Facing stiff competition from companies like Micromax in the smartphone markets, Huawei launched two of its new smartphones in the Indian market. The smartphones, the Huawei Ascend G600 and Ascend G330 are powered by the Android OS and have specs which try to strike a balance between price and features.
The dual core processor phone runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The phone features the durable Corning Gorilla glass touch screen.
The 4.5 inch qHD screen with a high 960 x 540 pixel resolution is big enough to provide a unique viewing experience on the mobile. The smartphone has a 768 MB RAM which will ensure that all apps run smoothly simultaneously. The devices sports an 8 Megapixel rear camera which can be used to click good photos. The mobile can access the internet via Wi-Fi and is Bluetooth enabled to support file sharing.
The specs of the Ascend G600 are as follows:
- 1.2 GHz Dual-core Qualcomm processor
- Corning Gorilla glass touch screen
- 4.5 inch qHD screen
- 960 x 540 pixel resolution
- 768 MB RAM
- 4 GB ROM
- Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- 8 Megapixel rear camera
- 1930 mAh Li-Polymer battery
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi enabled
The second phone, the Ascend G330 is aimed at working professionals. The 1 GHz processor is used to deliver services like word editing and presentations. The phone has 7 Indian languages (Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telegu, Bengali, Gujrati and Punjabi) inbuilt.
The phone is powered by the ICS OS of Android. The 5 MP camera with flash can be used for the occasional photos. The smartphone which has a front facing VGA camera supports video calls over 3G. The phone also provides 3G connectivity and High speed internet access besides the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
The specifications of the Ascend G330 are:
- 1 GHz Dual-core Qualcomm processor
- 4 inch WVGA IPS screen
- Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- 5 Megapixel rear camera
- Front facing VGA camera
- Pre-loaded office apps (word, excel. PPT, PDF)
- 1500 mAh battery
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi enabled
Huawei has price the Ascend G600 and the Ascend G330 at Rs.14,990 and Rs.11,490 respectively and the smartphones are available through various online and offline retailers. For now, the only thing that has to be seen is how long the battery will run, else we feel that for the price quoted, the specs are definitely justified.