Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Good specs, nice screen and amazing battery life.
The Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL's camera is packed with editing features, and its user interface has several customization options.
Solid performance, (Mostly) vanilla Android UI, Highdefinition IPS display

Cons:

Old version of Android, strictly ok camera and build quality.
The Ascend D1 Quad XL's screen is dim, its photo quality is poor, and it has a hefty build.

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Last revision on February 3, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Good specs, nice screen and amazing battery life
The Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL's camera is packed with editing features, and its user interface has several customization options
Solid performance, (Mostly) vanilla Android UI, Highdefinition IPS display

Reviewers Didn't Like

Old version of Android, strictly ok camera and build quality
The Ascend D1 Quad XL's screen is dim, its photo quality is poor, and it has a hefty build
Video capture is choppy, Limited onboard storage, Thick for its form factor

Expert reviews and ratings

The Ascend D1 does quite a few things right but at the same time falters in areas it shouldn’t have. For example, not providing Jelly Bean 4.1 out of the box at the end of 2012 is not really excusable. On the other hand the screen and one-handed usage...

By tbreak.ae on December 24, 2012

While its processor may sound impressive, the Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL is a mediocre phone in a sea of excellent quad-core...

By cnet on December 19, 2012

Huawei's first quad-core device is sufficiently fast and powerful, but will likely be quickly forgotten amidst a sea of strong...

By Engadget on October 20, 2012

While the Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL is a little larger than the current crop of devices of comparable specifications it does have one advantage going for it. Huawei are good at pricing and always have been. Entering the high-end superphone area with the...

By androidspin.com on November 25, 2012

With the Huawei Ascend D1 quad XL, the team brings us what at first appears to be a powerhouse of a smartphone with a giant battery to boot. As it turns out, the processor doesn’t take down its competitors in Samsung, Qualcomm, or NVIDIA, but...

By SlashGear on October 16, 2012

Das plastiklastige Äußere und die Dicke von 12 Millimetern versetzen Handy-Ästheten nicht unbedingt in Verzückung, das Gerät wirkt wenig ansehnlich. Die Rückseite ist immerhin recht griffig, das Handy in Länge und...

By Chip.de on January 16, 2013

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By Chip.de on November 27, 2014

Unsere Smartphones geben alles und quälen sich durchs...

By Chip.de on March 13, 2014

Wir zeigen Ihnen in unserem Handy-Vergleich stets aktuell die besten Smartphones auf einen Blick. Nur mit Spitzenleistungen im umfangreichen Handy-Test von CHIP schafft es ein Mobiltelefon in die...

By Chip.de on November 14, 2013

Der Prozessor im Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL bietet vier Kerne und eine Taktfrequenz von 1,4 Gigahertz, außerdem wird 1 GB Arbeitsspeicher verbaut. Als Bildschirmdiagonale werden satte 4,5 Zoll geboten und die Auflösung beträgt ebenfalls hohe 1.280 * 720...

By PC-Welt.de on February 14, 2013

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