Phone Comparison - Huawei W1 vs Huawei Ascend W2

Huawei W1
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Huawei Ascend W2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced January 2013 November 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - December 2015
Colors Blue Black, White, Yellow, Red, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.5 x 63.7 x 10.5 mm
(4.9 x 2.51 x 0.41 in)
134 x 67 x 9.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8230 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 480 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.54% 58.60%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1950 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 460 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
Up to 395 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 30 min