Phone Comparison - Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5 vs Huawei U8800 Pro vs Huawei Impulse 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced December 2010 Q2 2011 September 2011
Status Available - April 2011 Available Available - September 2011
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 62 x 11.6 mm
(4.72 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
120 x 62 x 11.6 mm
(4.72 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
120 x 65 x 11.6 mm
(4.72 x 2.56 x 0.46 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8255 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 2/4 GB storage 2/4 GB storage N/A
External Memory microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 3.8 inches 3.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.02% 55.02% 52.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio No
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps (U8800H) / 7.2 Mbps (U8800); HSUPA, 5.76 / 2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 2/4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 2/4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 240 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 4 h