei P20 Pro’s front. However, the notch is smaller. Notches may end up being a Crocs-grade "what were we thinking" move in hindsight, but they seem to be in fashion right now.

Display

Like most other high-end Huawei phones, the P20 Pro does not have the highest display resolution in its class. This is a 1080 x 2244 AMOLED screen.

Pixel density of 408ppi isn’t even close to the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus’s 529ppi. The only time you’re likely to notice though is when using a phone-based VR headset. And if that fad isn’t dead, it is at least dormant.

Okay, if you look close you can see slight evidence of the PenTile fizz that affects Samsung OLEDs that don’t have insane pixel density. This is caused by Samsung OLED’s pixels sharing sub-pixels, reducing perceived resolution a bit.

The Huawei P20 Pro’s display quality is excellent though. Blacks are perfect, there’s minimal blue cast when the phone is tilted, which affects some less advanced OLED displays.

You also have a choice of color profiles. Standard color looks a little more saturated than old industry standard sRGB, but offers a fairly natural, relaxed look. Vivid color deepens tones a little, with a slight subtlety trade-off.

Like other Huawei phones, you can also tune the color temperature to your liking, although the default setting is pleasant.

Also worth noting, the P20 Pro ships with a pre-fitted screen protector, giving it the best chance of avoiding scratches possible. That said, this plastic film does attract fingerprints pretty readily, so you may want to swap it for a tempered glass screen protector down the line.

Processing power

Under the hood the Honor 7C has a Snapdragon 450 octa-core chipset, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage in the UK, although some countries will get a 4GB/64GB varaint.

While the chipset is an entry-level offering, paired with the RAM there's enough power to keep things running. There is a slight lag when opening apps, but nothing we wouldn't expect from a phone in the 7C's price bracket.

That power is tasked with running Android 8 Oreo - the latest version of Google's mobile operating system - although it's not the stock software.

While the interface may not be to everyone's taste, it allows Honor to add some additional features. 

There's a gaming mode that can hide notifications and provides a small pop up for calls during game play, so not to ruin your flow, while synergy music allows you to sync up to nine handsets to play a song through all their speakers and karaoke mode lets you project your singing voice through the phone's speaker.

Camera

The dual rear facing cameras are one of the main attractions of the Honor 7C, with 13MP and 2MP sensors sitting side by side.

We had a quick play with the camera on the Honor 7C and found it to be generally capable, although it's not going to blow you away with quality. The Bokeh mode worked reasonable well, but the overall image seemed to lack a little bit of definition.

Round the front the 8MP camera is accompanied by Honor's smart soft light LED, allowing you to illuminate your selfies in low light.

The LED has three levels of adjustment, allowing you choose just how illuminated you are. We didn't have a particularly dark environment during our hands on time with the phone to try this out, but we'll be sure to put the front and rear cameras to the test in our in-depth review.

Why we still love it

Huawei Honor 7C full specifications

All our products are genuine and authentic, and to put money where our mouth is, this has a year’s long warranty is applicable for any product bought from Callcom. This is to recognize that sometimes things may go wrong but because the customer ‘s needs are always put first; we will go the extra length to ensure you get what you paid for.

Standard warranty

This is the basic type of warranty automatically applied to all products. It covers issues of faulty items within the period of the warranty and any replacements or repairs done will be free of charge.

If the item stops working after some time, contact us immediately for support. Some issues can be quickly solved by our technical staff over the phone in which case further assistance isn’t necessary. If not, send the product to us via mail if you are far away or bring it yourself to our office.

Repairs may take time if the parts are not available locally but most of the time the repairs only take a few days. Once completed, we will contact you to collect the product or just mail it back to you.

When you receive your product and it doesn’t work, this is classified as a dead-on-arrival situation. In this case, return the product back to us within 7 days since purchasing it and receive an immediate replacement.

Extended warranty

For further protection, an extended warranty covers more problems for added peace of mind. A 6-month extended warranty costs $50+gst and covers problems that may occur as a result of normal usage. These may include:

1. Wear and tear coverage: it’s easy to distinguish a new device from a used one based on the external wear signs. Further wear and tear occurs inside as a result of dust and moisture, which may lead to problems down the road.
2. On-site service: for bulky items, we come to you and offer our services hence saving you time and money.
3. No lemon guarantee: if you have already had the product repaired 2 times, the next time you face a problem, we will replace the entire product and avoid future problems.
4. $1,200 replacement: for repairs costing upwards of $1,200, the item will just be replaced with the same exact specifications to save time.
5. Countrywide coverage: this warranty offers you guaranteed service from any service centre or repair technician across Australia provided they deal with electronics.
6. Transferrable: this warranty is transferable in case you sell it of give it away. Just remember to send us a proof of transfer such as a receipt and contacting our customer care service team.
7. Health check: just like a medical checkup, you can send the product to us to examine any possibilities of an error with the parts.

Exceptions

There are still some exceptions that may not be covered by this warranty, and you can find the complete list here.

Excellent new phone with 12 months warranty. Our friendly staff will take care of you right away. We will help you with anything you need including any questions you have concerning our warranty policy to give you extra peace of mind.

 Package Inclusions

• Brand New fully Unlocked Huawei Honor 7C
• 12 months New Zealand warranty 
• Data Link Kit
• Manual