Huawei U8800 review

Huawei U8800

I bought myself Huawei U8800 android phone. The phone is middle priced smartphone but feels very quality and durable. Its build is sturdy and stylish. The device doesn't feel plastic but rubber. There are volume adjustment buttons on the side of the phone, on top there's power button and 3.5mm headphone jack and at the bottom there's usb-port and microphone. There are 5 megapixel camera with led-flash and a speaker on the back of the phone. Memorycard place is behind of the back cover. 2GB memory card, usb-charger and headphones are included with the phone.

Specification

• 62 mm x 120 mm x 11.4 mm
• 3.8 inch multitouch screen, 480x800 px
• android 2.2
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with led, no optical zoom
• 720p video recording
• 800 MHz processor
• 512MB RAM
• 4GB internal memory
• memorycard place which supports cards up to 32GB
• Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
• CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
• GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100
• USB 2.0
• Bluetooth 2.1
• GPS/AGPS
• 1500mAh Lithium Polymer battery

The screen of the device is bright, sharp and it is sensitive. It's just the right size for surfing on internet, watching videos, playing games and for every other thing. The speaker is clear enough for music and movies.

The phone is also fast. No lag in menus and games and applications run really smooth. Web-browsing is very easy with the device. There are some problems with WLAN though. WLAN connection is lost quite often and for example the phone usually loses connection on sleep mode.

Camera is decent. It is able to take 720p HD-video but it's little bit slow on fast motion. Photos are also usually unsharp if there's not enough light. I think camera button would have also been nice to have.

Battery lasts about 1-2 days. The phone is charged with USB-chager which is included with the phone. The chager is really fast and it charges the battery in couple of hours.

Test photos

Photos are taken with automatic settings and best quality.

Test videos

Automatic settings and best quality.

Summary

Pros:

• quality feeling
• stylish
• clear and big screen
• powerful enough for games and applications
• fast usb-charger
• good price and quality phone

Cons:

• Taking photos in poor light
• WLAN-problems
• slow 720p video recording

See benchmark results.