Huawei Ascend D Quad and P1s
Finally, a company many people have heard of. Most North American gadget enthusiasts aren’t interested in the manufacturer’s phones, of course, but its name isn’t completely obscure.
Huawei is a bottom-feeding handset and tablet maker with high-end aspirations. Aiming for greater, more positive brand I.D. in the States, the company brought to CTIA two new handsets that look good enough to push Huawei's image forward. And, indeed, the Huawei lineup was more compelling than just about anything being shown off by the company’s similarly low-end peers.
The Huawei Ascend D Quad, on left, features a 4.5-inch, 720p touchscreen, an 8MP rear camera and a 1.3MP front camera. It’s also running Android 4.0, a rarity among no-name smartphones. Powering the D Quad will be a Huawei-designed 1.5GHz quad-core CPU the company is calling the K3. Watch out, Nvidia and Samsung -- there’s another player in the quad-core mobile game!
At right is the Ascend P1s, a stylish phone with a plastic back in various colors -- red, white, black. Huawei says it’s one of the thinnest phones in the world at 0.26 inches thick. The P1s also features a 4.3-inch touchscreen, Android 4.0 and a dual-core 1.GHz processor. Intrigued? We are.
Pricing and carrier options for the D Quad and the P1s haven’t yet been announced, Huawei spokeswoman Jannie Luong told Wired. Later this year, Huawei also plans to launch its first handset running Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, Luong said.
