Editors Liked
- Bright, large screen
- Decent camera
- Good battery life
Editors Didn't Like
- Runs Android Gingerbread
- Single-core processor
Huawei Ascend G300
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By TechRadar AU
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Let's be clear, the Huawei Ascend G300 was never going to be hot enough to set the world alight, but coming in at £100 (around $160) on PAYG, it's not going to burn a hole in your pocket. Fitting a 1GHz processor, 5MP camera with flash and 4-inch...
By CNET Australia
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Like other entry-level Huawei handsets before it, the G300 is excellent value for money. What it lacks in polish, it makes up for with its decent features and...
By Trusted Reviews
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The Huawei G300 is offered at an extremely attractive in price. With Android smartphone prices dropping through the floor recently, with some handsets available for as little as £40 on Pay as You Go it's sometimes hard to gauge why one is better than...
By PCWorld New Zealand
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Huawei’s Ascend G300 (also billed as the U8815) is a lower-mid-range smartphone running Android 2.3 ‘Gingerbread’.While not marketed as such, the G300 feels like an upgrade to last year’s Ideos X5 – a phone we rated highly for delivering performance...
By Good Gear Guide
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The Huawei Ascend G300 successfully redefines how much value you can expect to get from a phone that costs less than $200. While not perfect, it has an excellent design, a great screen and intuitive software that performs well. Without a doubt the...
By littlegreenrobot.co.uk
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Huawei might not be a name you're familiar with, but the chances are you've read reviews of its handsets and may even have one, as it has been producing hardware that gets rebadged by mobile operators for many years.Now, though, the company is selling...
By theregister.co.uk
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I’d suggest this is the first budget Android phone that doesn’t require the user to sacrifice anything vital in the name of impecunity. The G300 does everything the majority of smartphone users will want, does them well, and is as cheap as chips. At...
By tech.uk.msn.com
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Let's get this out the way first: it's hard to be believe the Huawei Ascend G300 costs just £100 on a Vodafone PAYG tariff. Why? Because it looks so blimmin' lovely, that's why. We're not talking HTC One X or iPhone 4S levels of gorgeousness; that would...
By PC Advisor
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Huawei's Ascend G 300 has a few shortcomings in comparison to the best smartphones on the market - namely, a low storage capacity, an inferior build, a less-capable camera and only a single-core processor - but its performance is well above that of...
By The Inquirer
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Catwalk design, charity shop priceHuawei hasn't scrimped on the design to keep the price low. The Ascend G300 has the build quality of a much more expensive phone, with its silver and white colour scheme reminiscent of the £400 HTC Sensation XL. The...
By Wired UK
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For a first trip on the smartphone rollercoaster the Huawei G300 takes some beating, with its large, sharp four-inch screen and fast 1GHz processor. It suffers in comparison with pricier rivals, but against its brethren a notch above the Android entry...
By IT PRO
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At just £100 or free on a £15.50 contract, pound-for-pound, the Ascend G 300 is one of the best Android devices on the market. Huawei gets all the basics right and we can look past the Android Gingerbread 2.3 interface and mediocre camera when the...
By IT Pro Portal
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The Huawei Ascend G300 is a large screened handset, whose stylish build makes it look more expensive than it is. Its Android version is old, but that might not bother people working on a budget. Pros: The G300 looks like a more expensive handset than it...
By Know Your Mobile
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The G300 may not have the premium finish of those other models we mentioned but for the price of only £100 on pre-pay this is a very impressive offering from Huawei, which is trying to establish itself more firmly in the UK market.Starting with the...
By 3G UK
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The Huawei Ascend G300 is a sleek, useful smartphone that has plenty of good features that are a surprise at this price. Yes, there are more powerful devices on the market but this is a really good choice if you’re looking to upgrade to a smartphone...
By CNET UK
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The Huawei Ascend G300 is the new kid on the Android bargain block, but don't be deceived by the low cost because it boasts a 4-inch screen and a 1GHz chip. For this price, you'll be hard-pressed to make your money go...
By mobilechoice.co.uk
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If you’re making the step up from a simple handset to a smartphone, the Huawei Ascend G300 is a highly affordable choice. It works well, has plenty of features and looks classier than you’d expect at this price point...
By Pocket-lint
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90
For £100, this is a great handset, but it would be a great handset if it cost more too. The screen could be a little more sensitive though, but aside from that the phone is almost indistinguishable from some more expensive models....
By Recombu
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1GHz processor. 5-megapixel camera. 4-inch WVGA screen. £100. SAY WHAT? £100?!? Yes yes yes, it isn't a typo and we resent using exclamation marks, but the Huawei Ascend G300 calls for them. You can walk into the Vodafone store and pick up an Ascend G300...
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