Although Huawei has released 3 new smartphones at the CES, they it seems that they are going to release a further 2 at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, this February. Read on to find out more...
Despite a strong showing at CES 2013, Huawei is planning to introduce two additional smartphones at Mobile World Congress, and they could be even more impressive than the Ascend D2 and Ascend Mate.
Despite a strong showing at CES 2013, Huawei is planning to introduce two additional smartphones at Mobile World Congress, and they could be even more impressive than the Ascend D2 and Ascend Mate.
After announcing three new smartphones at CES 2013, one could have
expected Huawei to be done with new releases for a while, however
according to Richard Yu, head of the company’s consumer business group,
it’s planning a similarly strong showing at Mobile World Congress next
month.
Yu couldn’t wait to tell those gathered at the Las Vegas show there
was more to come, as he’s quoted as saying, “Huawei will be launching
two new products at MWC that are more innovative than these two phones,”
soon after the launch of the Ascend D2 and Ascend Mate, the devices to
which he was referring.
It’s a bold statement too, as the Ascend D2 has a 5-inch, 1080p screen and the Ascend Mate
is equipped with gigantic 6.1-inch display. Perhaps not innovative, but
certainly two of the standout smartphones revealed at CES. It also
backs up what we all expected, that even those companies who revealed
new smartphones at the show are saving their best for MWC.
So what innovative products does Huawei have waiting in the wings? According to Engadget,
one of them will be the successor to the Ascend P1 S, and it’ll be even
slimmer than the original 6.68mm thick Android phone. This puts the
current World’s Slimmest Smartphone record holder, the 6.45mm Alcatel
One Touch Idol Ultra announced at CES, firmly in its sights. As for the
other phone, it has so far stayed out of the limelight.
Exciting huh? Yes, but with a few reservations. Seeing as the Ascend P1 S, which Huawei debuted at CES 2012, has only just gone on sale in the U.S.,
and P1 S’s LTE variant became part of EE’s 4G line-up in the UK this
October; prompt release dates following announcement isn’t one of
Huawei’s strong points. There’s also no guarantee it’ll be coming to
anywhere except China either, as the Ascend D2 and Ascend Mate have so
far only been given release dates there.
We’ll know all about Huawei’s continued plans for 2013 at Mobile World Congress, which begins on February 25.
