Huawei U8510 Ideos X3 / Blaze

The U8510 Blaze is remarkably cheap, but it’s also surprisingly cheerful and Huawei has done a good job of delivering a relatively capable Android smartphone for very little money. It’s probably only suited as a main smartphone for...

The Blaze is occasionally laggy, but its slim design, bright screen and decent pre-installed apps make it a great budget phone...

The Huawei IDEOS X3 naturally makes plenty of compromises to deliver on its $99 price. The screen feels sticky to swipe and isn't always smooth, the glossy coating makes it reflective under light and the keyboard is tiny. Despite these limitations...

The Huawei Blaze is known by several names, with Huawei calling the smartphone the U8510 in some regions and the IDEOS X3 in others.In the UK, it's called Huawei Blaze, with the Chinese manufacturer managing to sell it unlocked and unsubsidised for...

As a budget Android smartphone the Huawei Blaze X3 8150 offers great value for the money. The incredible features and performance at this price make it an easy recommendation for any entry-level smartphone user. The handset is currently...

While it’s not quite the leap we were expecting, the Huawei Blaze offers Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a capacitive screen and a design that makes it look like it costs much more than it actually...

In the context of its price bracket, the Blaze is a very well featured phone, with excellent connectivity, a solid design and some nice Huwaei additions to the Android user interface. It can be a little slow at times and the camera isn’t...

It really is this simple – if you’ve only got £100 and want a decent-spec Android that ticks most boxes off, you can do no wrong...