Huawei Ascend W1 Specs

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Released

Jan 21, 2013

Display

4.0-inch
800 x 480 px

Camera

5 MP Main
0.3 MP VGA Selfie

Battery

1950 mAh

Storage

4GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus
0.5GB RAM

OS

Windows Phone 8

Description

Huawei Ascend W1 is the first Windows Phone device from the manufacturer. It runs Windows Phone 8 and features a 4" IPS LCD WVGA display. The W1 is powered by a dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait processor paired with 512MB of RAM and an Adreno 305 GPU. It also includes a 5MP main camera with a flash and a VGA front-facing one for video chats.

Cons

Thick body (0.40 inches)

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Display
Size:	4.0-inch
Resolution:	800 x 480 px, 233 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	57.62 %
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230
Processor:	Dual-core, 1200 MHz, Krait
GPU:	Adreno 305
RAM:	0.5GB (LPDDR2)
Internal storage:	4GB
Storage expansion:	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS:	Windows Phone, 8
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	1950 mAh
Type:	User replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	5 MP (Autofocus)
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	Yes
Features:	Video calling
Front:	0.3 MP VGA

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	4.90 x 2.50 x 0.40 inches (124.5 x 63.5 x 10.15 mm)
Weight:	4.59 oz (130.0 g)
Colors:	Black, Blue, Red, White

Cellular
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	2.1
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g, n
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Compass
Other:	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced:	Jan 08, 2013

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Alternative variants

Huawei W1

Differences from the main variant:
Dimensions:	4.84 x 2.5 x 0.41 inches (123 x 64 x 10 mm)
Wi-Fi:	802.11 n

News

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