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Huawei who? That's the question many English-speaking smartphone buyers might ask upon reading the company's logo. While Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Apple, HTC, and Samsung have each risen to prominence as premium handset manufacturers, Huawei is still relatively unknown, but the Chinese firm is dead set on changing that as soon as history will allow. Last year, Huawei's Ascend became one of the first smartphones to bring quality below the $100 price point, and now it's shooting for the stars: the A...
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Basic Specs
| Form factor |
Slab |
| Physical keypad |
QWERTY |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
4.3 inches |
| Operating system |
Android |
| Launch OS version |
4.0 |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Form factor |
Slab |
| Color |
Black, Pink, White |
| Physical keypad |
QWERTY |
Display
| Screen size (diagonal) |
4.3 inches |
| Technology |
Super AMOLED |
| Resolution (Y) |
960 px |
| Resolution (X) |
540 px |
| PPI |
256 |
Connectivity
| GSM |
Yes |
| WWAN data standards supported |
EDGE, GPRS |
| Wi-Fi support |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Bluetooth version |
Bluetooth 3.0 + HS |
Processor
| Manufacturer |
TI |
| Brand / family |
OMAP 4460 |
| Model |
Cortext-A9 |
| Clock speed |
1.5 GHz |
| Number of cores |
2 |
GPU
Memory
Front Camera
| Resolution |
1.3 megapixels |
Rear Camera
| Resolution |
8 megapixels |
| Flash |
Dual LED |
| Video resolution |
720p |
Software
| Operating system |
Android |
| Skin |
Ice Cream Sandwich |
| Launch OS version |
4.0 |
Interface
| Video out |
Yes |
| Other ports |
MHL |
Battery
Benchmarks
| Quadrant |
4188 |
| Vellamo |
1505 |
| GLBenchmark 720p |
34 FPS |
| GLBenchmark 1080p |
18 FPS |
| AnTuTu |
7283 |
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