Smart And Cheap Huawei Ascend - Huawei Ascend 2 is a smartphone recently available in the market as an upgrade to the earlier version, Huawei Ascend powered by Android. There are significant improvements brought to the newer edition compared to the earlier. The new phone is not only slimmer and sleeker but it is also lighter than its predecessor. A 3.5 inch screen has replaced the trackball and other buttons, bringing it a new look comparable to other smartphones. Huawei Ascend 2 runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS with 800 MHz processor. It is a good phone for an affordable price even though the screen resolution is low. Even though the processor got updated from 500 MHz to 800 MHz, it is still not very fast, but fast enough to run all the applications in the Android Market. The camera saw a significant improvement in terms of pixels with it going up from 3.2 mega pixel to 5 megapixel. The camera interface also comes with a pop up menu that is good but also is a bit too much of a list in the menu.
The phone comes with smart and convenient QWERTY slider keyboard. Even though one would expect this one to go for better display with WVGA, Huawei Ascend 2 also tuck to HVGA display like its earlier version. It is a not a bad choice keeping in mind that the phone is priced at the same as earlier Huawei Ascend at $150. It has an internal storage capacity of 512MB and a RAM of 256MB. It also has all the standard feature of any other smartphone such as music player (that plays MP3, AAC & WMA), video player that plays MP4 and WMV, internet browser, GPS feature, etc. Messaging facility is also there through SMS, MMS and Email. There is also microSD card slot on the phone with external storage expandable to a handsome 32 GB. That spesification is almost same with Spesifikasi Huawei Ascend P7.
The phone comes with smart and convenient QWERTY slider keyboard. Even though one would expect this one to go for better display with WVGA, Huawei Ascend 2 also tuck to HVGA display like its earlier version. It is a not a bad choice keeping in mind that the phone is priced at the same as earlier Huawei Ascend at $150. It has an internal storage capacity of 512MB and a RAM of 256MB. It also has all the standard feature of any other smartphone such as music player (that plays MP3, AAC & WMA), video player that plays MP4 and WMV, internet browser, GPS feature, etc. Messaging facility is also there through SMS, MMS and Email. There is also microSD card slot on the phone with external storage expandable to a handsome 32 GB. That spesification is almost same with Spesifikasi Huawei Ascend P7.
The file manager application also comes in very handy in this Huawei Ascend 2. The main disadvantage of the Ascend 2 is that there are many preloaded applications that makes the device little slow and also the end call button that was there earlier is missing which would have been nice to have on the dialler interface. The headset jacket is 2.5mm deviating from the usual 3.5mm.
It is a nice phone with many computing functions that is usually not expected from a phone at this price. Android phones including Huawei Ascend 2 integrates well with Google products such as Gmail, Gtalk, Contact, Navigation, etc. Battery life of this phone is very decent and also has good Wi-Fi connectivity and 3G speed. It is also built to be very sturdy. It looks like a nice phone to own at this price for all the good features it offer.
There are many available in the market including different types of cases for protecting your phone, Bluetooth headset for hands free operation, travel charger, vehicle charger, etc. to make life easier.