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Hands-on: Huawei Ascend D series – dual-core Ascend D1, and quad-core Ascend D quad and D quad XL

By: , IntoMobile
Sunday, February 26th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
Huawei Ascend D series

Huawei is on the roll. After surprising us with the world’s thinnest Android smartphone with dual-core processor at CES (Ascend P1 S), the Chinese company now announced two quad-core smartphones and one with a dual-core processor at Mobile World Congress. The three devices are part of the new Ascend D series and they all look similar.

The Ascend D comes with TI’s 1.5GHz dual-core processor, while the Ascend D quad and Ascend D quad XL will sport Huawei’s own K3V2 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz quad-core CPUs. Additionally, all three phones feature a 4.5-inch 720p “Excellent Outdoor Display,” HSPA+ and Wi-Fi connectivity, 8-megapixel BSI rear-facing camera with auto-focus (which apparently rocks), 1.3-megapixel front-facing one, 5.1 surround sound with Dolby Mobile 3.0 Plus, 1GB of RAM, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, dual microphone noise reduction with Audience earSmart technology, 8GB of built-in storage and a memory card slot. The Ascend D quad XL is thicker of the two quad-core phones (10.9 vs 8.9 mm), with the extra space used for a bigger battery (2500 vs 1800 mAh). Moreover, as far as I’ve understood it is also the only of the three Ascend D models that comes with a different sort of plastic on the back, the one that doesn’t make it slippery.

Ascend D quad series will be available in Q2, while the Ascend D1 will start selling at some point in April 2012. Price was not unveiled, though.

Now check out our hands-on photos and let us know what you think about it? You’ll see the Ascend D phones from a number of different angles and also how they compare to other popular smartphones like the Apple iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Galaxy Note. So does the Ascend D series look promising to you? We like it… a lot. ;)

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • http://twitter.com/WaynePhoneDiary Wayne Brown

    I’m not really much of a Huawei fan, but this handset has me thinking. Quadcore processor ….64 bits instead of the ever normal 32 ….. sounds like major fun

  • KC

    Am more interested in removable battery devices.  HuaWei Ascend D quad XL with its 2500mAh battery is my interest.  Presumably it comes with NFC.  NFC is a big MUST these days.

  • http://www.reviewsexpert.net/ Reviews Expert

    is this phone available in Sri Lanka?