Hotwav T7S Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

HOTWAV T7S - a reanimated corpse

The Chinese company Hotwav knows how to surprise fans of rugged smartphones, but it does not always do it in a positive sense. For some reason, the corporation decided to revive last year's not very popular phone model without making any serious changes to it. There is little faith in the success of such a product.

The appearance of the new product is similar to that of its predecessor, with the exception of one thing. So, the texture of the back panel and its color have been modified. But the block of photo modules is the same, there is no fingerprint scanner, wide screen frames and huge dimensions of the case remain in place. The latter shortcomings can be attributed to moisture protection according to IP68 standards, but it is not easy to come to terms with them. The 6.52-inch IPS display is frankly disappointing. Perhaps, it can only be praised for the realistic rendition of colors. Modest picture clarity at a resolution of 1600x720 pixels, the lack of an increased image refresh rate, and a peak brightness of only 500 nits will cause only disappointment.

With technical characteristics, everything is not so bad. Of course, the MediaTek MT8788 CPU and the Mali G72MP3 video adapter cannot be considered new, and 4 GB of RAM is already too little by today's standards, but the bundle copes with the Android 13 interface. Lags are rare, most applications launch without delay. But you will have to forget about resource-intensive games. The maximum that the chipset is capable of is undemanding 3D projects like World Of Tanks Blitz. You should not count on the highest graphic presets. But the autonomy is decent. The 6280 mAh battery gives more than 10-12 hours of active screen time, so you do not need to constantly look for outlets. But at the same time, the charging power is a ridiculous 10W, which would not have been relevant even a couple of years ago. The internal storage is 128 GB, there is a slot for MicroSD cards.

It is not easy to admire the photographic capabilities of the gadget. 21- and 0.3-megapixel photo sensors are extremely simple and are intended rather for capturing documents in good lighting and for video communication. Artistic photos even during the day outdoors will be characterized by low detail, the presence of noise. There is no stereo sound, but for music lovers at least a separate headphone output is left. Also, contactless NFC payments have not disappeared, without which the device would be completely mediocre. However, it is difficult to recommend the device for purchase, because its opponents with a similar price tag are often more interesting for a number of parameters at once.