Huawei has brought all its artillery to the Mobile World Congress 2013. From Androidsis we have taught you the best news from LG and now it is the turn of the Asian firm. Today we have been able to test the Huawei Ascend P2 and the worthy successor to the Huawei Ascend P1, sets the bar very high.
First off, its design stands out, with a thickness of just 8,4 millimeters . Besides being very lightweight, weighing only 122 grams, the Huawei Ascend P2 feels great in the hand. When you turn on the screen, you'll notice the quality of its 4,7 inches, protected by Gorilla Glass 2.
Inside there is an IPS LCDF panel with a resolution of 720 × 1280 pixels, somewhat short if we compare it with terminals with a Full HD screen, but more than enough for any user. A curious detail is that the Huawei Ascend P2 can be used with gloves, something that residents of cold countries will appreciate. I have tried it and can confirm that it works.
I have seen very few aesthetic changes compared to its predecessor, plastic finishes that make you think that the phone is going to break just by looking at it and availability in two colors, black and white. But if we look at the guts of the Huawei ascend P2, we can see that it does not look like the P1 at all.
As for its heart, the Huawei Ascend P2 is powered by a quad-core Huawei K3V2 processor, running at 1,5GHz. This is accompanied by 1GB of RAM. We reiterate that it can't be compared to the monstrous devices we're seeing, but it's more than enough for most users. Its internal storage is 16GB, though there's no option to expand it with a microSD card. Another feature I liked is its 13-megapixel camera, which records 1080p video at 360 fps, a more than respectable quality.
Although it won't be available in Spain unless Telefónica acts quickly, the Huawei Ascend P2 will stand out for its LTE connectivity with download speeds of up to 150 Mbps, the fastest chip available in a smartphone. Finally, I really liked Huawei's Emotion UI interface. It doesn't slow down the phone and is very user-friendly.
The Quick Power Control options, to save battery use, for those times when you need your smartphone to last a couple of hours longer, and Smart Reading to look up words on Wikipedia, I have found very useful.
As I have been told by Huawei, the Huawei Ascend P2 will arrive in Spain at the beginning of June and at an approximate price of 399 euros. Now comes the usual dilemma. Yes, for its price it is a bargain if we talk about benefits, but would you leave 399 euros for a Chinese smartphone?
After touching it, and taking into account its finished plastics, I'm afraid not, I prefer to leave myself 50 euros more and buy a Samsung Galaxy S3 that, although it has a very flimsy back cover, I know that it has the quality of Samsung behind it.
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