Huawei X5 and X6

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InspectorGadget

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#74072 25-Dec-2010 22:26

Hi,

Has anyone heard anything about these upcoming phones from Huawei?

The X5 is due any time now, and the X6 in the Q1 2011

I had a chat to the guy in the 2Degrees shop in Sylvia Park and he said that the X5 was supposed to be in stock in time for Christmas but there had been a delay. That is one reason that they are trying to flick off their current stocks of U8150s. Plus 2Degrees currently don't have a serious phone for the top end of the smartphone market.

He also said that they were aiming at a price point of around the $300-400 mark, which is seriously cheap for a phone with the specs below:

General
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100

Announced
2010, December

Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, May

Size
Dimensions
120 x 62 x 11.6 mm

Weight
-

Display
Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size
480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches

- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls

Sound
Alert types
Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Speakerphone
Yes

- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Dolby Mobile sound enhancement

Memory
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

Call records
Practically unlimited

Internal
2/4 GB storage

Card slot
microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB

Data
GPRS
Yes

EDGE
Yes

3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps (U8800H) / 7.2 Mbps (U8800); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth
Yes v2.1 with A2DP

Infrared port
No

USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera
Primary
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Features
Geo-tagging

Video
Yes, 720p@30fps

Secondary
No

Features
OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)

CPU
Qualcomm MSM 7230 800 MHz processor

Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

Browser
HTML

Radio
FM Radio

Games
Yes

Colors
Black

GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support

Java
Via third party application

- Digital compass
- SNS integration
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Talk
- HDMI port
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Adobe Flash 10.1
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input

Battery

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

http://htc-phones.net/new-huawei-ideos-x5x6-android-phones-hands-on-photos.html
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/12/10/huawei-unveils-ideos-x5-x6-australian-market/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgqV4Y4HRso X5 Unboxing.

X5

This could be the cheap mainstream smartphone that a lot of people have been waiting for.

InspectorGadget

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#421564 25-Dec-2010 23:09

The X5 looks like an excellent device, having used quite a few of the 2.8" devices I really understand how much screen size impacts on usability of the device.

I am using the LG P500 at the moment 3.2" screen and that is a massive improvement over the likes of the ideos 8150 (which in itself is a nice device)

If the X5 comes out at that sort of price point $3-$400 i'm sure it would be a big hit for 2degrees.

dontpanic42

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#421565 25-Dec-2010 23:10

I think 2degrees would do well to stock both of those models.
I would certainly be interested.
A very nice price point indeed for those specs.

lol... I love how they took the picture of the X5 with a "Connection problem" on the screen. :)

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#421567 25-Dec-2010 23:17

Just wanted to add also...

I love the fact that the IDEOS 8150 is stock Android 2.2

I would love 2degrees to continue with this.
Even better would be for the X5 and X6 to come out with some stock 2.3 gingerbread goodiness baked in.

InspectorGadget

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Master Geek

#421609 26-Dec-2010 09:53

If you have a look at the unboxing review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgqV4Y4HRso ), it looks like they were having a few issues with the wireless there as well. However that is to be expected of a preproduction unit.

I'm guessing that the X5 will launch with 2.2 with an upgrade to 2.3, and that they are waiting for 2.3 (Gingerbread) to launch the X6. Gingerbread is due in May.

Even if it came out with a price point of $400-450 it would still be very competitive with what is on the market. Especially with that large screen and the 480x800 resolution.

Hooray for stock Android indeed. I have a need for a phone able to display the UI in Japanese, and if it is stock, that is pretty much guaranteed to be in there. I'm finding where the manufacturer has skinned the UI they generally can't be bothered translating it into all the languages and only make a couple available.

Hurry up 2Degrees. I want to get my hands on one.

InspectorGadget

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#423222 1-Jan-2011 18:55

It looks like it will have 3 physical buttons (Vol Up, Vol Down and Power) with the other 4 integrated into the front panel. It will run a Qualxomm MSM7230 (Snapdragon) 800Mhz processor.

The specs are very similar to the current generation of high end Android phones.

miamiheatfan

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#423248 1-Jan-2011 21:23

OMG so yummy

@InsGadget , that price range is GST inclusive (basically shelf price) right ? I know it's a "projected price" but that is SERIOUSLY cheap FOR that SPEC.

Also it'll be available in shops like DSE ? Or if we get it from the 2degree shop (nvr been to one lol) do we have to get their sim card too?

Man i've been researching the Android OS for a few weeks now and have been planning to get the P500 around February time but now that i see this ! And at the same price range as p500! I think i shall wait till it's out :D :D: :D

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#423256 1-Jan-2011 21:38

p500 is good, get that first, and wait half year for x5 and x6 lol。。。
seriously android phones are great for voip calls

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miamiheatfan

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#423266 1-Jan-2011 21:50

Lol no way, i don't wanna deal with re-selling it.
The p500 is definitely still on my list.
But now i'll wait till the x5 and x6 are released.
X6 is prob gonna be too expensive for me. But x5 at 400 ish is affordable.

I currently have a symbian s60 N95 lol. Still a good workhorse and i'm handling it carefully so i can resell it at a good price haha

InspectorGadget

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#423328 2-Jan-2011 09:43

miamiheatfan: OMG so yummy

@InsGadget , that price range is GST inclusive (basically shelf price) right ? I know it's a "projected price" but that is SERIOUSLY cheap FOR that SPEC.

Also it'll be available in shops like DSE ? Or if we get it from the 2degree shop (nvr been to one lol) do we have to get their sim card too?

Man i've been researching the Android OS for a few weeks now and have been planning to get the P500 around February time but now that i see this ! And at the same price range as p500! I think i shall wait till it's out :D :D: :D

That's what the guy at 2Degrees told me. The $400-450 price point is what they're aiming for.

The X5 is expected to launch at CES between the 6-9th of Jan. So I'm not expecting them in stores until maybe the end of Feb.

PottsyNZ

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#423482 2-Jan-2011 19:30

The X6 has hit some countries - Cherry Mobile has it in the Philippines for 18,990 pesos...or about $550 NZ.
http://www.techie.com.ph/news/no-nonsense-cherry-mobile-magnum-hd-sells-for-p18-990

Even at that price that kills the Galaxy S at price for punch.

I quite like the Ideos X8150 - and am kinda glad I didn't stretch out for the Optimus One - as it seems the X5 and X6 will blow everything out of the water :)

I'm going to dip my toes into Android development and having the OS kept as stock on the mobile I'm testing on is a huge bonus.

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#423496 2-Jan-2011 20:16

Wonder if there will be a a 850/2100 version or is that hoping too much these days of Asian made fones??

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#423557 2-Jan-2011 23:03

old3eyes: Wonder if there will be a a 850/2100 version or is that hoping too much these days of Asian made fones??

I assume you mean asian-market fones? As everything in this world with a battery is made in China :)

InspectorGadget

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#423561 2-Jan-2011 23:17

old3eyes: Wonder if there will be a a 850/2100 version or is that hoping too much these days of Asian made fones??

They're pretty much all made in Asia regardless of brand. You'd struggle to find one that isn't.

Can't see it happening. To make it worthwhile to manufacture a phone that uses 850Mhz it would have to have a lot of appeal in the Americas, where the usage of the 850Mhz UMTS frequency is fairly common. There's so much competition up there with on-plan subsidised phones, that the X5 and X6 probably wouldn't have much appeal against some of the heavily subsidised Motorola's, HTCs and Samsung's etc etc etc

One reason that Telecom struggles to attract customers is, once again through the choice of technology and frequency, they have limited the selection of phones available for their network.

miamiheatfan

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#423616 3-Jan-2011 08:28

Doesn't the XT network here uses the 850 band which is the same as the US network ?

If Telecom launches the 850 x5 then i'd get it over the 950 x5 (IF).
So that i can use 3g when i'm in the US (850) and here too (950).

But the x5 already looks so awesome i don't even care which version is available :D

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#423619 3-Jan-2011 08:34

miamiheatfan: Doesn't the XT network here uses the 850 band which is the same as the US network ?

Yes. Along with some Canadian carriers and Telstra in Ozz..

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