Huawei Ascend W1

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#119408 30-May-2013 22:21

Hi,

Just wondering what happened to the Huawei Ascend W1 as it does not appear to be available anymore.

Cheers

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#828538 31-May-2013 01:09

probably ran outta stock when they started giving away free xboxes with them :)

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#828580 31-May-2013 08:47

I was wondering that too. Seemed to be a big push with banners in 2 degrees stores and now they are not even on the 2 degrees site any more. There are still xboxes in 2 degrees stores though.

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#828710 31-May-2013 11:43

The W1 is now end of line and has been replaced by the Nokia Lumia 520. The free Xbox deal is still running with the Lumia.

There are still a few W1's floating around in stores if you specifically want one?

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#828764 31-May-2013 12:17

The W2 was leaked yesterday via @evleaks, in case you're a particular fan of Huawei.

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#828895 31-May-2013 16:45

eXDee: The W2 was leaked yesterday via @evleaks, in case you're a particular fan of Huawei.

Yeah I saw that, no word on when it is due or the price. I might get a Lumia 520 as I want a temp phone and wouldn't mind trying WP8 out

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#829013 31-May-2013 20:10

The 520 is a very slick phone for the price.
And its a perfect time to buy too - 20% off at noels
http://www.noelleeming.co.nz/shop/communications/smartphones/nokia-lumia520vf-lumia-520-windows-smartphone/prod121968.html?ref=pricespy

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#829077 31-May-2013 23:00

eXDee: The 520 is a very slick phone for the price.
And its a perfect time to buy too - 20% off at noels
http://www.noelleeming.co.nz/shop/communications/smartphones/nokia-lumia520vf-lumia-520-windows-smartphone/prod121968.html?ref=pricespy

Yeah that's quite a good deal. I had a go with one in the Vodafone store and it seems to perform well. I am a little concerned about how locked down WP8 is, couldn't find a way to replace the bing search with google and you can't even change the keyboard for Swype.

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#829080 31-May-2013 23:07

WP8 is definitely not for you if you want to tweak. I'd miss that, as well as the notification area, quick settings in notification area, custom roms etc.

Its a simply and pretty polished UI, make sure it does what you're after before you buy. If it does, it'll do it well.

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#848982 3-Jul-2013 22:28

Hey, thought this was close enough to a relevant thread compared to starting a new one anyway

Turns out the W1 is the first WP8 device to have it's bootloader unlocked.
http://wmpoweruser.com/huawei-ascend-w1-is-the-first-wp8-bootloader-unlocked-handset-brings-static-ip-in-first-custom-rom/