NETWORKTechnologyGSM / HSPA / LTELAUNCHAnnounced2017, MayStatusAvailable. Released 2017, JulyBODYDimensions143.8 x 72 x 8.4 mm (5.66 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)Weight150 g (5.29 oz)SIMSingle SIM or Dual SIMDISPLAYTypeIPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colorsSize5.0 inches (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio)Resolution720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)MultitouchYes - Emotion UI 4.1PLATFORMOSAndroid 6.0 (Marshmallow)ChipsetMediatek MT6737TCPUQuad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53GPUMali-T720MP2MEMORYCard slotmicroSD, up to 128 GBInternal16 GB, 2 GB RAMCAMERAPrimary13 MP, autofocus, dual-LED flashFeaturesGeo-tagging, touch focus, face detectionVideoYesSecondary5 MP, LED flashSOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtonesLoudspeakerYes3.5mm jackYesCOMMSWLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspotBluetooth4.0, A2DP, LEGPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASSNFCYesRadioFM radioUSBmicroUSB 2.0FEATURESSensorsAccelerometer, proximity, compassMessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMBrowserHTML5JavaNo - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.264 player - Document viewer - Photo/video editorBATTERY Li-Ion 3000 mAh batteryMISCColorsWhite, Gold, GraySAR EU0.42 W/kg (head) PriceAbout 160 EUR
15 comments
livid_chimp
4 Sep 17#1
What's the score with the smartphone market at the moment? Especially the lower end - this is £10 more than the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 from over 2 years ago, and lesser specced... I thought the tech should advance or price should drop? Genuine question, not just a rant!
chancooluk to livid_chimp
4 Sep 17#2
It's happening all over the low-mid range market, low end specs are working their way up in price. Just look at the Moto series. The new G5S is £220 with a Snapdragon 430, a lower-end SOC than the Moto G4 and even the Ultra 6, yet significantly more expensive than both.
dz1 to livid_chimp
4 Sep 17#4
It's the weak pound that's responsible due to the bank of england keeping interest rates artificially low (some also say it's got something to do with brexit).
High end prices are also affected. We now have flagship phones approaching £1000 which is ridiculous.
bilbob to dz1
5 Sep 17#13
Lol... Interest rates have been low for something like 7 years... You believe it's that that's to blame for an exchange rate that's crashed over the last year? :D:D:D We all now why it is...
kpearsoncj
4 Sep 17#3
there seems so many similar handsets too might be pushing up prices
webmonkey
4 Sep 17#5
This dual sim?
dz1
4 Sep 17#6
You can get the xiaomi redmi note 4 for about the same price as this from aliexpress or gearbest. That one has much better specs than this huawei. I guess too many people in the uk are timid when it comes to ordering from China so companies like carphone warehouse can get away with selling low spec phones like this huawei for relatively high prices.
ws007 to dz1
5 Sep 17#9
Do remember phones from ordered from China do not have duty or 20% vat.
Unless customs intercept it.
bellboys to ws007
5 Sep 17#10
And they are from third party exporters so quite a bit more expensive to us than to the home market. Face it, those who haven't gone the direct from China route yet (i saw the light a couple of years ago) get royally shafted when buying a phone here.
kpearsoncj
4 Sep 17#7
the one i got was single sim it ia a lot better than some i had. bought a desire 650 and the battery wa pants compared to this one
srdrSEA
5 Sep 17#8
huawei? hell no!!
carsick77 to srdrSEA
5 Sep 17#11
Having owned both the Huawei Honor 7, 8, Huawei Watch, Band Z1 and the Honor Band 3 I insist you give them another go.
Regular updates to handsets, including optional public beta testing and their VMall means you get UK warranty (admittedly, I haven't needed to use it). Hell, even my Band Z1 and Band 3 get regularly updates.
cullies
5 Sep 17#12
does Huawei install much 'crapware' on this phone?
or is it like the Moto G5 minimal ??
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chancooluk to cullies
5 Sep 17#15
It depends what you consider crapware. Huawei doesn't use stock android and apps. It uses an OS overlay called EMUI which changes pretty much everything about the stock android interface. It's quite a bit different to what you will find on a Moto, it's not necessarily bad though.
kpearsoncj
5 Sep 17#14
i found it to be not 2 bad just a few games i uninstalled
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150g, 8.4mm thickness
Android 6.0
16GB storage, microSD card slot
NETWORKTechnologyGSM / HSPA / LTELAUNCHAnnounced2017, MayStatusAvailable. Released 2017, JulyBODYDimensions143.8 x 72 x 8.4 mm (5.66 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)Weight150 g (5.29 oz)SIMSingle SIM or Dual SIMDISPLAYTypeIPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colorsSize5.0 inches (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio)Resolution720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)MultitouchYes - Emotion UI 4.1PLATFORMOSAndroid 6.0 (Marshmallow)ChipsetMediatek MT6737TCPUQuad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53GPUMali-T720MP2MEMORYCard slotmicroSD, up to 128 GBInternal16 GB, 2 GB RAMCAMERAPrimary13 MP, autofocus, dual-LED flashFeaturesGeo-tagging, touch focus, face detectionVideoYesSecondary5 MP, LED flashSOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtonesLoudspeakerYes3.5mm jackYesCOMMSWLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspotBluetooth4.0, A2DP, LEGPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASSNFCYesRadioFM radioUSBmicroUSB 2.0FEATURESSensorsAccelerometer, proximity, compassMessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMBrowserHTML5JavaNo - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editorBATTERY Li-Ion 3000 mAh batteryMISCColorsWhite, Gold, GraySAR EU0.42 W/kg (head) PriceAbout 160 EUR
15 comments
Genuine question, not just a rant!
High end prices are also affected. We now have flagship phones approaching £1000 which is ridiculous.
We all now why it is...
Unless customs intercept it.
Regular updates to handsets, including optional public beta testing and their VMall means you get UK warranty (admittedly, I haven't needed to use it). Hell, even my Band Z1 and Band 3 get regularly updates.
or is it like the Moto G5 minimal ??
.