Mobile World Congress may not have officially kicked off but the press announcements have. Out of the gate today is Huawei which unveiled the HUAWEI Ascend G6 4G smartphone. With a front-facing 5MP camera, this mid-range smartphone may well become a favourite among the selfie-lovers.
“HUAWEI Ascend G6 4G is a stylish, colorful, and lightning fast smartphone designed to break down barriers,” said Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei Consumer Business Group. “With its handy 4G LTE connectivity, easy-to-use interface and dynamic cameras offering a multitude of photographic opportunities, Huawei is delivering on our promise to ‘Make it Possible’ for more people around the world.”
HUAWEI Ascend G6 4G specifications
- Processor: 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926)
- Operating system: Google Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with Huawei Emotion UI 2.0
- Cellular connectivity: 4G LTE
- Other connectivity: GPS / AGPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
- Display: 4.5-inch qHD (540×960 / 245PPI)
- RAM: 1GB
- Internal storage: 8GB
- External storage: MicroSD cards up to 32GB
- Rear-facing camera: 8MP AF with BSI f/2.0 aperture
- Front-facing camera: 5MP
- Battery: 2,000mAh
- Sensors: Compass, accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor
- Dimensions: 131.2 × 65.3 × 7.85 millimeters
- Weight: 115 grams
- Colours: Black with light gunmetal grey or rose gold highlights or white with pink or champagne gold highlights
A 3G-only version will also be available as the HUAWEI Ascend G6. Slightly thinner at 7.5 millimetrs, it will come in black, white, pink, gold or blue.
The Huawei Ascend G6 will be available later this quarter with the Ascend G6 4G to follow starting in April. Pricing and specific market availability was not announced.
Source : Huawei