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Huawei is looking to challenge the Moto Es and Moto Gs of the world with a new affordable smartphone set to launch in a couple of days. The device is modeled Huawei G620-A2, and while its listing on Amazon has its shelf name as the Expo, Huawei is planning to sell it as the Huawei SnapTo (as evidenced by a banner on the very same page).
We’re not sure why they decided to throw it onto the online retailer in such quiet fashion, but they’ve done so with $180 price tag and a spec sheet that’s not all that bad for that amount of coin. Here’s what we’re expecting:
- 5-inch HD TFT display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset (Quad-Core 1.2GHz)
- 1GB of RAM and 32GB of storage
- WiFi N, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS w/ aGPS
- 5 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera
- 5.69 x 2.85 x 0.33 in, 5.29 oz
- 4G LTE on both AT&T and T-Mobile
- 2,200mAh battery
- Android 4.4 KitKat
The device also isn’t designed bad, to boot. It features a faux-leather textured backing for a premium look and feel despite its non-premium price tag.
It might not be the most powerful, best looking or even the most affordable smartphone on the market right now, but the Huawei SnapTo sounds like a device anyone wouldn’t mind owning for the small price you’re paying. You can pre-order the device right now and Amazon will have it shipped to you as soon as April 9th hits.
32gb of storage at this price is a very good deal.
specs are wrong the internal memory is 8gb external SD 32gb
The specs on the listing are jumbled together. I can see why the mistake occurred:
“Memory Card slot: Up to 32 GB Internal: 8 GB,”
Similar to the Moto G, though I believe the G (2nd edition) can handle micro SD up to 64.
Pretty much any relatively modern Android phone can handle any size microSD card. Heck, I had a 64GB card in my Droid Bionic in 2012 running Gingerbread and it was fine.
Not bad especially since it’s unlocked for US with LTE.
HD TFT display – just 720p not 1080p right?
thats generally how they market it. HD usually equals 720p where they usually say 1080p specifically if it is full HD
Moto G is a better deal at the end of the day IMO, but not a bad alternative.
For a 5 incher that’s pretty good from them, especially with the Snaprdragon vs MT garbage.
32gb of storage? In a midranger?
I hope their upcoming high end phones are also ATT LTE compatible. I have the Mate 7 and it struggles with data connectivity on ATT.
Another site is reporting an 8 GB model, so that would be a deals breaker for most people
Double the ram and add a bigger battery and and I’m sold. I’ll pay an extra $20 for it too! LOL
I’d also like a snapdragon 410, the 400 is far outdated by now and the 410 is way better. If they gave it a removable battery, 2GB ram and snapdragon 410 it would be great for $180, assuming it has good LTE band support.
I’d like an update processor as well, but a removable battery isn’t as important, although convenient. I find that I hardly ever have to remove my battery, so I no longer ask for this. Granted, I’ve never had a phone with a fixed battery yet.
Release date has been changed to the 17th.