Huawei Ascend W1
Specifications
Huawei Ascend W1 (Ascend Series)
Processor
Graphics adapter
Qualcomm Adreno 305, Core: 400 MHz
Memory
512 MB
Display
4 inch , 800x480 pixel, capacitive, multi-touch, IPS LCD, OGS technology, glossy: yes
Storage
4 GB Flash, 4 GB
Connections
1 USB 2.0, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm audio jack, Card Reader: micro SD up to 32 GB, Sensors: accelerometer, proximity sensor, brightness sensor
Networking
802.11 b/g/n (b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, UMTS 900/2100 MHz
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 10.15 x 63.5 x 124.5 ( = 0.4 x 2.5 x 4.9 in)
Battery
8 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 1950 mAh
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Camera
Webcam: Front camera 0.3 MP, Rear camera 5 MP, LED flash, AF
Additional features
Speakers: mono speaker, Keyboard: virtual keyboard, Microsoft Office Mobile, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
125 g ( = 4.41 oz / 0.28 pounds), Power Supply: 79 g ( = 2.79 oz / 0.17 pounds)
Price
219 Euro
Links
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
price: - %, performance: 37%, features: 40%, display: 84% mobility: 99%, workmanship: 86%, ergonomy: 68%, emissions: 94%
Reviews for the Huawei Ascend W1
Review Huawei Ascend W1 Smartphone | Notebookcheck
Huawei Gets things done. Huawei now releases a Windows 8 smartphone on the market dubbed Ascend W1. It features a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8230 SoC and a 4 GB internal flash memory. With a street price of below 200 Euros (~$259), it wants to cater to new smartphone users and price conscious buyers.
Huawei Gets things done. Huawei now releases a Windows 8 smartphone on the market dubbed Ascend W1. It features a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8230 SoC and a 4 GB internal flash memory. With a street price of below 200 Euros (~$259), it wants to cater to new smartphone users and price conscious buyers.
The company's first WP8 device is promising, yet flawed
Source: Engadget
Huawei's Ascend W1 is a well-crafted device that'll impress anyone making their first tentative steps into the world of smartphones. If you're only motivated by price, aren't fussed about the limited storage options and won't be taking a lot of pictures, then this is an eminently sensible purchase.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/13/2013
Source: Engadget
Huawei's Ascend W1 is a well-crafted device that'll impress anyone making their first tentative steps into the world of smartphones. If you're only motivated by price, aren't fussed about the limited storage options and won't be taking a lot of pictures, then this is an eminently sensible purchase.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/13/2013
The company's first WP8 device is promising, yet flawed
Source: Engadget
Huawei's Ascend W1 is a well-crafted device that'll impress anyone making their first tentative steps into the world of smartphones. If you're only motivated by price, aren't fussed about the limited storage options and won't be taking a lot of pictures, then this is an eminently sensible purchase.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/13/2013
Source: Engadget
Huawei's Ascend W1 is a well-crafted device that'll impress anyone making their first tentative steps into the world of smartphones. If you're only motivated by price, aren't fussed about the limited storage options and won't be taking a lot of pictures, then this is an eminently sensible purchase.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/13/2013
Comment
Qualcomm Adreno 305: Integrated mid-range graphics card in the Snapdragon 400 and S4 Plus SoCs that supports OpenGL ES 3.0 and features unified shaders. These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.S4 Plus MSM8230: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
4":
This is one of the smallest diagonal for smartphones.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.0.125 kg:
Only few smartphones are more lightweight than this.
Huawei: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company founded in 1987 with focus on telecommunications hardware and 170000 employees. In the first quarter of 2016, Huawei had a market share of 8.2% in the smartphone market, making it the third-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. Compared to the same quarter of 2015, Huawei increased its market share by more than 58%.
In 2014, Huawei created the sub brand Honor and offers certain smartphone series under this name. The name Huawei is usually not listed for these products.
There are a lot of reviews on Huawei phones with slightly above average ratings (as of 2016).
87%: This is a good rating above average. Nevertheless you should not forget, that 10-15% of all notebook-models get a better rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.