Huawei U8230
Huawei U8230 Overview
Excitement around a Huawei Android phone started in January 2009 when the company showcased their first Android phone prototype at Mobile World Congress. Six months later they have officially announced their first Android Phone - the Huawei U8230.
With a beautiful design, 3.5" inch LED touchscreen, 3.2 MP camera and the largest capacity battery of any Android Phone thus far (1500 mAh) - the Huawei U8230 should be an awesome addition to the Android lineup. Further specs, release date and price are not yet known, so bookmark this page as we'll keep it up to date in order to reflect the most recent information!
Huawei U8230 Specs
| General | |
| Carriers: | ? |
| Form Factor: | Touchscreen, Hardware Buttons, Trackball |
| Colors: | ? |
| Status: | Announced 2009, Launch Status Unknown |
| Network | |
| Technology: | GSM |
| Frequencies/Bands: | Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 Mhz), EDGE, dual band 3G (900/2100 MHz) |
| Data: | HSDPA (3G +) to 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA at 5.76 Mbps |
| Size | |
| Weight: | 135 grams |
| Dimensions: | 116 x 62.5 x 13.4 mm |
| Display | |
| Resolution: | 320 x 480 pixels (HVGA) |
| Size: | 3.5-inch |
| Type: | Capacitive TFT Touch Screen |
| Camera | |
| Video: | 352 x 288 pixels |
| Flash: | No |
| Auto-focus: | Yes |
| Megapixels: | 3.2MP, .3MP front facing camera |
| Connectivity | |
| Infrared Port: | No |
| GPS: | A-GPS |
| USB: | Micro-USB 2.0 |
| Bluetooth: | Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR |
| Wi-Fi: | Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g |
| Multimedia | |
| Headset Jack: | 2.5mm |
| Games: | ? |
| Browser: | ? |
| Messaging: | ? |
| Radio: | ? |
| Speakerphone: | ? |
| Video Types: | ? |
| Audio Types: | ? |
| Battery | |
| Type: | 1500 mAh |
| Standby Time: | 400 hours |
| Talk Time: | 210 minutes |
| Music Play: | ? |
| Hardware/OS | |
| Operating System: | Android 1.5 |
| Internal Memory: | 192MB |
| External Memory: | MicroSD (Up to 16GB) |
| ROM: | 256 MB Flash ROM |
| Processor: | Qualcomm MSM 7200A processor clocked at 528 Mhz |
Huawei U8230 Reviews
A French site reviews the Huawei U8230 in a very quick overview.
Huawei U8230 Pictures
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Huawei U8230 Videos
First Look at CommunicAsia
The first video we've seen of the Huawei U823X is a quick 1.5 minute overview of the hardware - Android software was not running on the phone at the time. Exterior is lookin' good though!
Huawei U8230 Unboxing
In retail packaging, the U8230 gets unboxed to some chillin' piano Samba like music with an awesome beat!
U823 Demoed By DigitalVersus
See a woman using the Huawei U8230 and scrolling through the options so you can get a better look. Unfortunately no audible feedback/review/information and only music.
Huawei U8230 First Look
One of the first hands on overviews of the Huawei U8230 reveals it SHOULD launch in late 2009... although in the long run that never happens.
Huawei U8230 News
Huawei U8230 Reviewed: No Pulse But Alive And Kickin’
The T-Mobile Pulse was manufactured as the Huawei U8220 but we heard about the U8230 well before any of this. So where is it now? Apparently its in the hands of the folks at pointgphone (translated) who had the pleasure of reviewing the device courtesy of Bouygues Telecom in France:
Make no mistake about it – [...]
T-Mobile Pulse: Huawei U8220 Made Android?
Since Mobile World Congress we’ve been hearing about the Huawei U8230 which has gone through the rumor mill several times, each time passing with a different final rumored outcome. Most recently we had heard it could be the T-mobile G3… but now the rumor waters are getting muddier (and yummier)!
The Wi-Fi Alliance has just passed [...]
Huawei U8230 To T-Mobile UK By September’s End
We just learned that the Huawei U8230 would be the first official Android Phone from the company available to consumers and now we’ve got a carrier and a timeframe tacked on as well. T-Mobile has always been rumored as the suitor for Huawei’s Android device and now that is confirmed, PCWorld reports:
T-Mobile will release a [...]
Huawei U8230 Video From CNET!
The Huawei U8230 was announced at CommunicAsia and John Chan from Crave at CNET had the opportunity to do a quick video of the hardware. The phone was a prototype so the Android software wasn’t currently on the phone, giving the 2nd Half of 2009 timeframe a little wobbliness:
We learn a few new things about [...]
Huawei U8230 Android Phone Officially Announced!
It has been a minute since we’ve heard about the Huawei Android Phone that was first seen in January and most recently thought to be launching as the T-Mobile G3 sometime in Q3. While the naming conventions and timing are uncertain, Huawei has officially launched the Huawei U8230 Android Phone at CommunicAsia:
That is a GREAT [...]
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