Huawei Ascend W1
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Huawei Ascend W1

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  • Fonekweizy
  • Sbc
  • 16 Jul 2013

If you have an unlocked fone, how or which site can u get the unlocking options? Or how can you do it?

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    • AnonD-146799
    • vIh
    • 16 Jul 2013

    rojienda, 16 Jul 2013How do l attatch a photo in emails?coz am not able to send ... moreGo to the picture, press the three dots '...' then select share

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      • kenya
      • rrY
      • 16 Jul 2013

      how do you mute the camera shutter sound?

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        • rojienda
        • N7D
        • 16 Jul 2013

        How do l attatch a photo in emails?coz am not able to send any photo throu email

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          • AnonD-165461
          • 86t
          • 15 Jul 2013

          Got the Ascend W1 a few days ago and very pleased with it so far. As a budget end device everything about it is pretty "middle of the road" but it's not competing with the likes of the Nokia 920 or an iPhone.

          The design of the phone is pretty ordinary and the build quality seems very good. The screen is nice and bright and I have no complaints with it.

          Camera is 5MP and won't win any awards but again it's a budget phone so don't complain too loudly. If you take a few photos occasionally it'll be fine. The photos are far from terrible.

          The battery life is the big selling point of this device. 1950mAh battery paired with the lower end internals means this device should easily get 2-3 days on a charge. You'd have to watch video and be downloading stuff all day to run it down in a single day.

          4GB storage is the only negative really. With WP8 itself taking close to 2GB you're not left with much so this is definitely not the phone for app-addicts or people taking a thousand photos every week. You can extend it with a microSD card though.

          This device is clearly in battle with the HTC 8S and the Lumia 520. The 8S is only 4GB too and it lacks a front facing camera. The Lumia 520 has 8GB storage (and nokia apps) but again no front facing camera. If you do a lot of video calling you'll want the front facing camera on the Ascend W1.

          If you understand the device is aimed at the more casual user or first time smartphone user you'll not be disappointed. I mainly use it for mail, social networks, some browsing and the occasional game of solitaire. I use skype occasionally to call relatives overseas and it does all of these simple things perfectly. If you're looking to try out WP8 to see if you like it this a pretty inexpensive device to do your testing.

          Pretty much 8/10 across the board. If it had 8GB storage this would be the best lower end WP8 device on the market by a massive distance.

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            • AnonD-84095
            • YHr
            • 15 Jul 2013

            Amazon has the Net10 version on sale for $99 today.

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              • AnonD-84095
              • YHr
              • 15 Jul 2013

              Fonekweizy, 14 Jul 2013can you download games? Does the brand have an appstore whe... moreYes, Windows Phone has a app store. Nothing like Android but decent enough. It has apps in all the major categories but still doesn't have some well known apps. It's growing though.

                Anonymous, 29 Jun 2013How do I download opera mini or where do I get itNo Opera Mini and no Opera Mobile available for Windows Phone 8.

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                  • Fonekweizy
                  • rvs
                  • 14 Jul 2013

                  can you download games? Does the brand have an appstore where you can download apps?

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                    • AnonD-146799
                    • vIh
                    • 14 Jul 2013

                    File explorer for SD card

                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9xgK0hnXlE&feature=player_embedded

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                      • Gurman
                      • qb9
                      • 12 Jul 2013

                      dais, 12 Jul 2013can we download instagram in this phone?No you cant but there is a alternative app for that 'instdagram'

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                        • dais
                        • 98k
                        • 12 Jul 2013

                        can we download instagram in this phone?

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                          • sushima
                          • Rxn
                          • 12 Jul 2013

                          AnonD-146799, 09 Jul 2013Enter that id in Settings -> email+accountsthank you , ill tried that later.

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                            • AnonD-146799
                            • vI7
                            • 09 Jul 2013

                            sushima, 07 Jul 2013Just want to know how can i download games using w1 ? Alrea... moreEnter that id in Settings -> email+accounts

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Mfx
                              • 09 Jul 2013

                              Anonymous, 09 Jul 2013How do I connect to the office wifi? I have tried putting t... moreCheck the Wifi Hotspot settings, some are having the setting to allow other devices to connect.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • fu1
                                • 09 Jul 2013

                                How do I connect to the office wifi? I have tried putting the password but not able to

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                                  • Turk
                                  • Mfx
                                  • 08 Jul 2013

                                  jkmacharia, 07 Jul 2013Use windows 7 or windows 8 perhaps you are using xpLOL. That's funny.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Mfx
                                    • 08 Jul 2013

                                    Cannot access the internal and external sd card while connected to a computer, you have to eject the external sd card first before accessing the internal phone memory, external memory card can only be accessed using memory card reader.
                                    This should be fixed, but seems like MS and huawei are not listening.

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                                      • sushima
                                      • Rxn
                                      • 07 Jul 2013

                                      Just want to know how can i download games using w1 ? Already tried to create an account thru microsoft windows since that's what asking but after i did that still i cant download games it says that i need to create an account and goes in a HOme page.

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                                        • jkmacharia
                                        • Nsj
                                        • 07 Jul 2013

                                        AnonD-150273, 29 May 2013Great phone,Questions though : 1.My laptop cant recognise... moreUse windows 7 or windows 8 perhaps you are using xp