14 DAY TRIAL // Huawei has just announced that its Ascend P1, the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered mobile phone that measures only 7.69mm in thickness, is bound to land in the UK in August.
The handset will be released on shelves at Vodafone, free upfront with the signing of a two-year contract agreement on the wireless carrier’s £26 ($41 / €33) per month plan.
The handset vendor has also announced that the new mobile phone is set to land on shelves at other wireless carriers as well soon after the initial launch, and that it would be picked up by various retailers in the country.
Vodafone might also make the new device available on a pay as you go basis, but it hasn’t announced specific plans on the matter until now.
However, it appears that the new device might actually prove a great rival for ZTE’s Grand X, set to land at Virgin Mobile for £27 per month for existing customers, or £32 per month for new ones, but with lower specs than Ascend P1.
Huawei’s smartphone will land on shelves with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display capable of delivering a 960 x 540 pixel resolution.
The mobile phone is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4460 application processor, complemented by 1GB RAM and 4GB of internal memory. The handset also sports a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32GB of additional storage space.
The specs list of this mobile phone further includes an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with LED flash and auto focus, complemented by a 1.3MP camera on the front, great for making video calls.
In addition, Huawei’s Ascend P1 will sport HSDPA connectivity when released, along with Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, A-GPS, 3.5mm jack, and a 1670mAh battery to power them all.
With Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich on top and support for a great deal of applications and services, the smartphone appears to be a great option for those who would like an affordable, yet still powerful smartphone.