Huawei Ascend G300 (Dark Tarnish, 4 GB)  (512 MB RAM)

Huawei, the China born company, has made quite a successful move into the mobile manufacturing sector. The Huawei Ascend G300 is a quality product from this multinational brand and comes with a number of effective features. The device comes in a bar form and is run on the active Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. The operating system is backed up by a powerful 1 GHz Cortex-A5 Processor as well as 512 MB of RAM to ensure that the multiple applications that can be used on the device run in a smooth and efficient manner.

The screen of this Huawei device is a 4-inch LCD Capacitive touchscreen which provides a WVGA resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The screen comes with IPS technology as well as an Adreno 200 graphics processing unit which enhances the quality of display on the phone.
The camera on the phone is a 5 megapixel device and is backed up by an LED flash for clicking pictures in low light. The camera features useful tools like Auto Focus, Geo-tagging and Image Editor which serve to complement the usability of the device. The camera also doubles up as a video recorder.

Design

The Huawei Ascend G300 is a stylishly designed smartphone with a large rectangular frame. The phone comes in dimensions of 63 x 122.5 x 10.5 mm which make this quite a slim device. The handset weighs in at 140 g with the battery. Additionally, the phone comes packed with a number of useful sensors to enhance the usability of the phone. The Accelerometer serves to rotate the screen depending on the orientation in which the device is held while the Proximity sensor switches off the display when the user is on a call to prevent the user from tapping inputs unnecessarily. The Ambient Light sensor in the device manages the brightness of the screen effectively, thus allowing the user to view the screen easily even when standing under the bright sun.

Storage and Battery

This Huawei smartphone is powered by a 1350 mAh Li-Ion battery which promises the user a talktime of 5 hours when used on either the 2G or 3G network. The phone comes with an adequate 2.4 GB of internal memory to store the multiple applications available for the device. The Huawei Ascend G300 comes with an expandable memory card slot which can boost the memory on the phone by up to 32 GB using a micro SD card.

Connectivity and Features

This Huawei smartphone can keep the user connected to the Internet at home, work or on the move. The device comes packed with GPRS and EDGE technology to connect to the internet via the 2G network. For a faster browsing experience the user can connect to the 3G network as well. The phone is also capable of connecting to a wireless network as the device is WiFi capable. Files and documents can be exchanged between devices using the Bluetooth function or the via the USB port. The phone is also capable of tethering to another device using the WiFi hotspot or the USB port. Additionally, the Huawei Ascend G300 is capable of being a navigation aid in the form of Google Maps which uses assisted-GPS support.

The device is also an excellent entertainment aid as it comes packed with a music player, video player and an FM radio. The phone comes with useful Apps such as Facebook, Youtube and access to the Google Play Store which makes using this device a truly captivating experience.