{"id":87910,"date":"1999-12-31T00:40:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/huawei-ascends-499-smartie-to-oz\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:40:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:40:00","slug":"huawei-ascends-499-smartie-to-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/huawei-ascends-499-smartie-to-oz\/","title":{"rendered":"Huawei Ascends $499 Smartie To OZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Look out iPhone: Chinese giant Huawei is planning to &#8216;disrupt&#8217; the market with its dual-core smartphone for $499.<br \/>The Ascend P1, which has been flagged as &#8220;where beauty meets brains,&#8221; is a slim smartphone with a 7.69mm body but houses a super bright 4.3&#8243; qHD Super AMOLED display and potent dual-core 1.5GHz Cortex-A9 processor for faster multi tasking. <\/p>\n<p>Similar to the S III, Google Nexus and other Androids like HTC and Motorola, Huawei&#8217;s &#8220;flagship&#8221; Ascend P1 runs Android&#8217;s latest platform, Ice Cream Sandwich.<\/p>\n<p>Other specs of note include an 8MP high dynamic range camera with flash, Full HD 1080p video recording, Dolby Mobile 3.0 Plus for impressive 5.1 surround sound when connected to a home theatre system and 1GB RAM. <\/p>\n<table style=\"\" align=\"Center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"300\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/201207050838099b6ae.jpg', 'foo', 'width=400, height=424, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/201207050838099b6ae_600x300.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>Click to enlarge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The dual flash LED and HDR effect optimisation on the camera will &#8220;capture every detail in any environment,&#8221; says Huawei who until recently stuck to low end budget devices, but have now upped the ante and could prove a serious rival to other Android players in OZ. <\/p>\n<p>Software wise, Ascend P1 also  allows you edit PowerPoint and PDF documents. <\/p>\n<table style=\"\" align=\"Center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"300\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"javascript:;\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20120705083834e287e.jpg', 'foo', 'width=400, height=649, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20120705083834e287e_600x300.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>Click to enlarge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8220;The Ascend P1 is not only a highly capable smartphone packing powerful technology; it offers users something that is beautifully designed and crafted,&#8221; commented Mark Treadwell, Head of Marketing, Huawei.<\/p>\n<div class=\"NFBreak\" style=page-break-before:always contenteditable=\"false\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The launch of this flagship mobile in Australia is further proof Huawei is a disruptive player in the competitive smartphone industry. 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