Huawei Ascend gets dated for SA

[QuintonB]

Huawei Ascend P1 gets SA launch date

A low-cost 1.5GHz dual core Android ICS device from Huawei will be launched in SA

[Mbuzi]

Low cost at more than R5000

[DrYes]

This is not 'low cost' especially for a Huawei.
sure the specs are impressive but its not a Samsung or an iPad.

[Shayd]

Wtf would I buy this over an S2?

[falcon786]

Wtf would I buy this over an S2?

Good point actually,it is slightly faster,thinner etc but it doesn't have much of a brand so PRICE needs to be what gets them a name here.

Would be great if they offered it like on the redbull R250 contracts.

[siraman]

Like saying a Hyundai Sonata is low cost and value etc etc then pricing it at 5 series levels...The cheek.I understand Huawei has come a long way but...nah, i'll take the 5 series.

[bdt]

Wtf would I buy this over an S2?

Why indeed. The only real (meaningful) differences come down to the screen res bump and native ICS ..we're not going to get wildly excited about a hair over one millimeter thinner, are we?

But nor is that the whole story: that screen is *gorgeous* - yes, it's not the same resolution as the new superphones but neither is it the same price. And, to hold and behold, it amounts to a mini-slab as jewellery; it's really beautifully put together. Two caveats though: it's uSIM only and you get it as a monolithic block - you feed it SIM and SD via the respective slots and you never get to open it up.

So, for all that someone it bullshitting "marketing" it as "low cost", that may be true - at least for suitable values of "as much as we can get away with".

[SCHUMI-4-EVA]

It's like 2K less than comparative phones from the power brands so what on earth are you people on about?

Do you lot honestly think that just because it's not one of the more established brands you should be getting all that premium power for the price of a mid-range to entry level smartphone? It doesn't work like that.

[Shayd]

It's like 2K less than comparative phones from the power brands so what on earth are you people on about?

Do you lot honestly think that just because it's not one of the more established brands you should be getting all that premium power for the price of a mid-range to entry level smartphone? It doesn't work like that.

A galaxy S2 is only R5400. Not that big a premium bud.

[Ockie]

Well...the deals are posted for those that's interested.

[SCHUMI-4-EVA]

Launch man, Launch price. The Galaxy S2 was not 5400 when it launched.

[Shayd]

Launch man, Launch price. The Galaxy S2 was not 5400 when it launched.

But schumi, nobody is queuing up for this phone and it's internals are almost a year old. For all intents and purposes it could be an S2. There is no "launch premium" with a phone like this.

Especially from a company with 0 brand appeal currently.

[SCHUMI-4-EVA]

Here. Huawei is definitely stronger elsewhere.
And perhaps it's internals are old but it still murders everything mid-range.

[Lupus]

But midrange doesn't cost 5400, that is where high end starts.

[SCHUMI-4-EVA]

And it is high-end.