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Huawei Ascend W1 launches in China cheaper than Lumia 620

21 January, 2013 | Read the news | Post your comment
Huawei Ascend W1 launches in China cheaper than Lumia 620 - read the full textHuawei Ascend W1 was announced back at CES, a day after company's Android flagships got official. The Ascend W1 runs on Windows Phone 8 but relies on attractive price tag, rather than high-end specs to impress customers. The Ascend W1 is now available in China, Huawei's home country, and is the...

 

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same price with lumia620 = cheaper than lumia 620?? 260usd ≠ 260usd?? what a good maths done... can u GSMarena correct it?

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  • 2013-01-21 17:36
  • RILE

It's nice that's cheaper, but the specs are a little lower also: no wireless 5Ghz, no noise reduction mic, older bluetooth standard, shorter battery life...

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  • 2013-01-21 17:36
  • x8dR

Wow another boring windows phone.No thanks not after all the restarts and crashing ive had with a lumia 820.Poor operating system and very laggy

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  • 2013-01-21 17:33
  • 3a7C

In Malaysia, Lumia 620 = RM799 rrp
if this Huawei W1 come to Malaysia, it will be at least USD260 = RM790..

What's the point?
Lumia 620 for the win in Malaysia!

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  • 2013-01-21 17:18
  • PVv{

The truth is simply this: Chinese are willing to shell out the extra cash to flash a Foreign Brand despite specs and relevant logic. Foreign brands are fashionable in China especially when it comes to mobile phones - in general, ostentation is the name of the game. A cheaper price might give Huawei an advantage in other developing countries, but not at home.

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  • 2013-01-21 17:04
  • wmwh
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