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How would you change Huawei's Ascend P6?
Huawei's career trajectory from Chinese white-label OEM to brand mainstream users "know" really hit a milestone with the Ascend P6. After all, this was the device that was designed to blend the best of iOS and Android into a mainstream device that looked good. Certainly, the P6 was a knock-out, but when we placed it in James Trew's experienced hands, he found that it didn't have the brains to match its stylish exterior. What you were left with, then, was a device that impressed up until the point that you used it. Still, plenty of you will have picked up this device free on contract, so the question that we want to ask is simple: what would you have done differently? Head on over to the forum and drop some truth bombs.
The Daily Roundup for 06.25.2013
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Huawei Ascend P6 review: a beautiful handset, but performance is lacking
More Info Huawei Ascend P6 officially announced Huawei Ascend P6 specs leaked New Huawei P6-U06 spy shots show off black, brushed metallic body Well, what do we have here? Okay, let's scrap the faux surprise. The recently confirmed Ascend P6 has landed, and Huawei hopes it will stir interest in the hearts of mobile users. Debuting across Europe, China and Australia in late June / early August with a €449 ($600) price tag, it's asking you to take it seriously, and that's what we'll do. The mobile market is a fickle place, so it doesn't matter where you are right now; it's all about where you're going. Huawei? Well, it's definitely got its sights set on an upward trajectory. The Ascend P6 is the latest rung on the ladder, intended to elevate the company to mobile greatness. But, with competition stiffer than ever, can it really call a device with a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 720p display and 8-megapixel camera a flagship? (For its P-series at least?) Huawei's certainly giving it a try, and it's hoping that beauty, not brawn, will win the day.
The Daily Roundup for 06.18.2013
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Huawei Ascend P6 announced: 6.18mm thickness, 4.7-inch 720p display
We knew it was in the works given the sheer quantity of leaks but, with a small sigh of relief, Huawei's Ascend P6 is now official. At the company's London launch, the handset has been revealed with a 6.18mm-thick, all-metal body that weighs in at 120 grams -- only 8 grams more than the iPhone 5, which, for the sake of context, has a thickness of 7.6mm. The 4.7-inch device comes with a 1,280 x 720 in-cell LCD display, 1.5GHz quad-core CPU and 2GB RAM. While users may be dismayed to read that the P6 has a small 8GB of storage, a microSD card slot will let you add up to 32GB more for your media perusal. The phone's primary camera is an 8-megapixel, F/2.0 BSI lens with a 4cm macro, but the vain amongst you shouldn't worry as there's a 5-megapixel shooter up front. The build of Android 4.2.2 will be skinned with Huawei's customary Emotion UI, while AV fans amongst you will be happy to see the handset boasting Dolby Digital Plus sound. A 2,000mAh battery and GSM/UMTS/HSPA+ radios round out the spec sheet, and the handset will be launching in China from June and western Europe from July, with 19 countries covered by the end of that month. A total of 100 nations will have the Ascend P6 by the end of the year, and an LTE version is due sometime in the fourth quarter. You'll be able to pick it up in black, white or pink colors from places like EE, Three, Vodafone, O2, Orange and the Carphone Warehouse in the UK. Most Europeans will have to set aside €449 ($601) for the smartphone; we're still waiting on pricing details for the UK and other countries.
Huawei Ascend P6-U06 gets approved by FCC ahead of official release
The Huawei Ascend P6 hasn't been officially announced yet, but that's never stopped the Chinese company from leaking information like a faucet. It's unsurprising, then, that we'd notice the upcoming 6.18mm-thin device sneaking through the FCC database before the inevitable June 18th launch. Naturally, the docs are thin on details, but this particular version has a microSD slot and uses pentaband HSPA+ and quadband GSM / EDGE radios, so you'll have no problem using this aluminum-clad beaut in most parts of the world -- including the US on AT&T and T-Mobile. No LTE to report, sadly, but we'll just have to wait and see if any variants make its way through the federal agency as well.
