Huawei Philippines has introduced their new flagship phone in the Huawei Honor. The four-incher handset sports a thin and light-weight profile which is measured at only 10.9mm and weighs 140g. The device is powered by a single-core Qualcomm processor, clocked at 1.4GHz and currently runs on Android Gingerbread (2.3.5).
The team from Huawei promised that Android ICS update should come in the next quarter but did not mention the exact date. Honor is also equipped with an HDR2 capable 8MP camera at the back and is lit by a single LED flash. It also has 0.3MP front-facing shooter for video calling.
What’s special about this phone is that it packs a lot of juice. The Huawei Honor has a 1900mAh battery that, according to team, promises up to three days on normal use, 3 weeks on stand-by, 9 hours’ worth of talk time, 8 hours of web surfing and 6 hours’ worth of non-stop gaming. This is a pretty impressive feat on paper but we’re yet to see it perform on our tests.
On the other hand, the Huawei team awed us with how quick the Honor can boot. To be honest, I was a bit skeptical at first about the 5-second boot up. But after seeing it first hand, it just blew me away. Skeptical? I don’t blame you. But don’t worry, we captured a video clip showing the phone booting up from off state so you can also see it for yourself.
Note: According to the team, they were able to achieve the quick boot up feature by installing a special software that boosts the load process.
Apart from the usual social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and email app, Huawei has also thrown in another pre-installed app to further enhance the phone’s sharing and storage capabilities. This cloud-based storage app is called Cloud+ and it offers up to 160Gb worth of extra memory so you can sync and save files from the phone to your personal Cloud+ account.
Huawei Honor U8860 specs:
4.0″ TFT capacitive display @ 480×854 pixels, 16M colors, 245ppi
Qualcomm MSM8255T Scorpion Snapdragon S2 1.4GHz processor
Adreno 205 graphics
512MB RAM
1GB storage
4GB ROM
up to 32GB via microSD card
HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ EDR, A2DP
8MP HDR2-enabled autofocus camera w/ LED flash
720p video recording
FM radio tuner
GPS with aGPS support
Li-Ion 1930 mAh battery (promises 3-day usage)
Exclusive Cloud+ services (up to 160GB of storage)
122 x 61 x 10.9mm dimensions
Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread (upgradeable to ICS)
As if that wasn’t enough, Huawei still has one trick up their sleeves. This amazing handset, with all the goodies it has, will only cost interested buyers a measly Php13,999. Not bad, considering that it has almost everything you need for smartphone. Units are being shipped to the Philippines this week and will be available in stores next week.
Editor’s Note: Original story by Ron with additional reporting and editing by Louie.
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Edson says:
I buy this phone because it is the cheapest in it’s class. I’m a bit disappointed with the Audio output which is very low and when I play the voice recording, I almost cannot hear it when playing especially when using a headphone. The upgrade to ICS have reduced the free RAM also. But all in all, I’m satisfied with the phone for the price.
kikomachine says:
please do a review..
MichAEL B. says:
is the 4gb rom available for downloads or just the 1gb storage??
rawl says:
This is my current android phone. It is “economical” and battery is decent. The unit is looks decent and has a really nice build. Hindi awkward (if you know what i mean regarding other china made phones).
If you’re into phone with higher battery charging capacity out of the box, this phone beats high end HTC devices!
Highly recommended!
Chris says:
Where and for how much did you buy it?
earl says:
megaexchange is selling these for 14.3k
kikomachine says:
hoping a review of this unit would come.. been looking for a smartphone under 16k that’s bang for the buck.. not lg, not samsung, and not sony.. hehehe.. althou im looking on a blackberry 9680.. suggetions naman po jan.. hehehe
duds says:
I bought it at sm megamall
Chris says:
Yeah please tell me from what store you bought it from. And for the same price as listed above?
razak says:
from what cellphone shop did you buy it from?
Huawowowei says:
sir yuga san po makakabili nito or any one na nkaka alam please help nid to buy 1.
Biztech says:
Bang for the buck!!!
Gregory says:
I’ve seen this phone at the Barcelona congress. It is really good. I’m amazed at the cheap price.
showbiz says:
Looks neat. Where can I buy this phone in the Philippines?
Anne says:
Hi meron na po siya sa sm north got mine last week and I’m happy sa specs nya the best phone
blahblah says:
Of course, this isn’t the first time people have complained about a new product, but the Optimus 2X debacle is one of the most heated in recent memory.
Users are blowing up the web to vent about the phone crashing, freezing, overheating and overall slow performance.
In fact, the forums at xda developers have over 100 pages of venom on the subject, and an online petition has been starteed in an attempt to raise awareness and voice their displeasure with LG.
So far LG has been silent on the issue, which has only served to frustrate users more.
LG might be trying to untangle the web of complaints before making a statement, but that might be easier said than done. The problems seem to be both hardware and software related – the consequence of dumping a half-baked product into the market and hoping to work out the kinks in incremental updates.
wreek888 says:
With this price, you can get the LG optimus 2x.
Leonor says:
Yeah, Ascend D looks quite impressive.
Yuga, is Huawei a good brand? Ang official launch ang Honor I believe is Sept 2011, pero ngayon lang sya nakadating sa Pinas.
guyrony says:
How about their Huawei Ascend D?
Any updates when it will be shipped here?
steelicon says:
No, it’s IDEOS…
an0neemus says:
idiot…
jelin says:
dont care if the boot up is fast. its not like im using a desktop or a laptop. add 3k and you’ll have LG optimus 2x which has a dual core processor and gorilla glass.
Bon says:
After seeing the video, I’m still skeptical about the 5-sec boot up. Yuga, sana you showed it from battery removal/installation then boot up.
mel says:
looks good, especially that 5sec boot up time, i’m currently using a samsung galaxy w and mejo pareho ang specs nila on the chipset and gpu, quite interesting indeed
lexty says:
I’d like to get one! please do update next week where to buy this phone! TIA!
JP Esteban says:
@tinikling Not sure if serious…
Sonofa says:
When will they release ascend models sa Philippines?
tinikling says:
booo.. not apple
Bob Reyes says:
No Gorilla glass?
derp says:
me gusta!