Huawei Ascend D quad

  • Released 2012, August
    130g, 8.9mm thickness
    Android 4.0
    8GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.5"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    Huawei K3V2
  • 1800mAh
    Li-Ion

Huawei Ascend D quad - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2012, February. Released 2012, August
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 129 x 64.9 x 8.9 mm (5.08 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type IPS+ LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Huawei K3V2
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Vivante GC4000
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 1.3 MP
Video 720p
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Dolby Mobile 3 Plus
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
MP4/H.264 player
Organizer
Document editor
Photo viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
Misc Colors Metallic black, Ceramic white
Price About 290 EUR

Huawei Ascend D quad - User Reviews

  • I have purchased this phone about 2 months ago. It's very good. Very fast. Just two pros in my opinion -its GPU isn't that good. U can play Shoggoth, Riptide GP, Asphalt 8 and other small games. But when u try to play hardcore games it becomes insufficient just like Assassins creed pirates and GTA San Andreas and Dark knight arises. -other small problem is the android. I hope huawei publishes an official release of jelly bean or Kit kat android to this device. For the battery it's sufficient and it can't be considered as a draw back.

  • In Malaysia can buy from Lazada. RM 1099.

  • Where can I get it in Malaysia ? ;)

  • Does anybody know how to unlock this phone since I bought one from China but it only downloads from chinese website and not able to download apps from google store?

  • hello..can someone review pros and cons about this phone..i wanna buy this phone but still doubt it quality.plsss.thanks in advanced..

  • hey does it comes with jelly bean or upgradable to jelly bean? interested in this model

  • Been using it 4 a week now. Wat can i say its a good purchase, speaker is loud enough n through earphn oso and gsmArna siad usb-otg?? Yes! It does work plug n browse your usbstick just like on some sony hp..

  • Very good phone. Only downsides is that it only has 1Gb of RAM and that there is no official jellybean release yet.

  • I want the P1 because its a beauty slim on picture that is. But this fon doesnt have a demo unit on the shop for me to feel it, they did have the D Quad, after few mins feelin it, mahn! Im getting it next week. Thickness on par with GxS2, screen is wow! and its lighter than my smaller atrix 4g. Wait 4 me huawei huhu..

  • good new brand i though that it samsung

  • No..Malaysia also hv this model

  • No..Malaysia also hv this model

  • it has hisilicon,s 16core gpu that scored 90 fps on nenamark2

  • this mobile is available in malaysia during chrismas season this year with the price MYR1099. Check it out at lazada.com.my

  • Do you Know what GPU in ?

  • Is this phone is available in pakistan

  • Check service centre in ur city too.

  • Available in India Rs 25000.Pretty expensive.

  • This phone is USD 541 on ebay. The same model??

  • This device is only available in China, being an huawei employee outside china, i managed to ask my chinese to bring 1 mobile for me. Phone looks are good, touch is good. Battery life is excellent (Never saw this in either iphone, blackberry and samsung). The download data speed is too fast. I recommend to buy this mobile.

  • is this mobile available in indonseia and what is the price

  • ur cell

  • I think this, the more cores are there, the less time and power will be used to do wherever you're doing. Take Ascend M860: slowest phone ever but somewhat stable, although used up allot of battery power to do the job with slow hardware. The faster devices there are, the less time we spend using them and get more battery life out of them. Just saying. Any one agree with me?

  • apparently will be shipped october.. glad i didnt wait

  • was really wanting this phone but taking far too long.. its going to be too late for this to do well on the market as im sure there are alot of people like me that dont want to wait any longer and have grabbed something else... the d series should have been released months ago as initially suggested

  • when is this phone gonna come out??? it's already the end of August!!

  • I think Huawei ascend d quad is better that Samsung s3 because of its style battery s3 has got 2050mAh and d quad has got 2500mAh and s3 is less that 326ppi I think ascend D quad is a better option check other sites to for comparison

  • I Think U have added some wrong information like battery because its 2500mAh as i have seen in site of huawei

  • the answer to your qs is simply the Price difference,S3 cost around 60000pkr whereas it probably cost around 40000pkr.

  • I need strong reason why should i choose Huawei Ascend D quad not Samsung S3 both has same functions and features and some features are more and good in Sumsung. I want to buy this but give me strong reason if anybody has an answer. Regards Imran

  • If there's no GPU, how about the performance? Will it be laggy? Sorry for noobs question but i'm real noobs thx

  • Where from u buy it please tell me and rate

  • does this fone hv a spac wer u can attach a fone charm???

  • They've changed the ghz from 1.2 to 1.5?

  • this phone have dolby 5.1 and a 16 core gpu

  • the reason it was delayed is that there were problems with the cpu...

  • it has gpu of 800 visit its official site

  • yeah! i've been holding off on getting the one x or the gs 3 because i was waiting for this phone to be released! i can't believe they keep pushing the date!

  • This phone has been postponed AGAIN until August. Huawei seriously? Did you not see the one x? How about galaxy s 3? Your device is no longer impressive because you've turned it into a dream device THAT NEVER WAS. THERE'S A 64bit 16 core GPU on the phone by the way.

  • this phone is too powerful it does not need a GPU! :D!

  • is this phone availiable in pakistan ? give me a link !

  • no gpu??? :s:s:s:s

  • Is this fone going to b available in europe?

  • wellcome in pakistan huawei

  • You just answered your question. Better entertainment requires more processing power. Better camera needs better cpu for processing higher resolution. In everyday life try listening to music on the go and at the same time reply to an email and check something on facebook. This requires a lot of cpu power to be done smoothly with no lag.

  • micro sim or regular sim?

  • I tried this phone demo @my local festival computer, it bit lag....and maybe this phone need some optimize the software

  • I would like to know how the k3v2 processor fair against the Exynos 4412.

  • Still few months to wait :( Shipping in oktober

  • The CPU on this model is 1,2GHz rather than 1,5GHz(that's the CPU on the D quad XL, and the reason they stuck a bigger battery on that model). Huawei may not have been very well known in the west, but that was until they unveiled this phone. A lot more people are aware of the Acsend D quad now than you can shake a stick at. Can't wait)

  • This phone starts shipping in July. Australia first,with UK and USA to follow. Personally think I'll buy it from Taiwan they'll get it early.

  • Has it NFC ?. Especifications makes no mention about it. Someone Knows it ?

  • Might seem like a killer but remember there's 6 letters that let this down and that is the word Huawei, because the majority of the world don't know them enough to spend this much on a phone, so will probably do well in China but that's about it.

  • the CPU is actually 1.5 ghz . it's in the official advertisment.

  • Good phone with Quad processor

  • iphone killer, galaxy s3 killer, htc one x killer! great phone very fast. GORGEOUS display.

  • If only this phone has a camera shutter button...

  • mhl is hdmi.

  • Yes

  • no

  • should have a better GPU and i don't like the TV/out should be HDMI

  • does it have fm radio?

  • does anybody know if i will be able to get it in hungary or not??? ????????????

  • I would get this phone over the One X if it wasnt for the looks...no originality and nowhere near as good as One X.

  • hope its under 700$

  • why radio not available?

  • Quadcore are common now a days, opening files and aplication and gaming in android OS is advantageous the more cores the more advantages, sometimes i hate experiencing a laggy games.

  • Yeah, hopefully this would be under $300!! Lots like a good phone, hope it wouuld be avaliable in Australia soon and at the mobile stores! e.g Allphones :p

  • will this be availble in the uk at the same time i hope so and i also hope it is under £300

  • I just hope that those buttons are part of the screen (not hardware).

  • am still for apples ipad or iphone 4S. it is apple who started it all where it is now..

  • I am not sure about s3 but this one is definately faster than htc one x

  • IPS stands for in-plane switching. An IPS-LCD is a type of thin display that offers better viewing angles than TFT-LCDs. IPS-LCDs feature two transistors for each pixel, where TFT-LCDs use just one. This requires a more powerful backlight, which delivers more accurate colors, and allows the screen to be viewed from a wider angle. The downside is that an IPS-LCD may consume more power than a TFT-LCD. IPS-LCDs typically are found on high-end cell phones and portable devices. Apple's iPhone and iPad both feature IPS-LCDs, as does the Motorola Droid.

  • Approx 25000 Rs only

  • htc one x is faster

  • this looks to me like the fastest phone ever made. Thumbs up for Huawei Device. i go for this model.

  • does it have a usb on the go ?

  • I've never heard of Ips plus display before?

  • ROM is read-only memory. To be honest, ROMs these days are EEPROMs which allows reprogramming of the ROM. ROMs exists in many places than just PC motherboards, they exist in video game consoles, TV set top boxes, tablet computers, microwaves, cell phones and anything electronic will require at least a ROM for it to boot up its firmware. Hardware without software is just a set of blinking lights.

  • no

  • wrong specification about 8 GB ROM -> ROM is a bios memory but not memory for storing. check!!!

  • nice spec, but a bit worry with its battery

  • Is display PenTile?

  • It's 1.5/1.2 processor,you can choice different type with different price.

  • No, the XL is running a 1.5GHz CPU and this model is using a 1.2GHz CPU. Get your facts straight...

  • it is 1.5 not 1.2, GSMARENA !

  • have gorilla glass?

  • What about NFC?

  • Huawei ?? I hate to admit but you just won over my loyalty!!

  • Look like as usual type smiler to SAMSUNG galuxy,

  • Approx..price please?

  • looks good on paper waiting for some real world tests, does it have NFC onboard?

  • The day which ever US carrier has this phone will be the day I switch carrier, even if it is AT&T which I go out of my way to avoid because of the other phone that I hate with burning passion. Not going to mention names because the cult followers of that phone would feel so personally offended like I just insulted their mothers.

  • its same like samsung galaxy nexus design..........yep

  • reply urgent does it have USB ON THE GO..??

  • Its release date has been delayed till October apparently.

  • Pretty good phone! Surprised there are so few comments though ?

  • Gsmarena are right, the PPI is 326.36

  • Dude ever heard of multi-tasking? In that case google it and read it ^^

  • no adobe flash!!!!u gotta b kidding me....

  • no adobe flash!!!!u gotta b kidding me....

  • hi, Design is very nice......... If it is available with Vodafone in India with the Bundled Pack of 3G then i will go for this.....

  • Radio is not there ?

  • Does it have NFC?

  • An interesting device indeed. It's going to be a tough call between this one and the HTC One X. Hope they arrive in Bangladesh soon after they become available.

  • c'mon where is the adobe flash?? doesn't it?? or gsmarena forgot to mention it.

  • Can you confirm if USB is OTG or not?

  • still no USB OTG hu? i guess it still takes time to got USB HOST mode as a common thing in android universe. what the hell google is doing USB OTG PLEASSEEE thx God tv-out become more common today

  • exacty .. that the reason why these big quad/dual core phone are available in large number in used phone market bcoz there is ntn special in this phones then so called fast processing and its useless until u have stable and smooth rom.

  • my only question is ... what is the use of quad core processor for phones in daily life... what kind of high end processing does this phone can do that is needed in a phone ???

  • I don't know about you man but smartphones are like hamburgers. Why settle for a pattie when you can have two? Why settle for two when when you can have four or five? The more the better tasting. Now that we can have four cores, why should I say no to that?

  • front side -htc rezound and rear side-samsung galaxy s2

  • Dude its not gonna available in bangladesh soon...coz it has been just announced in MWC...so we will must have to wait about 1 or 2,3 months to getting this...even it might take more time to arrive here!

  • QUADCORE? Its not time for higher cores and more power, Its time for more stable devices, better batteries, true cameras and more entertainment what are we gona use QUAD core for on a device like such?

  • This phone is like a dream. Unreal. But you have no choice but to believe it. It's at the top of the android quad core food chain for now. What is Samsung up to now?

  • good job huawei one of the best phones to be released

  • This phone is like a dream. Unreal. But you have no choice but to believe it. It's at the top of the android quad core food chain for now. What is Samsung up to now?

  • It has a 32 bit screen

  • 330ppi not 326ppi (:

  • seriously im gona but it if it available in bangladesh....please

  • Exactly!

  • This has a quad core KV32 CPU. please update specs here.