MWC 2012: Huawei Ascend D lte and Ascend D1 Hands-On

This year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona provided us with the possibility to have a better look at some great dual-core smartphones, including two coming from Huawei, namely the Ascend D lte and Ascend D1. 

Both of them have been designed to offer great performance capabilities through the dual-core 1.5GHz application processors that they have been packed with. 

Moreover, they would both feature 4.5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) touchscreen displays. On Ascend D1, it is an IPS + LCD screen. 

Huawei Ascend D lte was made official with 1GB of RAM inside, and with 4GB of eMMC storage, complemented by a microSD memory card slot that can offer support for up to 32GB of additional memory. 

The handset also arrives on shelves with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity capabilities, as well as with built-in GOS receiver, DLNA and NFC capabilities. Moreover, it sports HDMI via MHL, G-sensor, proximity sensor, and a 1750 mAh battery inside. 

Huawei announced the device with a 12-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with flash and full HD video recording capabilities, complemented by a 1.3MP camera on the front for making video calls. 

The smartphone runs under Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. In fact, this is the same platform as the one loaded on Huawei Ascend D1. 

This smartphone was launched with 1GB of RAM too, and sports 8GB of internal memory, along with a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32GB of additional storage space. 

It arrives on shelves with an 8-megapixel photo snapper with auto focus, dual-LED flash and support for HD video recording as well. The smartphone also packs a 1.3MP camera on the front for video calling.

It packs a 1670 mAh battery inside, as well as support for HSPA+ 21Mbps, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity options, Dolby mobile DM3+, GPS receiver, and the like.

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