Huawei bringing Android smartphone to next month's MWC

We already knew Huawei's gearing up to enter the Android smartphone market -- at least in Australia -- and now the company has confirmed plans to show its first device at February's Mobile World Congress. Unfortunately we don't know much else at the moment, but we expect to shed some more light on this next month. Additionally, the company says it'll be showing the world's smallest modem, the world's first commercial HSPA+ Stick, and a new digital photo display, among other surprises. We're hoping those known unknowns turn out to be more Android phones, but something tells us they wouldn't be so coy with that.

[Via Phonescoop]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 11:40PM]

This I'll have to see, wonder which existing smartphone they are gonna "inspire their design from"

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 11:53PM]

Huawei is a leading company in terms of R&D; it's the world's 4th largest patent holder behind Siemens, Matsushita, and Philips. Do you really think they are so lacking in innovation? Also listed as 3rd most influential company in the world by BusinessWeek behind Google and Apple.

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/12/1211_most_influential/10.htm

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 12:38AM]

Ditto. However, Huawei did learn from Cisco in terms of usability and functionality, but with their own implementation.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 11:46PM]

I pre-ordered this phone months ago

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 11:51PM]

Never heard of them until today.
A bit of a look at their website and they seem to be more of a tech provider for industry rather than over the counter consumer phones. The kind of company that provides "Solutions".

So what's the deal? Is this going to be a consumer phone?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 11:58PM]

Is it just me, or does that crown fit android man?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 11:59PM]

this image bests that of the moto-android in my opinion... priti cool

[Adamgs Posted Jan 22nd 2009 12:04AM]

Indian War-chief Android Man

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 12:05AM]

That is the best Android logo ever. Even better than the original.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 12:50AM]

i just saved to my hdd：）

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 12:19AM]

What is Android? Does it run Mojave?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 12:37AM]

your kidding, right?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 9:42AM]

What is it with you and mojave? DO you work for Steve Ballmer?

[Gad Get Posted Jan 22nd 2009 5:07AM]

I must say, that's a nice 'fro.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 6:45AM]

I think the first company that produces a good looking Android phone for a reasonable price will discover a gold mine in sales.

The race is still wide open.

[krs360 Posted Jan 22nd 2009 6:55AM]

What, a new smartphone out, about 20 comments on, and not a single person has mentioned the iPhone yet? WTF?

Oh wait, I just went and ruined it!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 2:16PM]

Huawei is a chinese maker of a broken-down handset data gateway. They basically reverse-engineered and undersold all other gateways in an attempt to capture market share at the expense of crappy engineering.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 3:28PM]

Huawei is massive in telecom infrastructure.

No idea on the handsets.

Maybe slightly better than CECT?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 7:54PM]

wow, at least more guys recognized HW.
Hw income increase more than 30% in this recession year...