Technical characteristics of Huawei p1. Review of the Huawei Ascend P1 XL (U9200E) smartphone: capacious battery. Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.

Smartphone Huawei P Smart Z Midnight Black (STK-LX1)- a high-tech device that meets all the needs of the modern user. Its main feature is the absence of a camera on the front panel: the entire area is occupied by the display. Screen resolution - 2340x1080 pixels, size - 6.59 inches.

The front camera is hidden in the body. When you press the photo button, it takes the working position and, after taking a photo, automatically retracts. The front camera resolution is 16 megapixels, making selfies clear, sharp, and with a high level of detail.

The main camera is also capable of taking excellent quality pictures with a resolution of 16 megapixels. It automatically determines what parameters are required to get the best shot and sets the optimal settings and filters.

Huawei P Smart Z Midnight Black (STK-LX1) supports fingerprint recognition technology, making unlocking as fast as possible without the need for a password.

Updated rear panel design

The main distinguishing feature of the HUAWEI P smart Z smartphone is the unique design of the rear panel. Its shimmering surface is pleasant to the touch and smooth as silk.

HUAWEI Ultra FullView Frameless Screen

The HUAWEI Ultra FullView1 6.59-inch edge-to-edge screen with no dark area at the top provides the widest view possible. Thanks to the almost complete absence of frames, you will experience even more pleasure from watching videos, playing mobile games or reading e-books.

Unique front camera

The retractable front camera of the HUAWEI P smart Z smartphone appears 1 second after startup, and automatically disappears when shooting is completed. Discover a new and unusual way to take selfies!

Taking selfies using artificial intelligence

The 16 MP front camera recognizes 8 shooting scenarios and applies various settings and filters to them. HUAWEI P smart Z will allow you to take bright and memorable selfies in any conditions.

Additional lens for high-quality photos

The main camera is equipped with a 6P lens, which allows you to capture more light and increase the resolution and contrast of photos. By shooting with the camera of your HUAWEI P smart Z smartphone, you can get clearer, brighter and more realistic photos.

Taking 3D portraits

HUAWEI P smart Z supports shooting 3D portraits with the main and front cameras. Use studio lighting effects to get a professional-quality photo in any situation.

Smart shooting with the main camera

Thanks to special artificial intelligence algorithms, the main camera of the HUAWEI P smart Z smartphone recognizes more than 500 shooting scenarios in 22 categories5 and optimizes settings in real time. Photos are as clear and bright as possible.

Fast and efficient work

The advanced 8-core Kirin 710F processor increases data processing speed and reduces power consumption of the smartphone. You can easily run games with high system requirements and conduct online broadcasts.

4 GB RAM
64 GB ROM

HUAWEI P smart Z provides 64GB of internal memory and allows you to store all your important photos, videos and messages on your smartphone. You can also install a memory card up to 512 GB and expand the memory of your smartphone to make every moment unforgettable. USB Type-C connector for fast charging

With a balanced USB Type-C connector, you no longer have to worry about which way to connect your USB cable. Charging your smartphone has become easier and faster.

Ascend P1 is a smartphone based on Android 4.0 OS. The device features a 4.3-inch high-definition (HD) capacitive touchscreen that displays 16 million true colors and supports a 16:9 aspect ratio. Equipped with a 1.5 GHz processor, 8 megapixel camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera, Ascend P1 is a powerful mobile device in a stylish 7.7mm thin body. Moreover, the weight of the device is only 110 g.

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Huawei Ascend P1:

Lightweight, beautiful, ergonomic, functional, affordable, has a capacious battery, has a good camera, can be a replacement for a player, and can act as a GPS receiver.

CHARACTERISTICS

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Beautiful

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Has a capacious battery

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MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Nutrition

Battery capacity: 1670 mAh Battery type: Li-Ion

Additional Information

Date of announcement: 2012-01-10 Equipment: phone, wired stereo headset, USB cable, charger

General characteristics

Type: smartphone Weight: 110 g Control: touch buttons Operating system: Android 4.0 Housing type: classic Number of SIM cards: 1 Dimensions (WxHxT): 64.8x127.4x7.69 mm SIM card type: regular

Screen

Screen type: color AMOLED, 16.78 million colors, touch Touch screen type: multi-touch, capacitive Diagonal: 4.3 inches. Image size: 960x540 Pixels per inch (PPI): 256 Automatic screen rotation: yes

Multimedia capabilities

Camera: 8 million pixels, 3264x2448, LED flash Camera functions: autofocus Video recording: yes Max. video resolution: 1920x1080 Front camera: yes, 1.3 million pixels. Audio: MP3, AAC, WAV Headphone Jack: 3.5mm Max. Video frame rate: 30 fps Recognition: Faces Geo Tagging: yes Video output: MHL

Connection

Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, USB Standard: GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G DLNA support: yes Satellite navigation: GPS A-GPS system: yes

Memory and processor

Processor: TI OMAP4460, 1500 MHz Number of processor cores: 2 Built-in memory: 4 GB RAM: 1 GB Video processor: PowerVR SGX540 Memory card slot: yes, up to 32 GB

Other features

Controls: voice dialing, voice control, voice tags Sensors: light, proximity, compass Speakerphone (built-in speaker): yes Airplane mode: yes A2DP profile: yes report an error

How to choose a smartphone

Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.

Design

Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Materials used, colors offered, certificates.

Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	65.4 mm (millimeters) 6.54 cm (centimeters) 0.21 ft (feet) 2.57 in (inches)
Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	132.5 mm (millimeters) 13.25 cm (centimeters) 0.43 ft (feet) 5.22 in (inches)
Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units of measurement.	9.9 mm (millimeters) 0.99 cm (centimeters) 0.03 ft (feet) 0.39 in (inches)
Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement.	135 g (grams) 0.3 lbs (pounds) 4.76 oz (ounces)
Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped.	85.79 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 5.21 in³ (cubic inches)

SIM card

The SIM card is used in mobile devices to store data that certifies the authenticity of mobile service subscribers.

Mobile networks

A mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to communicate with each other.

GSM GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is designed to replace the analogue mobile network (1G). For this reason, GSM is often called a 2G mobile network. It is improved by the addition of GPRS (General Packet Radio Services), and later EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) technologies.	GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS UMTS is an abbreviation for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. It is based on the GSM standard and belongs to 3G mobile networks. Developed by 3GPP and its biggest advantage is providing greater speed and spectral efficiency thanks to W-CDMA technology.	UMTS 850 MHz UMTS 1700/2100 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE LTE (Long Term Evolution) is defined as a fourth generation (4G) technology. It is developed by 3GPP based on GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA to increase the capacity and speed of wireless mobile networks. The subsequent technology development is called LTE Advanced.	LTE 800 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2600 MHz

Mobile communication technologies and data transfer speeds

Communication between devices on mobile networks is carried out using technologies that provide different data transfer rates.

Operating system

An operating system is a system software that manages and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.

SoC (System on Chip)

A system on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device on one chip.

SoC (System on Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation.	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
Technological process Information about the technological process by which the chip is manufactured. Nanometers measure half the distance between elements in the processor.	28 nm (nanometers)
Processor (CPU) The primary function of a mobile device's processor (CPU) is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications.	Krait
Processor size The size (in bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of the registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have higher performance compared to 32-bit processors, which in turn are more powerful than 16-bit processors.	32 bit
Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute.	ARMv7
Level 0 cache (L0) Some processors have L0 (level 0) cache, which is faster to access than L1, L2, L3, etc. The advantage of having such memory is not only higher performance, but also reduced power consumption.	4 kB + 4 kB (kilobytes)
Level 1 cache (L1) Cache memory is used by the processor to reduce access time to more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small in size and works much faster than both system memory and other cache levels. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for it in the L2 cache. On some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2.	16 kB + 16 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1 cache, but in return it has a higher capacity, allowing it to cache more data. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for it in the L3 cache (if available) or in RAM memory.	1024 kB (kilobytes) 1 MB (megabytes)
Number of processor cores The processor core executes software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to be executed in parallel.	2
CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).	1500 MHz (megahertz)
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphics applications. In mobile devices, it is most often used by games, consumer interfaces, video applications, etc.	Qualcomm Adreno 225
Amount of random access memory (RAM) Random access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted.	1 GB (gigabytes)
Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device.	LPDDR2
Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels mean higher data rates.	Dual channel
RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines its operating speed, more specifically, the speed of reading/writing data.	500 MHz (megahertz)

Built-in memory

Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed capacity.

Memory cards

Memory cards are used in mobile devices to increase the storage capacity for storing data.

Screen

The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.

Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the quality of the information image directly depends.	Super AMOLED
Diagonal For mobile devices, screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches.	4.3 in (inches) 109.22 mm (millimeters) 10.92 cm (centimeters)
Width Approximate screen width	2.11 in (inches) 53.55 mm (millimeters) 5.35 cm (centimeters)
Height Approximate screen height	3.75 in (inches) 95.19 mm (millimeters) 9.52 cm (centimeters)
Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side	1.778:1 16:9
Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. Higher resolution means clearer image detail.	540 x 960 pixels
Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be displayed on the screen with clearer detail.	256 ppi (pixels per inch) 100ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display.	24 bit 16777216 flowers
Screen area Approximate percentage of screen area occupied by the screen on the front of the device.	59.01% (percent)
Other characteristics Information about other screen features and characteristics.	Capacitive Multi-touch Scratch resistance
	Corning Gorilla Glass

Sensors

Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators into signals that a mobile device can recognize.

Rear camera

The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on its back panel and may be combined with one or more secondary cameras.

Sensor type Information about the camera sensor type. Some of the most widely used types of sensors in mobile device cameras are CMOS, BSI, ISOCELL, etc.	CMOS BSI (backside illumination)
Flash type The rear (rear) cameras of mobile devices mainly use LED flashes. They can be configured with one, two or more light sources and vary in shape.	Double LED
Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of cameras is resolution. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in an image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often list resolution in megapixels, indicating the approximate number of pixels in millions.	3264 x 2448 pixels 7.99 MP (megapixels)
Video resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record.	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
Video recording speed (frame rate) Information about the maximum recording speed (frames per second, fps) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic video recording speeds are 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps.	30fps (frames per second)
Characteristics Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera.	Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Geographical tags Panoramic photography HDR shooting Touch Focus Face recognition Setting White Balance Exposure compensation Scene Selection Mode

Front-camera

Smartphones have one or more front cameras of various designs - a pop-up camera, a rotating camera, a cutout or hole in the display, an under-display camera.

Audio

Information about the type of speakers and audio technologies supported by the device.

Radio

The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.

Location determination

Information about the navigation and location technologies supported by your device.

WiFi

Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for transmitting data over close distances between various devices.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless data transfer between various devices of different types over short distances.

USB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.

Headphone jack

This is an audio connector, also called an audio jack. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Connecting devices

Information about other important connection technologies supported by your device.

Browser

A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.

Video file formats/codecs

Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital video data.

Battery

Mobile device batteries differ from each other in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge necessary for their functioning.

Capacity A battery's capacity indicates the maximum charge it can hold, measured in milliamp-hours.	1800 mAh (milliamp-hours)
Type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more precisely, the chemicals used. There are different types of batteries, with lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries being the most commonly used batteries in mobile devices.	Li-Ion (Lithium-ion)
2G talk time 2G talk time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 2G network.	8 h (hours) 480 min (minutes) 0.3 days
2G latency 2G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 2G network.	400 h (hours) 24000 min (minutes) 16.7 days
3G talk time 3G talk time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 3G network.	13 h (hours) 780 min (minutes) 0.5 days
3G latency 3G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 3G network.	643 h (hours) 38580 min (minutes) 26.8 days
4G latency 4G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 4G network.	427 h (hours) 25620 min (minutes) 17.8 days
Characteristics Information about some additional characteristics of the device's battery.	Removable

Chinese, thin, plastic, very expensive

Earlier this year, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​the Chinese company Huawei showed the world a completely new line of its mobile devices, which turned out to be quite capable of capturing the attention of sophisticated professionals. A lot of time has passed from the moment of that announcement to the moment the devices went on general sale. As a matter of fact, this moment has not even really arrived yet, but some prices have been announced, and the devices are already in our hands for detailed testing.

Today we will look at one of the new products in this model range, which occupies the “cell” under the letter P. We have already written in some detail recently about the Russian premiere of new Huawei phones, united under the common name Huawei Ascend, and described the internal structure of this line. You can read more about this. So, the letter P, from the English “platinum”, denotes the second level from the top in this line. That is, the level is high, but not yet flagship.

Today we will look in detail at this “platinum” representative of the new generation of Huawei smartphones and find out whether it is worthy of bearing such a proud name, and, more importantly, whether this model corresponds to the price that the manufacturer has set for it in our market. Meet Huawei Ascend P1: a “handsome” smartphone that not only lays claim to image laurels, but is also a very expensive phone.

Huawei Ascend P1 arrived to us without packaging, so we will not be able to describe the contents of this model’s package. Let's just say that its charger is completely copied from the iPhone charger, has a USB output for connecting a USB-Micro-USB cable, and is so miniature that it can be easily carried not only in a bag, but also in any pocket.

Characteristics

• SoC TI OMAP 4460, CPU 1.5 GHz, Cortex-A9, dual cores
• GPU PowerVR SGX 540
• Operating system Android 4.0.3 ICS
• Touch display Super AMOLED, 4.3″, 960×540 pixels, capacitive
• Random access memory (RAM) 1 GB, internal memory 4 GB (about 2.30 GB available)
• Communication GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• Communications 3G UMTS 850, 900, AWS, 1900, 2100 MHz
• Bluetooth v3.0 HS
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot
• GPS, AGPS
• FM radio
• Camera 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash
• Lithium-ion battery 1670 mAh
• Dimensions 129x64.8x7.69 mm
• Weight 108 g

	Huawei Ascend P1	Sony Xperia P	HTC One S	Samsung Galaxy S II
Screen (size in inches, matrix type, resolution)		4″, WM, 960×540, 275 DPI	4.3″, Super AMOLED, 960×540, 256 DPI	4.27″, Super AMOLED Plus, 800×480, 218 DPI
SoC	TI OMAP 4460 @1.5 GHz (2 cores, ARM)	ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 @1 GHz (2 cores, ARM)	Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260A @1.5 GHz (2 cores, ARM)	Exynos 4210 @1.2 GHz (2 cores, ARM)
RAM	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB
Flash memory	4 GB	16 GB	16 GB	16 GB
Memory card support	microSD	No	No	microSD
operating system	Google Android 4.0		Google Android 4.0	Google Android 2.3, update to Android 4.0
SIM format	standard	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM	standard
Battery	non-removable, 1670 mAh	non-removable, 1320 mAh	non-removable, 1650 mAh	removable, 1650 mAh
Cameras	rear (8 MP; video - 1080p), front (1.3 MP)		rear (8 MP; video - 1080p), front (0.3 MP)	rear (8 MP; video - 1080p), front (2 MP)
Dimensions	129×64.8×7.69 mm, 108 g	122×59.5×10.5 mm, 122 g	131×65×7.8 mm, 119 g	125.3×66×8.5 mm, 116 g
average price	N/A()	$112()	$315()	$103()

Appearance and ease of use

Huawei Ascend P1 is a well-balanced smartphone in terms of its dimensions. It has a very small body thickness - only 7.69 mm, which, in itself, should not be an advantage for ease of placement in the hand: very thin phones do not fill the palm, but are held only by the side edges. In such cases, there is no strong grip and reliable holding of the device in the hand. However, in this case, at the bottom of the phone there is a thickening of up to 1 cm, with which it rests against the palm and this allows it to be securely fixed in the hand when grasped. So holding the Huawei Ascend P1 in your hand is quite comfortable. This is further facilitated by the not too large width and, especially, the weight of the device. The phone weighs only 108 g, making it one of the lightest communicators in the world. Of course, with such parameters, Huawei Ascend P1 fits perfectly in any pocket, even a chest pocket. The weight is optimal, and the phone will not pull your shirt down.

The case materials are solid plastic, with most of it being the rear non-removable cover. It is not flat, and covers not only the back, but also the side edges. The expected consequences follow from this: the battery here is non-removable, and the slots for the SIM card and memory card are cut into the edges of the device.

The back cover is made of white plastic, and the front is made of black. There are other colors on sale: there is also completely black, and a version of the Huawei Ascend P1 S model also comes in red. However, I didn’t like the materials and colors at all: the white color here is pure white, very simple (one would like to say “empty”), without any noble shades. In this plastic, the phone is very simple in appearance, and all its surfaces are completely glossy. There are a lot of fingerprints on the body of the Huawei Ascend P1, as well as on its screen, which makes the device extremely easily soiled. Obviously, you will have to walk around with a cleaning cloth all the time. There is no soft-touch effect, ribbed surface or rubberized plastic here, so the phone can slip in your fingers and is not very pleasant to the touch. All this gloss is clearly unnecessary here, and the overall appearance of the smartphone does not really correspond to the price stated for it and, in general, the title of a top-end device. Perhaps Huawei designers should pay a visit to HTC or Sony designers. However, knowing how good-looking the new flagship Huawei Ascend D1/Quad is, one cannot say the same, but this does not apply to our story today.

As for the assembly of the body parts, there are, in fact, only two of them, but with any grip you can always hear some crunching and creaking. There are no visible cracks, just as there are no backlashes - however, they have nowhere to come from here.

Now about the location of connectors and controls. Both connectors - Micro-USB and a 3.5 mm audio jack - are located at the top end. They are very close, but it is unlikely that the tips of both cords, even if they are thick enough, will be able to interfere with each other here.

Here, on top, is a slot for a SIM card. To tell the truth, this element is the manufacturer’s most unpleasant mistake in this phone. The fact is that this is a simple groove designed for sliding a SIM card into it. Most manufacturers, in the case of an end-mounted SIM card slot, try to offer thoughtful solutions such as removable or retractable slides. In any case, the user always has the opportunity to pry with something and somehow get the stuck SIM card out. The Chinese company did not provide anything like this here. Therefore, if out of habit you try to put a SIM card of the now popular Micro-SIM format into this slot, then you risk losing it forever in the depths of this slot, because the slot, it turns out, is intended for a SIM card of a regular format. The contact teeth will tightly press the card on top, and there will be no options left to remove the cover or pry off the card itself with anything. Be careful with this - otherwise you won’t be able to fix anything on your own.

The second slot - for a microSD memory card - is exactly the same as the SIM card slot, but it is located on the right side of the phone, in the same place as the power button. It’s not a very convenient solution from manufacturers to place the power key on the same level as the volume control key. That one is exactly opposite here - on the left side, and when controlled with the left hand, it is always pressed simultaneously with the power. Manufacturers seem to care about left-handed people as a last resort. The keys themselves have a metal coating and a good, soft stroke with a clear response.

On the rear surface there is a camera window with a dual LED flash, framed by a metal plate raised above the surface. There are no elements protecting the camera glass here.

In the lower thickening of the rear panel there is a hole for an external speaker, covered with a protective mesh. The mesh is, of course, good, but why was the hole made in that very thickening that is in contact with the surface of the table? Naturally, the surface prevents the sound from escaping and muffles it. Wouldn't it be better to place the speaker somewhere else on the rear panel? After all, all of it, not counting this thickening, is completely raised above the surface, and nothing would prevent the sound from coming out. Obviously, ergonomics were sacrificed for beauty in pursuit of the overall thinning of the device, and the speaker simply could not fit anywhere else.

The front surface is completely covered with scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass. Below it is not only a large display, but also the lower three system control keys - naturally, touch-sensitive. At the top you can see a grille covering the opening of the earpiece, sensor eyes and a camera for video communication. Nothing causes discomfort to the ear, the sensor turns off the screen when brought to the head - everything is standard here. The silver Huawei inscription sets off all this splendor.

The intermediate conclusion regarding the appearance of the device and the ease of manipulation with it can be seen quite clearly throughout the entire text: Huawei designers should in no case rest on their laurels. There have been a lot of complaints in this regard, and there are still many points that developers can work hard on. Perhaps all of the listed shortcomings could have passed for minor trifles if the manufacturer had not put such a high price on their device. We'll talk about it later, but in any case, the maximum cost must be justified by the maximum level of performance, quality of materials, and the presence of additional comfort and a touch of charm, in the end. This is not observed in Huawei Ascend P1.

Screen

The display of Huawei Ascend P1 is a Super AMOLED matrix with large viewing angles and a good brightness reserve. Not to say that the brightness reserve is excessive, but at the maximum level it is quite enough. In bright sunlight, the information on the screen remains readable. True, the Corning Gorilla Glass is very reflective, and fingerprints are very noticeable on it. To be honest, I would like to see at least some concern from manufacturers about this shortcoming - maybe gloss and fingerprints are enough for our age? Maybe it's time to start offering devices with non-glare, matte screen surfaces right out of the box? Of course, the user can partially solve this problem by purchasing and applying a protective film themselves. Then there will be significantly less glare, and it will be easier to clean such a screen from dust and dirt. Actually, the display itself then gets less dirty, and besides, there is additional protection from scratches. So why don’t manufacturers glue such films themselves at the factory?

The colors on this screen look, as befits an AMOLED, a little unrealistic: too saturated, acidic. The picture is not soft, but sharp and catchy. In the settings of Huawei Ascend P1 there is both manual and automatic control of the brightness level. It is better to keep the slider closer to the maximum value, otherwise it will be a bit dark.

As for the physical parameters, the screen resolution of Huawei Ascend P1 is 960x540 pixels, with dimensions of 54x95 mm and a diagonal of 109 mm (4.3 inches). The resolution is high, but the physical dimensions of the screen are also considerable. So the number of dots per inch here is not amazing (PPI = 256) - there were displays with a higher pixel density. However, with the eye (with normal distance) you can’t see the difference. For human vision, it is the same whether there are 256 pixels or 275 - no pixels are visible anyway. The picture is extremely smooth, all small details and fonts are drawn without flaws or roughness. The Huawei Ascend P1 has a screen that is good in its overall characteristics.

Sound

The external speaker is capable of producing loud and clear sound that does not choke even at the maximum volume level. Not to say that the low frequencies are represented here in full range, but the sound is quite rich and pleasant to the ear.

The surface of the table, as already mentioned, prevents the spread of sound; it is muffled if the smartphone is lying on the table, because the external speaker hole is located on the protruding part of the back cover. Not the best solution.

Everything is also good with the auditory speaker: the sound is loud, clear and rich in frequencies. The speech and intonations of the interlocutor are conveyed quite clearly, the sound is rich and natural. Both speakers of Huawei Ascend P1 are good in terms of sound quality.

As for the sound in the headphones, the sample sent to us did not include a complete headset, so we cannot talk about it. However, connecting my own high-quality headphones produced expectedly good results.

The sound in Huawei Ascend P1 is improved by the presence of Dolby Mobile 3.0 Plus technology with a pre-installed Dolby Digital Plus decoder, which is designed to expand the capabilities of the device, providing high-definition sound in 5.1 format for playback through headphones (or an HDMI port). And the sound of the external speaker when Dolby Mobile is activated becomes louder and more voluminous.

The smartphone traditionally has an FM radio, and it traditionally only works with a connected headset. The settings are simple and easy to understand.

Camera

Huawei Ascend P1 is equipped with two cameras. The front one has a resolution of 1.3 megapixels, is used for organizing video communications and produces fairly decent quality. You can even see your own face in detail on the screen as in a mirror - useful for the weaker sex.

The main camera module is more interesting; it is equipped with a back-illuminated sensor (BSI CMOS), has a resolution of 8 megapixels and supports video shooting in Full HD format. Photos at default settings are 3264x1836 in size with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio. This is not to say that the Huawei Ascend P1 takes pictures of the highest quality - it is not bad, but nothing more. You can independently evaluate the quality and clarity of the photographs in original resolution by clicking on the thumbnails presented below.

Thanks to automatic focusing, close objects, as well as text from paper or a monitor screen, can be captured well by the camera.

The camera can shoot video in HD resolution. We posted several videos ranging from 10 to 17 seconds in length, shot at maximum settings at 30 frames per second. The videos are saved in mp4 format and have a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. The quality of the shooting is quite good, you can evaluate it yourself by downloading the originals from the links provided below.

The cameras are controlled by their own interface, which is quite detailed and rich in settings. There is an HDR mode, and adding effects like “old photo”, face recognition, smile detection, white balance control, and you can even play around with image distortion. Of course, there is also geotagging - linking the image to GPS coordinates. You just have to keep in mind that when you use this function, the battery will discharge much faster.

The standard Google Android interface has not been changed, but proprietary widgets have been added. Pre-installed widgets such as the weather and music player are scattered across several home screens of the desktop, the general internal list of programs can be sorted by several parameters, and when you turn it on for the first time, the proprietary application offers to configure the smartphone.

In addition to its own services and applications, which Android traditionally abounds in, the manufacturer also pre-installed several programs that complement the standard Google set. In general, the smartphone turned out to be quite well equipped with everything necessary for work right out of the box. The user will find not only a much-needed file manager or a set of office applications, but even an antivirus, a flashlight and a cute racing game to pass the time.

Huawei Ascend P1 copes with telephone functions at the level of modern devices. The smartphone maintains the cellular network reliably and does not lose connection in conditions of poor reception. No freezes or spontaneous reboots were noticed during a couple of weeks of testing.

The Wi-Fi and GPS modules have also been tested in operation, and there are no complaints about them either. By the way, regarding network capabilities, it is worth noting that the smartphone was equipped with a Bluetooth 3.0 module, DLNA support and even the ability to operate in the 1700 MHz band (AWS), used for LTE systems in the USA. But for some reason they just forgot about the NFC short-distance communication technology, which is gaining popularity and quickly acquiring working services - it would have been much more useful here.

Performance

The Huawei Ascend P1 hardware platform (model U9200) is based on SoC TI OMAP 4460. The central processor here is a dual-core Cortex-A9 (ARMv7), operating at a frequency of 1500 MHz. It is supported in graphics processing by the PowerVR SGX 540 video accelerator. All this is supported by 1 GB of RAM. The storage available to the user to upload their own files is around 2.30 GB. Nominally, the internal memory in the smartphone is 4 GB, but the rest is occupied by the system and installed programs. There is very little built-in non-volatile memory, but this is not so bad if there is a slot for microSD memory cards. The presence of this slot is a definite plus of this model. Memory cards are quite inexpensive, so you can easily purchase a larger card for this model and feel comfortable.

The platform is quite fast and productive. Based on the results of a standard benchmark test, the smartphone showed a very decent level of performance. In some ways, the Huawei Ascend P1 is quite capable of competing with top-end solutions from other manufacturers, and the middle class is not at all a match for it. The test results are eloquently reflected in the screenshots.

Let’s take for comparison the popular Sony Xperia P smartphone from a famous Japanese manufacturer, which occupies a place in its lineup similar to today’s test subject in the Huawei lineup. Let's add to the comparison its older brother in the line - the flagship Sony Xperia S.

In Quadrant Standard, Huawei Ascend P1 scored a respectable 3534 points, not only beating the Sony Xperia P head and shoulders, but even slightly outperforming the Japanese flagship. The Sony Xperia S scores 3104 points in this test.

According to the results of the comprehensive AnTuTu Benchmark v2.8, the picture is slightly different: the Chinese device turned out to be much faster than a similar model from the Japanese clan, but the older “samurai” passed the test with dignity, showing results no worse than the Huawei Ascend P1. However, we should not forget that the Japanese was not compared with his own equal. We will definitely return to this competition when testing Huawei's flagship model, and I'm afraid that the Sony Xperia S will lose in that battle.

We tested graphics performance in NenaMark2 (v2.2). Based on the results of several runs, the PowerVR SGX 540 graphics accelerator in this device produced not only an excellent result in itself, but also one of the best results among competing solutions at 37.6 fps. The Japanese flagship in this test produced a similar result of 37.5 fps, while the result of the Sony Xperia P was only 29.6 fps.

As for my own impressions, handling the Huawei Ascend P1 in terms of the performance of this model evokes only positive feelings: all lists and desktops scroll smoothly, without jerking or freezing. Everything works extremely quickly and responds very quickly to user interventions. There is no sticking when scrolling, programs open instantly, and games from the Google Play Store do not slow down. The device is quite capable of playing videos without slowdowns even with Full HD resolution - another thing is that there is no point in playing movies in a higher resolution than the resolution of the screen itself. However, support for the MHL interface on the Huawei Ascend P1 implies the ability to connect the smartphone to a TV or monitor using a special cable, and then playing Full HD video becomes completely justified. You just need to take care of purchasing the appropriate cable or adapter.

Battery life

The lithium-ion battery installed in Huawei Ascend P1 is non-replaceable. Contrary to the expectations of many who complained about the extreme thinness of the case, and therefore the supposed low battery capacity, everything turned out to be not so bad. The battery that the smartphone is equipped with has a capacity of 1670 mAh that is quite decent by modern standards. However, the screen here is quite large, and this is the most energy-intensive element of any communicator. So the smartphone did not show champion results in tests for battery life, but it turned out to be quite capable of lasting for a day on one charge, and even more if you turn off wireless interfaces and geopositioning.

Testing Huawei Ascend P1 in various operating modes showed that continuous MP3 playback with the screen turned off lasted almost 21 hours on a single charge, and continuous reading in the FBReader program at a comfortable brightness level lasted 9.5 hours. We played the video in an MKV container with a resolution of 720p, his smartphone played continuously for 7.5 hours. All indicators are worthy; in ordinary life, the battery will not become a stumbling block when using the Huawei Ascend P1. Full charging time is just under two hours.

Prices

The average retail price of a device in Moscow at the time of reading the article in rubles can be found by moving the mouse to the price tag.

Bottom line

Summing up today's review of Huawei Ascend P1, I would like, first of all, to note the fundamental shift that the mobile division of the Chinese company has experienced in presenting and positioning its products on the world market. You can even call it a kind of leap or transition to a higher quality level. From faceless but inexpensive Chinese workhorses, Huawei mobile devices suddenly began to turn into a product that has its own face on the store counter.

However, this does not mean that the buyer is ready to simply accept Huawei into the “big league”. It is clear that this is what the Chinese company wants most now, but much more time must pass. And the price tag that Huawei is now putting out for the Huawei Ascend P1 model does not stand up to criticism. Judging by numerous reviews on forums, people were ready to “love” this device for $400. Now the preliminary price on our market is 20 thousand rubles. This is, to put it mildly, a little shocking. I won’t even write about the justification of this purchase. I’ll just give a comparison: for similar (or even less) money in our market you can buy a certified Samsung Galaxy S II or the same Sony Xperia P. In the same price category is the HTC One S - another representative of the middle class, occupying line-up, a place similar to the Huawei Ascend P1. All these are products of famous brands that have already proven their right to leadership. And even if some of them are inferior in the power of their hardware to this newcomer. It is unlikely that many buyers are willing to pay such a large sum for any hardware decorated with the Huawei inscription. I hope that the bright minds of the company will reconsider their views on their place in the market and slightly moderate their appetites. Then we will be happy to accept new Huawei smartphones.