Huawei Honor 2 U9508 Quad-Core1.4GHz/2GB/8GB/Android 4.0/4.5" IPS Retina - $350.80 Shipped

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  cmcv on 01/03/2013 - 20:30

  Sounds ok…

• FollowKeagan on 01/03/2013 - 20:32 Comment score below threshold.
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    Brouw3r on 01/03/2013 - 20:35

    +4

    Same pixel density as the iPhone 4/4s (326PPI) - which was marketed as retina as well. Don't know the actual PPI to be considered retina but I'm guessing apple does

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  Brouw3r on 01/03/2013 - 20:33

  If the HTC one and sony xperia z specs come not out last month, I would have jumped on one of these. Great specs for a mid-range phone.

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  superforever on 01/03/2013 - 20:36

  Should we call it 8GB ROM, my understand ROM means read only.

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    XeKToReX on 02/03/2013 - 09:56

    Correct, This isn't right.

    The only reason the software is called "ROM" is because you don't ever change the software itself, just your own data portion on the storage.

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  send2riven on 01/03/2013 - 21:03

  +7

  what are they thinking? For roughly the same price, i would definitely choose the nexus 4 over this at anytime. nexus 4 have bigger screen, faster OS update, the only downside for nexus 4 is it dose not have momory slot for more storage.

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    CyberGenesys on 01/03/2013 - 21:18

    That's a very big downside for some…

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    xyron on 01/03/2013 - 23:59

    Unlike the Nexus 4, this has expandable storage and an FM radio. This is also cheaper than the Nexus 4 in the 1gb RAM variant. The nexus 4's bigger screen is offset by the fact that it has on-screen buttons, reducing the overall screen size, which the Huawei doesn't suffer from.

    I find it amusing that an SGS3-beating phone is, in early 2013, only considered 'mid-range' haha.

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  hen dawg on 01/03/2013 - 21:30

  Unless you need over 16Gb storage then the Nexus 4 is the far more obvious choice in this price range

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  mcdog on 01/03/2013 - 21:31

  +2

  Previously had a huewei u8800 and wouldn't go back again. No software updates. The Bluetooth had a range of 50mm, no kidding. The Wi-Fi reception was poor, about half my wife's HTC. But the worst is the mobile reception kept dropping out every half hour. Seem they skimped on components to keep price low.

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    ITveteran on 02/03/2013 - 00:48

    second this. that is chinese style, cheaper price and cheaper quality at the same time.

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  RickyNelson on 01/03/2013 - 21:59

  Need to find out if Google Play is enabled if they ship directly from China.

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  CVonC on 01/03/2013 - 23:25

  gsmarena link comparing specs with the nexus 4 —> http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5092&idPhone2=…

  the huawei has FM radio and removable battery. the nexus 4 doesn't.

  huawei has unlocked bootloader and mui is available for it. not sure about cm10/10.1 though

  check this video for comparison of the chipset performance —> http://www.phonearena.com/news/Calves-and-quad-cores-Snapdra…

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    trev on 02/03/2013 - 06:58

    I've been using a U8800 for years quite happily but recently replaced it with a HTC Velocity because the U8800 began giving trouble after being dropped onto brick paving from my top shirt pocket. Does that mean I bricked it? :)

    It has an unlocked bootloader and lots of support for different roms on XDA but I was never able to find a policy statement from Huawei aboot bootloader unlocking. Have they made anny announcement about it? Are all their phones released with unlocked bootloaders? Have all their past phones got unlocked bootloaders?

    Wouldn't it be great if phonearena included bootloader status in their charts?! (Locked / Unlockable / Unlocked at time of release)

    It's why I went for the HTC as a replacement because HTC have a policy statement about providing bootloader unlocking but I couldn't be sure about Huawei. I want to try Ubuntu "touch" linux phone system soon, maybe even dual boot a phone / tablet to use both Android and Ubuntu

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  giventofly on 02/03/2013 - 00:07

  +3

  Ugh, I wish people would stop calling high PPI devices 'retina displays'. Stupid Apple branding.

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  apoptygma on 02/03/2013 - 11:38

  Why on earth would anyone buy Huawei for this price when a nexus 4 costs the same. Not a bargain by any stretch of the imagination.

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  Ronnnie on 04/03/2013 - 05:05

  You can easily mount a memory stick to a nexus 4 for additional memory. Well you can on nexus so I'd assuming its the same.