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Huawei's Android Octoberfest in August (pictures)

Huawei is using Android to power its attempt to become a mainstream brand. Here's a look at the six devices the Chinese company showed off at the IFA show in Berlin.

Stephen Shankland
Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D printing, USB, and new computing technology in general. He has a soft spot in his heart for standards groups and I/O interfaces. His first big scoop was about radioactive cat poop.
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Huawei's Ascend D1 Quad XL

Huawei's Ascend D1 Quad XL, detailed at the IFA show in Berlin, has a 330-pixel-per-inch 4.5-inch display. It's also got a 1.2GHz chip, a 2,600mAh battery, a microSD card slot, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 1.3-megapixel front camera.
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Huawei's Ascend D1 Quad XL

Lars-Christian Weisswange, vice president of devices for Western Europe, shows off Huawei's new top-of-the-line Ascend D1 Quad XL Android phone at the IFA show in Berlin. It should cost 499 euros (about $624) with no contract.
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Huawei's Ascend D1 invisible pixels

The Huawei Ascend D1 has a very high-resolution 330ppi screen on which pixels are very hard to discern. Here's a close-up; to see how much space this occupies on the full screen, check the next photo.
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Huawei's Ascend D1 Quad XL screen

The full screen of the Huawei Ascend D1.
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Huawei MediaPad 10

Lars-Christian Weisswange, vice president of devices for Western Europe, holds the Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD, which has a 1,920x1200 display.
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Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite

The Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite is a smaller, 7-inch tablet with Android 4.0 and a price of 249 euros ($311).
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Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite

Lars-Christian Weisswange, vice president of devices for Western Europe, shows off Huawei's MediaPad 7 Lite at the IFA show in Berlin.
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Huawei Ascend G 330

The lower-end Huawei Ascend G 330 has a 4-inch WVGA display, 512MB of RAM, a dual-core 1GHz processor, a 5MP camera, and a 1,500mAh battery. It should cost 199 euros ($249) with no contract.
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Huawei Ascend G 600

The Huawei Ascend G 600 has a 4.5-inch QHD display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 768MB of RAM, a Gorilla Glass screen, a 2,000mAh battery, 8-megapixel camera, and a 299-euro ($374) price without contract.
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Ascend Y 201 Pro

The Ascend Y 201 Pro is an entry-level Android phone going on sale in October. It's geared toward younger buyers and has lower-end specs, including an 800MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, a 3.5-inch display, a 1400mAh battery, and a 3.2-megapixel camera. It should cost 129 euros ($161) with no contract.

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