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Huawei's most stylish and advanced smartphone yet, featuring premium unibody design and a differentiated 3D carousel user-interface; available in Q4 2011.
[Basingstoke, UK, November 8, 2011] Huawei, a world leader in cutting-edge telecoms solutions and a powerful and exciting new brand in smartphones, today announced the UK launch of the Huawei Vision, Huawei's stylish new smartphone with a differentiated 3D carousel animation display.
The Huawei Vision will be available in time for Christmas from Phones 4u. Further operator and retailer partners are expected to be confirmed for early 2012. It is expected to be available for free on contracts in the region of £25 per month.
Huawei Vision runs on the Android Gingerbread 2.3 OS and off a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8255 processor. It features a customisable user interface that enables home screen panels to be explored easily and rendered in a number of ways, including as a 3D carousel interface.
It supports 720p video recording and playback, and features a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash. Combined with its sleek and lightweight aluminum alloy unibody design, the Huawei Vision represents a superb combination of power, performance, technology and style.
The Huawei Vision supports Bluetooth V2.1 with A2DP and high-speed Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n connectivity, and packs in a full range of messaging capabilities, including Push Email and IM. It measures just 9.9mm at its thinnest point and weighs around 121g. It will be available to retailers in the UK in silver, rose-gold and charcoal grey.
The Huawei Vision offers access to the full range of Android apps, and comes pre-installed with ‘Angry Birds', ‘Asphalt 6: Adrenaline', ‘Order & Chaos Online', and ‘Guerrilla Bob HD'.
Mark Mitchinson, Huawei Device UK and Ireland Executive Vice President, said: "The majority of consumers still make buying decisions around the look and feel of handsets. The Huawei Vision is set apart in the market in terms of premium design, and it packs in a powerful 1GHz processor and a distinguished 3D carousel UI. The Huawei Vision reinforces our commitment to smartphones for everyone."
Pete Cunningham, Principal Analyst at Canalys, remarked on Huawei's strategy and portfolio: "The recent product launches demonstrate that Huawei has a clear strategy and is focused on delivering affordable, quality smartphones to the market. With the right investment in its brand, it has all of the elements to become a very disruptive player in the market in 2012."
About Huawei Device:
Huawei Device products cover a wide range of market sectors including mobile phones, mobile broadband devices, and home devices. Our products also include the Hi Space App Store and the Management Cloud, which are solutions that make devices smarter and easier to use. With our primary focus on the consumers, Huawei Device is committed to creating the most influential smart device brands in the world, providing user-friendly mobile Internet experiences. As of the end of 2010, Huawei Device's products were available through more than 500 operators all over the world. Huawei Device has established strategic partnerships with many of the world's leading operators including Telefónica, China Mobile, Vodafone, T-Mobile, BT, China Telecom, NTT Docomo, France Telecom, and China Unicom.
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