25 January 2013
Huawei Ascend G600, Review
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| Huawei Ascend G600, Review |
Huawei Ascend G600, Review
The G600 is well-built. It feels like it
could stand a few knocks not that we were throwing it around and
everything fits together nicely, both inside and out. That in itself is
an astonishing feat in a smart phone costing around $400.
The Ascend G600 is not particularly stylish.
It is plain not something you might had glance at twice. But if you can
get past your initial impression, the G600 is a very good smart phone
that is worth at least an extra $100 more than Huawei's charging.
Screen along with features
Alongside its new Emotion UI, Huawei debuted a
handful of new devices in Berlin, including this; the 4.5-inch Ascend
G600. The 4.5-inch screen is not stunning, but it is nice. Slotting in
below the existing Ascend P1, but above the rest of Huawei's phone
range, the HD screen is accompanied by a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and
Android 4.0.4. There's 4GB of built-in storage, while the micro-SD slot
can add up 32GB of extra space. The phone's shell is coated in a glossy
finish similar to the Ascend P1, while the screen is protected by a
layer of Gorilla Glass.
The G600 has one with a 1.2GHz spec, and it
is helped along by 768MB RAM. And it makes the G600 a pleasure to use
snappy, responsive and capable of doing just about anything you could
ask of it. When we benchmarked the device, however, the Galaxy S II,
which costs an extra $100, soundly beat the G600, which is more on par
with LG's Optimus 2X or Optimus 3D phones.
Battery
Battery life on the G600 is excellent, thanks
to its reasonably large 1930mAh battery. Beneath that, Huawei has
plumped for a 2,000 mAh battery inside the 300 euro around $375 device,
while removing the cover reveals an NFC chip embedded behind it. We got
our hands on the phone here at IFA skip after the break for our hands on
video and first impressions.
Glossy finish
The Ascend G600 felt a little thick, although
we found our fingers were just about able to touch the outer reaches of
that 960 x 540 screen. We are torn on the glossy finish maybe because
we had to constantly wipe it down during our photo session but it
certainly creates a classier image for the phone. Its worth saying that
the G600 is not pitched at the top end of the smart phone market,
despite a big screen, a dual-core processor able to deal with our
hands-on demands and an 8-megapixel camera. There are also two built-in
speakers with DTS audio-enhancing technology though you will need a
quieter opportunity to test that out.
Colors
The phone is set to launch, in both
Mysterious Black and Pure White, this December in Germany, with a
further European roll-out expected soon after. Colors are lovely and
bright, including reds and pinks, which we find can often appear washed
out on smart phones. There is quite a big gap between the glass front of
the device and the actual screen below, which makes the display look
more distant than on many other devices.
Communication field
One thing the G600 has that the S II lacks is
near field communications, which is not particularly useful right now,
as it is not one of Snapper's approved Touch2Pay phones. You can use
some features but not any of the good ones, according to Snapper's
website - but could be useful in the future.
The G600 is functional, practical and a bargain. Getting a phone with a dual-core processor for $400 is great enough.
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