Physical Impressions from the Huawei Ascend D Quad

by Brian Klug on 2/28/2012 12:29:00 PM
Posted in smartphones , MWC 2012 , Huawei , Ascend D Quad

We headed over to the Huawei booth to check out the Ascend D Quad and get some photos of the device and some physical impressions. The device includes Huawei's own HiSilicon K3V2 SoC which consists of a quad core Cortex A9 running at 1.2 GHz (4 cores), 1.5 GHz (1 core), and "16 core" graphics from an unknown IP vendor. The phone also packs a 720p 4.5" LCD display which looked awesome in person.

It's clear that Huawei has come a really long way in the build quality department, as the Ascend D Quad feels very good in the hand and like something at the high end of any other Android smartphone vendor. The styling is superficially close to Samsung's SGS2, and includes a bulge at the bottom with speakerphone and camera centered at the top. The backside has a repeating visual appearance but a smooth soft-touch surface. Huawei is definitely going for the high end market with a vengeance, and I found myself impressed with how far their designs have come since their first Android handsets.

Gallery: Huawei Ascend D Quad

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Print This Article 4 Comments View All Comments Post a Comment so by jjj on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 any clue about at least the process the CPU is made on? jjj Reply bottom by JNo on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Where I'm from, the primary meaning of "backside" is a person's arse. Although it is the correct word, just saying, "the phone's back" might not elicit such a laugh! :)

Not sure what a 'repeating' visual appearance is...

On a more serious note, is it quad core or single core? Or quad core at 1.2ghz but a single core on its own can go to 1.5ghz? JNo Reply RE: bottom by minhajmsd on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 I think there are 4 cores at 1.2 Ghz and also a fifth core at 1.5 Ghz. minhajmsd Reply RE: bottom by Kumouri on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 I'm pretty sure it's 1.2GHz when 4 cores are used, and 1.5GHz on 1 core. So if you are only using 1 core, it will be 1.5GHz, but if you start using a second core it'll go down to 1.2GHz. Kumouri Reply Subject Comment Post Comment Please login or register to post a comment.
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