- Huawei U8860 Honor
The Huawei U8860 Honor is probably the biggest mystery of all the smartphones that have come to our office. Not only is Huawei still to make a proper name for itself as a smartphone manufacturer. We are also pleased by the snappy feeling that the Honorgives, though a higher quality screen would have done the interface more justice. The LCD has the resolution, but lacks in image quality and viewing angles, so it’s really the weakest point of the device. The Honor offers a 1.4 GHz processor, Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread, an HDR capable 8 megapixel camera and a huge battery. They’ve provided a bright and crisp 4.0″ 480 x 854 resolution display on a thin and not so wide chassis that comes in around 10.8mm thick. Covered in Corning Gorilla Glass it will also hold up to daily abuse. The good stuff comes with the innards and the camera though. All of this is powered by Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread and a huge 1930 mAh battery under the hood. Being average in size compared to most 4″ offerings Huawei decided on a thinner and longer screen. The device being so thin actually gives it a very small footprint and makes it seem much smaller than other phones I’ve recently held. I like this approach and makes it unique but at the same time the thin design made the on-screen keyboard slightly cramped. The Huawei Honor packs an 8 megapixel HDR capable camera on the rear with LED flash and for this phone being a cheaper and contract-free smartphone I was extremely pleased with its performance. Huawei might not be as popular or widely celebrated as the HTC’s and Samsung’s in the mobile world, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be. The Huawei Honor is launching in parts of Asia this month and is said to be coming to Cricket Wireless stateside as the Glory fully unlocked and contract free for $299. This is bringing high-end to the contract free budget smartphone market.
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