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Huawei is aiming to ship 80 million smartphones globally this year, growing 53.8% compared to the previous year. Of that number, the Honor 3C alone — which was launched at the end of 2013 — should account for 20 million units. In order to make this happen, Huawei plans to spend $300 million on global…
Even though we still wait for the “regular” Ascend P7 to be announced, that’s not stopping Huawei from unveiling its “mini” variant. This [mini] model comes with a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) screen, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 400 quad-core chip clocked at 1.2GHz, Android 305 graphics, LTE connectivity support, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of…
The Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G is gearing towards its launch in the U.S. having recently cleared the FCC hurdle. The unit government employed engineers got to play with rocks LTE connectivity support that works across LTE bands 2, 4, 5 and 17, meaning it is compatible with T-Mobile and AT&T 4G networks. Alas that…
Altek is the name of the company behind HTC One M8’s powerful dual camera. That second camera is used to assist in measuring distance, resulting in diverse image display and some amazing effects like 3D and the ability to focus on image after the photo has been taken. As you would imagine, this capability won’t…
After many rumors and leaked photos, we’ll finally see the Huawei announcing the Ascend P7 on May 7th. The event will take place in Paris, France, hinting us that outside China, Huawei expects to sell a ton of these in Europe. From what we’ve heard before, the P7 will build on top of the last-year’s…
Huawei has unveiled another low-end model for the emerging markets. Part of the Ascend Y-series, the Y600 is an everything but exceptional device. It packs a 5-inch FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) screen, MediaTek’s 1.3GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear and VGA front-facing cameras, HSPA+ connectivity, and a 2,100 mAh battery. Android 4.2…
Huawei is getting closer to the Ascend P7 launch as we have two in-the-wild photos of this phone to show you. Brought to our attention by the good folks of G4Games, this smartphone will supersede the Ascend P6 adding a faster processor, better 13-megapixel camera and bigger, 5-inch full HD screen to the mix. It…
EE, which is a British joint venture of T-Mobile and Orange, is the latest carrier to launch its own-brand smartphone. Made by China’s Huawei, the EE Kestrel is touted as the cheapest 4G handset offered on Pay as you go. Sans any strings attached, users are able to get it for just £99.99 (about $166).…
A few days ago we’ve told you that Huawei plans to launch a dual-OS smartphone that would run both Windows Phone and Android. That, apparently, ain’t gonna happen anytime soon. The Chinese firm said it will keep the “open approach” towards mobile operating systems with the idea to offer “a range of choices for consumers.”…
India’s Karbonn won’t be the only handset maker with a dual-boot smartphone; Huawei is planning to join this trend, as well. Speaking to TrustedReviews, Huawei’s CMO Shao Yang, said that the firm is still committed to Microsoft’s platform, but the preference is to dual-boot it alongside Android. “With Windows Phone, one direction for us –…