Huawei Ascend W1
Operating system
Windows Phone 8
Screen size
4 in
Processor frequency
1.2 GHz
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Weight
130 oz
Screen size
4 in
RAM
512 MB
Internal storage
4 GB
Video resolution
720 p
Photo resolution (Front camera)
0.3 MP
4G LTE
No
Compass
No
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| General | |||
| Operating system | Windows Phone 8 | ||
| Available | Yes | ||
| Released (US) | March 2013 | ||
| Original price (US) | 199 $ | ||
| Released (FR) | March 2013 | ||
| Street price (EUR) | 199 € | ||
| Design | Candybar | ||
| Color | White Blue Red |
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| Rugged | No | ||
| Display | |||
| Screen type | IPS LCD | ||
| Resolution | 800x480 pixels | ||
| Screen size | 4 in | ||
| Touchscreen | Yes | ||
| Touchscreen type | Capacitive | ||
| Multitouch | Yes | ||
| Colors | 16 777 216 | ||
| 3D | No | ||
| PPI | 233 | ||
| Network | |||
| GSM | Yes | ||
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 |
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| GPRS | Yes | ||
| EDGE | Yes | ||
| UMTS | Yes | ||
| UMTS Frequencies | 850 900 1700/2100 1900 2100 |
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| HSPA | Yes | ||
| HSPA+ | Yes | ||
| Maximum theoretical bandwith | 21 Mbit/s | ||
| CDMA | No | ||
| 4G LTE | No | ||
| WiMAX | No | ||
| Digital Camera / Video | |||
| Back camera | Yes | ||
| 3D | No | ||
| Photo resolution | 5 MP | ||
| Video resolution | 720 p | ||
| Flash | Yes | ||
| Flash type | LED | ||
| Features | Auto focus Face detection Geo tagging |
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| Front camera | Yes | ||
| Photo resolution | 0.3 MP | ||
| Front Flash | No | ||
| Sensor | |||
| Accelerometer | Yes | ||
| Gyroscope | No | ||
| Proximity sensor | Yes | ||
| Compass | No | ||
| Barometer | No | ||
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | ||
| Size and weight | |||
63.5 in
10.15 in
124.5 in
130 oz
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| Height | 124.5 in | ||
| Width | 63.5 in | ||
| Thickness | 10.15 in | ||
| Weight | 130 oz | ||
| Hardware | |||
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8230 | ||
| Processor frequency | 1.2 GHz | ||
| Core number | Dual Core | ||
| RAM | 512 MB | ||
| Internal storage | 4 GB | ||
| Removable storage | Yes | ||
| Memory card | microSD microSDHC |
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| Connectivity | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | ||
| Wi-Fi Standard | 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n |
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| Wi-Fi hotspot | Yes | ||
| Bluetooth | Yes | ||
| Bluetooth version | 2.1 + EDR | ||
| GPS | Yes | ||
| GPS type | A-GPS | ||
| USB | Yes | ||
| USB version | 2.0 | ||
| USB connector type | microUSB | ||
| USB features | USB charging Mass storage device |
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| Audio | Yes | ||
| Headset jack | 3.5mm | ||
| HDMI | No | ||
| DLNA | No | ||
| NFC | Yes | ||
| Dual SIM | No | ||
| Infrared | No | ||
| Multimedia | |||
| Music player | Yes | ||
| Supported formats | AAC AAC+ AMR eAAC+ MP3 WMA |
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| Video player | Yes | ||
| Supports | H.263 H.264 MPEG4 |
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| Radio | No | ||
| FM Transmitter | No | ||
| Battery | |||
| Battery type | Lithium-ion | ||
| Capacity | 1950 mAh | ||
| Battery life on stand by | 470 h | ||
| Battery life on UMTS/LTE talk time | 10 h | ||
| Qi wireless charging | No | ||
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