Huawei Pinnacle (photos)

MetroPCS' Huawei Pinnacle has a great design and useful tools, plus it's only $20. However, call quality and speed are weak spots.

March 22, 2012 4:25 p.m. PT

Jessica Dolcourt

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Fresh, yet familiar

It's a design you and I have both seen before, but the red accents and circular motif on the Huawei Pinnacle are easy on the eye.

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That's a proprietary OS you're looking at on the phone face, but the icons and menu system make this feature phone fun to use.

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That's the volume rocker you see on the left. The phone isn't particularly tall or fat, but it also isn't razor-thin.

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In this day and age, 1.3 megapixels won't take you far. In fact, just forget about the video capture.

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You stick your charger into the port on the right side.

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A soft-touch finish on the back makes it comfortable to hold.

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This typical studio shot isn't at all sharp.

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