Release date and Huawei Ascend P7 specs leaked

Specifications and a release date currently unconfirmed for Huawei Ascend P7 leaked online.

According to a leaked internal document, Huawei prepares to launch the P7 ascend in April next year, with the flagship currently codenamed "Sophia".

Internal document suggests that the P7 Ascend will be a major update over the existing Huawei Ascend P6, famous for being the thinnest smartphone in the world only 6.2 mm thick.

Anonymous informant GSMArena said the P7 Ascend will look very similar to its predecessor and document States it is done by "delicious" materials. Huawei probably will use the same metal as the P6 Ascend.

Huawei Ascend P7 should have a processor HiSilicon mirella 910 of 1.6 GHz quad-core with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory. This will be expandable with a microSD card slot.

Will also have a 5-inch Full HD 1080 p TFT LCD display performs an unknown version of Android 2.0 UI and Emotion on Huawei.

Huawei is one of the unique selling points of P7 Ascend highlights such as the ability to take the "best video selfie". Apparently this will come from a 8-megapixel front camera, which is a better resolution than those found in the main camera of some high-end smartphones.

There is also a 13-megapixel camera on the back with AutoFocus and an LED flash.

The P7 Ascend will be powered by a battery of 2460mAh and be able to offer 4 g LTE connectivity.

If the leaked internal document is entirely accurate, the Huawei Ascend P7 will be available for purchase by April 2014. This would mean a launch event around the end of March or beginning of April.

We have yet to hear any word on pricing for Huawei Ascend P7, but we expect it will be about the same price as P6-£ 350.

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Huawei Ascend Mate 2 to be 6.1-inch, 1080p monster

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Huawei’s phablet offering looks set for an imminent update, with latest Huawei Ascend Mate 2 rumours suggesting the second-generation device will boast a 6.1-inch, 1080p Full HD display.

With last year’s Huawei Ascend Mate release seeing the smartphone market taken beyond the 6-inch form factor for the first time, the upcoming Huawei Ascend Mate 2 looks set to retain the same 6.1-inch size whilst jumping from a 720p HD, to 1080p Full HD panel.

According to Huawei News, the second-gen Mate, a direct rival to the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is also set for a processor and other hardware bumps.

Based on a leaked image of the handset’s settings menus, the Huawei Ascend Mate 2’s specs sheet will see a new 1.6GHz quad-core processor thrown into the mix alongside 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of inbuilt storage.

Despite Android 4.4 KitKat being the latest smartphone software to come from Google, having been rolled out aboard the Google Nexus 5 earlier this month, the second-gen Huawei Mate will reportedly not benefit from the most recent Android OS.

According to the leaked snaps, the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 will run Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Although not even the latest iteration of Jelly Bean given Android 4.3, the Mate’s OS will reportedly be skinned with the manufacturer’s latest Emotion UI.

While there is currently no official word on when a Huawei Ascend Mate 2 release date will be held, it is expected that the oversized handset will be introduced at either CES 2014 in January, or MWC 2014 the following month.

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Huawei Ascend P2 Phone Review

Great battery lifeBright, lively, robust designUninspiring screenSolid lookChildish UINo MicroSD slotAccording emotion for Huawei, the P2 Ascend is the ' world's fastest smartphone '. This actually means that it has this 4 g LTE smartphone 4 category to enable download speeds of up to 150Mbps, not who has the faster processor.

Blistering Speed aside, transfer the 4.7 inch P2 has the specific type that puts him among the upper midrange smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy Mini S4, the Mini One of HTC and the old man, but still great Samsung Galaxy S3. Having sewn the thinnest smartphone in the world ' accolade courtesy of Huawei Ascend P6, P2 is a worthy competitor?

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Predominantly plastic body on P2 stays true to the roots of the climb P. Is not sinuous as the S4, defined edges and prefers a more edgy look. The back has a rough, sandpapery feel that might help the laptop stay put, but also feels mildly irritating on the skin. Is a largely uninspiring, so if you are looking for One, HTC sleekness get ready for disappointment.

P2-P6 is not slim but to 8.4 mm thickness, is marginally thinner than 4.8 inch Samsung Galaxy S3 (8.6 mm). Weighs only 122g, making it lighter than S3 as well. Basically, it's like the light in your Pocket as it is in hand.

At the top is the micro USB charging port and headphone jack. On the left is the volume rocker. Above right is the on/off button and Micro SIM card slot guarded by a small strip. The lower the dedicated camera button and around the back is a 13-megapixel camera and speaker. Your back is not removable, so that the battery is going nowhere.

The P2 of 4.7 inch, 1,280 x 720 screen matches the P6 and is protected by the second generation Corning Gorilla Glass. It supports a maximum rating of 500 nits brightness, contrast ratio of 1.000: 1, while 312 pixels per inch you put behind the iPhone 5 in terms of levels of clarity, which is more than enough.

It might not be Full HD, but the display is still extremely impressive. The images are sharp and the colors are rich and vibrant. Good brightness and contrast make it ideal for watching movies and the IPS Panel ensures an excellent viewing angle. Is there with the Mini One HTC for overall quality.

The display responds well to presses, slash and gestures like pinch and zoom. There is also a ' Gloves ' mode to increase responsiveness, which works very well. Is a huge display and one that matches the HTC Mini One, which has set a new standard for mid-range phones.

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Huawei Ascend P6 Phone Review

Thin, lightweight and above all metalSharp, screenMediocre brilliant performance for a quad-core phoneQuirkier than a Wes Anderson filmSome choicesSlim strange design. The Huawei Ascend P6 is the slimmest phone in the world at the time of writing.  Is only 6.2 mm thick and which is undoubtedly the most striking feature of the phone.

The P6 Huawei Asend has many other admirable features too, including a good screen and reasonably powerful quad-core processor. However, the software takes a little getting used to and we think Huawei cares about how thin the P6 Ascend is more than its potential buyers.

First reaction of most people to the Huawei Ascend P6 is likely to be – ' Hey, looks like an iPhone 5. '

Apple may have accused Samsung Galaxy S3 by hacking the iPhone design (resulting in an epic legal battle), but where that was a case of mistaken identity, this is borderline identity theft. Many of the reasons for Huawei Ascend P6 ' design are identical to those of the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S.

It's all about the use of an aluminum strip naked around the phone side, coupled with sharp edges and white plates, front and rear panels. In his hand the two phones are quite similar.

Palm cannot fall in love with those sharp edges, but the P6 Ascend feels like a thick phone, well done. It is also significantly more the iPhone 5, about 1.5 mm thinner than thin.

As the P6 Ascend could be accused of being a rip-off of the iPhone, this is no copy of identikit – there are many design very deliberate differences too. First, the lower edge of the phone is rounded to make your pinky resting on this part more comfortable. It is also one of the few non-metal parts of the phone and is home to the antenna (to avoid the common problems of metal phone signal).

The Huawei Ascend P6 also has a slot for microSD memory card to add the limited 8 GB of internal memory. The micro SIM card and microSD slots are hidden behind (you guessed it) style iPhone open trays using a paper clip or a small tool found on the body of P6 Ascend.

On one side of the phone is a little blip metal round. It will be at first assumes is a flourishing little design – as the loop connector on an iPod touch – but is actually a removable SIM tray. This little thing is pretty well in his hole, but take it and is terribly, terribly easy to lose.

When a paper clip does the job just as well, use of Huawei this tool is an unnecessary risk. Or maybe we're just clumsy.

SIM tool not only lives in a dumb hole in the body of the phone – is the headphone jack. This is a very strange place to put a jack and is a pain to who holds their phone in their left hand, as any cavo cuffia will get in the way. Thanks to the rounded bottom edge, microUSB slot gets to sit on the top edge flat – once again not the most practical choice. Often priority over convenience style here.

A sense of needless extravagance and a little clunky is common in P6 Ascend. It's subtle, but there is little benefit to its thinness, and causes some problems. After using the phone for 10 minutes or so, the back becomes hot enough, even without doing anything too strenuous.

The construction of the phone has a hand in this. Aside from the plastic bottom, sides and back panel are made of aluminium, whose conductive properties make the phone heat within most obvious bits for your fingers.

The Huawei Ascend P6 is a beautiful, well done. But his obsession to have a thin body is a bit unnerving at times destructive.

While the P6 Ascend can be super-slim, fortunately, is not obsessed with the size of the screen. Has a 4.7 inch 720 p – big enough to feel luxurious to both eyes and fingers typing, but not big enough to become embarrassing.

The screen quality is great. Use an IPS Panel, which provides natural-looking colors, strong brightness and good viewing angle.

Resolution is much lower than Similarly sized 1080 p display HTC One, at 1,280 x 720 pixels, but most people will be difficult to notice the difference. The sharpness is excellent, making even small text look smooth. Pixel density is – appropriately enough – almost died on what the iPhone 5 provides, to 321ppi against 326ppi iPhone.

Unlike an iPhone though, also the Huawei Ascend P6 gives you control of the look of the display – thanks to a selector of color temperature within settings. This helps give the display of an orange (warm) or bluish tint (cold), or keep looking. Is a top of the screen.

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Huawei Ascend G510 Phone Review

Cheap price good cameraGood tagRelatively £130 call qualityTerrible qualityBuggy UIPoor emotion batteryThe screen Huawei Ascend G510 is the ultimate budget phone from a company that has become famous for its mobile phones at affordable prices. The G510 is a Dowdy cousin of Huawei Ascend P2 trading glamour and style for function and convenience. The Huawei Ascend G510 modest 1.2 GHz dual-core processor does not challenge the likes of Samsung Galaxy S4, but has a large touchscreen display LCD IPS from 4.5 inches and costs only £130 SIM-free and is available for free on contracts from £ 21 per month. Is available in both black and white.

Utilitarian, uninspiring and perfectly describe the design functional on Huawei Ascend G510. Is a plastic phone picture with a few flourishes to distinguish the masses. As such, designing G510 does not compare too favorably with the likes of Nokia Lumia 620, a more colorful and interesting looking phone for about the same price.

May be just 9.9 mm thick, but Huawei Ascend G510 feels larger in the hand. It is not uncomfortable, but the G510 feels overstretched and dense. The G510 weighs a hefty 150 g, too, 30 g heavier than the more Huawei Ascend P6.

Nicely, however, this body of solid plastic not fall the same pitfalls as most budget phones. The G510 feels sturdy. No creak and moan when the pressure is applied as some phones at this price do. We didn't feel like his chances against repeated drops, however, because it still lacks the durability of a phone. The buttons are laid out sensibly, too, as is the speaker and the camera to avoid being overshadowed by stray fingers.

In addition to its simplicity, the only serious issue with design of G510 is the small space between the screen and the frame at the top that quickly fills with dust and debris. It does not affect the performance at all, but it's a useless eyesore.

Inside the G510 has a relatively limited 4 GB of built-in memory. However, it is sufficient for most applications, and there's a microSD card slot, so you can expand up to 32 GB. That is enough for a decent music collection and even some videos. Of course it is included, as is the 3 g, Wi-Fi, but there is no 4 g support or other high-end features like NFC.

Paper screen sounds the Huawei Ascend G510 OK – a 4.5 inch IPS with a 854 x 480 pixels resolution is nothing exceptional, but it's pretty decent for the price. But the reality is quite different. In short: it's rubbish.

Its 218 pixels per inch (ppi) pixel density ensures text looks slightly blurry and HD videos are visceral sharpness of high-end phones, but this is nothing any other economic smartphone does not suffer. Similarly, soft colours and slightly lower peak brightness: it's all fair enough at this price.

But the screen on Huawei Ascend G510 is unparalleled in its inability to face the sunlight. Direct sunlight makes the screen of G510 near unusable; adjusting brightness levels, does nothing to help. This is just a big enough reason to avoid the Huawei Ascend G510 as makes it incredibly difficult to use.

What's more, the imprint of the Board display touch panel is visible in all sorts of lighting conditions – an annoying distraction.

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Huawei Ascend Y300 Phone Review

ValueDecent good screen, internal storageSome lagNot reflectionsLimited bar the intuitive UIThe more Huawei Ascend Y300 is typical of that Huawei used to be all over before it began to make high-end phones like the P6 Ascend. Is an affordable Android phone that cost a shade more than £ 100. But to achieve the same degree of Samsung phone, you have to spend about £180. And if you live with some of its peculiarities, is one of the best budget Android phones around.

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Most budget phones of Huawei are not designed to inspire lust gadgets – are here to offer specific and cracking a good Android experience for little money. That's why we find it quite easy to forgive the Huawei Ascend Y300 for its looks pretty bland.

Is a black plastic phone that embraces its seams, rather than trying to look at flash as a 620 Lumia. To 11.2 mm thick, is slightly too, highlighted by the corpulent frame, block, brick as Y300. This is not a phone obsessed with drawing.
There are some nice little tricks, though. The back cover is rubberized and has a texture of raised lines, making it much grippier than most.

Camera back of Huawei Ascend Y300 also has more visual appeal than most budget phones, which often have a simple lens in a sea of faceless plastic. It may not have bags of personality, but it's a visually inoffensive phone.

Has a screen of healthy size, too. The Y300 Ascend has a 4-inch display, which is becoming a staple size for low-end phones like this.

Such a screen makes the Huawei Ascend Y300 a direct rival for phones like the Samsung Galaxy 3 and Sony Xperia Ace U. The beauty of Huawei is that is usually selling a good 50-£ 70 cheaper.

Viewing has the ascending Y300 down pretty well. Its screen of 800 x 480 pixels IPS is incredibly strong and has no immediate screen pop of a high-end phone, but is brilliant, daring and decent viewing angles. We are on the verge of maturity phone that also entry-level phones can have good enough screens.

There are a couple of obvious limitations. The display appears a bit recessed upper layer (which is partly why the images pop not spectacularly) and the screen does not use an anti-reflective coating particularly good. Virtually all phones are reflective enough these days, but with a less effective, the effects become quite pushy when going outdoors.

For a phone of this class, however, the screen is decent enough – it does not suffer from the soft colours sadly sometimes we see in budget phones.

Like almost all Huawei phones, Y300 Ascend runs Android. It uses Android 4.1 at the moment and there is no word of when – or if – will get a Boost up to Android 4.2 or 4.3.

However, mostly it is questionable why Y300 ascending runs a custom interface rather invasive. Is a smaller version of the UI emotion that is common in high-end phones Huawei, but is only occasionally in low-end ones, historically used at least.

Is an interface that is quite strange and unusual because cuts completely off the side menu of Android apps. All the Apps Ascend Y300, all his games and all its usefulness (including the menu settings) are placed throughout the home six screens, which can be increased to nine, if you need more space.

Is initially a very puzzling layout and one that requires more organization than any other interface – why it doesn't auto-arrange apps in itself, how does a dedicated applications menu. You have the tools, like Y300 Ascend apps and folders allow fairly easy rearrangements of apps. But it is far from a custom user interface to save effort. New applications to get to the home screen very whizzed far too, which seems absurd to us.

Because Huawei has done this? Our best bet is that it's giving the company's phones more than a taste of iOS. iOS is the software used by the iPhone and – like the user interface of emotion – all the phone's features and apps are arranged through home screens. However, as you can imagine, it works much better than an iPhone.

A slightly more positive side to the user interface of emotion is that allows you to choose between a bunch of themes that alter the wallpaper of Y300 Ascend, app icons and even lock screen in one go. They can also alter system fonts.

Five themes available, but hardly dynamic, are pre-installed. You can download a few more UI Web site of emotion, but they are labeled as for Ascend P1, so few will realize this. Should be a fun, defining the user interface features of emotion, but Huawei did not complete successfully.

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