Hotwav T7 Pro Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

HOTWAV T7 Pro - rugged and affordable

The Chinese company Hotwav has quickly gone from producing bulky and low-functional rugged smartphones to ultra-durable and productive mobile assistants that are ready to withstand any obstacles. It is surprising that such devices can be found in the manufacturer’s product range at the border of low and medium price categories. This is exactly what the hero of today’s review refers to.

The appearance of the new product is definitely not ideal, but attractive for the IP68 segment. Protection from dust and moisture negatively affected the thickness of the case and display frames, however, the exterior tries to compensate for such disadvantages with rear panels stylized in leather, an original circle of photo modules, and ergonomics that are good for the class. The IPS display with a diagonal of more than 6.5 inches has FullHD+ resolution, there are no problems with picture clarity. But the smoothness at the standard 60 Hz image refresh rate is not amazing, and the brightness reserve of 500 nits is still not considered excellent.

The technical characteristics chosen were MediaTek MT8788 CPU, 6GB of RAM and Mali G72MP3 video accelerator. The performance of the bundle cannot be criticized if you remember the price tag of the phablet. The result in the AnTuTu benchmark is noticeably more than 200 thousand points, Android 13 does not disappoint with numerous stutters. Games are getting sadder, but spending time in World Of Tanks Blitz or PUBG Mobile is quite possible. The amount of permanent memory has been increased to 256GB, which is truly impressive. There is also a slot for MicroSD cards. The installed battery is capacious (6280mAh), you can’t complain about autonomy, because it reaches 10-12 hours of active screen time. But there is no fast charging; you will have to be content with its 10W option.

The main 64 and 2 megapixel photo modules cope with photo shoots better than the 48 and 50 megapixel counterparts of most opponents. This can be seen in the level of detail of photographs and video files, and in the accuracy of their color reproduction. Of course, evening shots are still replete with noise, but more expensive alternatives also give in to them. There is no stereo sound, but you can still listen to your favorite music on wired headphones. NFC contactless payments also appeared, which were absent from its predecessor. As a result, the device leaves an extremely positive impression and pleases with the price-quality ratio.