Huawei, in Barcelona for the MWC 2012, announced their own quad-core offering dubbed as the Huawei Ascend D quad and the long living Ascend D quad XL. The difference between the two is that the XL boasts a 2500 mAh battery touted to power the smartphone up to 2-3 days of regular use. The Ascend D quad on the other hand sports a 1800 mAh battery which is said to power the device for up to 1-2 days of average use. Both run on Android 4.0 ICS and is powered by the company's very own quad-core processor. Hit the break for the specs and the press release.
Huawei Ascend D quad & Ascend D quad XL specs:
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
4.5" (720x1280) IPS+ LCD touchscreen display
326 ppi
Processor
Ascend D quad: 1.2GHz Huawei K3V2 quad-core processor
Ascend D quad XL: 1.5GHz Huawei K3V2 quad-core processor
1GB RAM
Memory
Internal: 8GB
External: Up to 32GB via microSD card
Camera
Rear: 8MP
Auto Focus
Dual-LED Flash
1080p HD video recording @ 30fps
Front: 1.3MP
720p video recording
Connectivity
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0
GPS with A-GPS
DLNA
Sensor
Accelerometer
Proximity Sensor
Gyroscope
Digital Compass
Interface
3.5mm headset jack
microUSB (MHL) 2.0
Battery
Ascend D quad: 1800 mAh
Ascend D quad XL: 2500 mAh
The Ascend D quad series will be available in China, Australia, Europe, Asia-Pacific, North and South America, and the Middle East in Q2 2012. The Ascend D1 will be available in the above markets from April 2012.
