Huawei Ascend P2

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Huawei Ascend P2
Manufacturer Huawei
Series Huawei Ascend
Compatible networks 2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE – 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

3G UMTS/HSPA+ – 900, 2100 MHz

4G LTE Rel. 8 (UE Cat 4) - 800, 1800, 2100, 2600
Availability by regionGermany May 13, 2013 (2013-05-13)
UK June 3, 2013 (2013-06-03)
Predecessor Huawei Ascend P1
Successor Huawei Ascend P6
Type Touchscreen smartphone
Form factor Slate
Dimensions136.2 mm (5.36 in) H
66.7 mm (2.63 in) W
8.4 mm (0.33 in) D
Mass122 g (4.3 oz)
Operating system Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean"
CPU 1.5 GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2
Memory1 GB
Storage16 GB
Battery2420  mAh
Display4.7 in (120 mm) IPS 315 ppi (1280×720)
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Rear camera13 megapixels 1080p full HD video recording @ 30fps auto focus, face detection, smile detection, digital zoom, geo tagging, high-dynamic-range mode (HDR)
Front camera 1.3 megapixels
Connectivity
Other Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Proximity sensor
Website Huawei website

The Huawei Ascend P2 is a smartphone manufactured by Huawei. It was released in 2013. [2] It is claimed to be the world's fastest smartphone. [3] China's Huawei claimed that this device is the fastest (with full 4G support) in its own niche. According to the company it would use LTE category 4 to achieve network speeds up to 150Mbit/s. [4] It comes with a 4.7-inch high-definition screen with a powerful 1.5 GHz quad-core processor. It is sharp-cornered and its body is thinner than a pencil at 8.4 mm. Huawei announced that the Ascend P2 Android smartphone would launch in UK in June, 2013. [5] It is available worldwide during July–September, i.e. the third quarter of 2013.

It is similar to the Huawei STREAM X GL07S.

Software

The Ascend P2 ships with Android 4.1 with Huawei's Emotion UI version 1.6. [6]

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