Huawei reveal the IDEOS X3

[Guest Simon O]

Huawei have released some photos of the upcoming IDEOS X3 phone.

Huawei IDEOS X3_silver by HuaweiDevice, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/huaweidevice/...ith/5427557020/

Doesn't look too bad. Cannot find any specs out there though. Anybody know what hardware this is packing?

[Guest sentroy]

The black one is really looking nice. Looks really like a next-gen Pulse :P awesome!

Huawei is announcing it next week, but hopefully we'll have info before that.

But we can always guess:

• 768MHz Qualcomm (Overclock-able to 1.2 :D)
  
• Multitouch 3.2"-3.5" screen
  
• VGA Front facing camera, 3.2MP back
  
• 3.5mm headphone jack.
  
• Micro-USB at the bottom.
  
• MicroSD slot inside (no crappy plastic covers on the side and top like the pulse, makes it feel really cheap)
  
• [From ANDROIDOS.in] "Ideos X3 looks like an entry-level Android smartphone, and we expect it to be launched with Android 2.3."
  

Well, that's what i got.

Edited February 8, 2011 by sentroy

[Guest eckengucker1]

isn't the X3 officially a tablet?

[Guest Pulseuser1]

Huawei Ideos X5 looks pretty sweet too:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/huawei-ideos-x5-hands-on/

800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 CPU

Adreno 205 GPU

5 MP Camera

512 MB of RAM

4GB or 2GB (dont know which) internal memory

WVGA 3.8 inch screen 800 x 400

etc...

[Guest biron_w]

Full details are going to be revealed at some phone convention on feb 14th.

And the black one looks pretty nice :P

Edited February 9, 2011 by biron_w

[Guest Casterina]

They both look nice :P

[Guest sentroy]

Some info from MWC...

"The trim Huawei Ideos X3 smartphone runs Gingerbread on a 3.2 inch-screen." - Kent German, CNET

Specs to be revealed tomorrow :D

Edited February 14, 2011 by sentroy

[Guest McSpoon]

I suspect the Ideos X5 is the U8800 so if anyone is interested in the firmware the links are below.

According to the X5 specs it has a 480x800 screen resolution and the U8800 has HSDPA 7.2Mbps whilst the U8800H has HSPA+ 14Mbps.

U8800 V100R001C00B133SP15 (Finland Elisa)

U8800 V100R001C00B133SP15 (UK Carphone)

U8800 V100R001C00B133SP15CUSTC183D001 (New Zealand 2degrees)

U8800 V100R001C00B133SP16CUSTC225D001 (Norway retail)

U8800 V100R001C00B133SP16CUSTC244D001 (Sweden Expert)

U8800H V100R001AREC00B133SP16CUSTC250D00

U8800H V100R001C00B133SP15 ( Oman OMANTEL)

U8800H V100R001HKGC104B153 (HongKong PCCW)

I can't find any firmware for the X3.

[Guest biron_w]

I'll keep an eye on the x3. Could be my next phone.

[Guest sentroy]

Have picked up some new info but no official specs.

• 3.2-inch capacitive HVGA touchscreen
  
• “Slimmest” device with a 3.2-inch display at 11.2mm thick
  
• 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera
  
• FM Radio
  
• Availability: Spring (Japan; U.S. date unknown)
  
• MSRP: “Below $200″
  

Also available to "other countries" mid 2011 (hoping for Sweden in april :D)

Edited February 15, 2011 by sentroy

[Guest biron_w]

I wonder why they didn't release proper specs even though they were supposed to? :D

[Guest sentroy]

JACKPOT! :)

Still no hardware specs, searchin on! :D

Have fun with Japanese SOURCE, or just look at the sexy images :D

EDIT: I would kill for an X3 with debranded cover :) IMG

Edited February 16, 2011 by sentroy

[Guest biron_w]

Looks rather nice. I hope it comes with the emotion widgets featured in this post http://android.modaco.com/content/t-mobile...0/huawei-u8500/

[Guest Boony123]

looks very very nice :D wounder what the price is going to be on that bad boy :D

[Guest sentroy]

More and more specs are coming up, but no real numbers on like speed, battery, ram, rom etc. :)

• GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  
• HSDPA/UMTS 900, 2100 MHz
  
• TFT Capacitive Touch Screen
  
• 3.2 inches
  
• 262 144 Colors & 320×480 Pixels
  
• Multi Touch
  
• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
  
• Light-Sensor(Ambient)
  
• Gyroscope, Magnetometer
  
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
  
• Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU
  
• microSD card slot for expansion up to 32GB
  
• HTML, Flash
  
• MMS, SMS, IM, Email, RSS
  
• Still Image - 3.2 Megapixels
  
• 2048×1536 pixels
  
• Auto Focus, Geo tagging
  
• Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR Stereo
  
• USB v2.0 Micro USB
  
• Headset 3.5mm stereo headset jack
  
• Radio FM radio (76-108MHz) with RDS
  
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  
• GPS A-GPS
  
• HSDPA – Up to 7.2 Mbps
  
• Audio Formats: MP3, WAV, MIDI, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
  
• Video Formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4
  
• Other Features Adobe Flash player compatibility
  
• Android Market, G-mail, Google Maps, G-Talk
  
• Google maps
  
• Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Picasa
  
• Compass
  
• Colors Availability Black, Blue, Red and Silver
  

This phone went over my expectations, wireless n, radio, flash compability?!. This is one small beast of a phone :D

Want to pre-order one right now! :D

Huawei IDEOS X3 will be available in Japan via Softbank Mobile from Spring 2011 and will be priced below $200.

Edited February 16, 2011 by sentroy

[Guest biron_w]

Same resolution as the pulse?! I was hoping for something better like 480x800 :D

[Guest Fusion0306]

Same resolution as the pulse?! I was hoping for something better like 480x800 :D

On 3.2 inch screen? Doubt it

[Guest add.thebad]

seccond comming of the pulse?? would be nice to see!

[Guest biron_w]

256MB ROM and 512MB ram apparently.

[Guest Iccarus]

Does anybody happen to know how to get your hand on a Ideos X5 in Europe (The Netherlands to be precise)?

All I can find are some shops in Australia and/or New Zealand...

Just curious if anyone knows any more about this or is it just to early for Europe?

Thanks...

[Guest gocegi]

The Ideos X5 is actually Huawei U8800. Finland has it for sure

[Guest sentroy]

Sweden has it for 260-270€, but only shipping within.

[Guest Pulseuser1]

Its being sold in New Zealand/Australia for the equivalent of £250-300

[Guest Iccarus]

Thanks guys,

Huawei also responded confirming its not available in The Netherlands yet.

I guess I'll just have to be patient a little longer.

[Guest iKrautDroid]

Sweden has it for 260-270€, but only shipping within.

Way to much!