Ultra-cheap Android-powered Huawei handset for Cricket and MetroPCS

6th September, 2010 by adina
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Huawei has recently introduced it’s the company’s first Android-based handset, the Ideos, at a pre-IFA media event. Huawei’s Ideos will be sold in Europe, Asia and the Americas and will be made in both CDMA and GSM configurations. The device comes with Android 2.2 preloaded; the GSM-based U8150 will support 850/1900/2100 MHz HSPA networks for AT&T and most of Canada’s carriers.

The C8150 benefits from a tri-band 850/1700/1900 MHz CDMA on board; that means that it is likely to be carried by 1,700MHz prepaid carriers, such as Cricket and MetroPCS.

All variants come with a GPS sensor, Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth, but also a microSD memory card slot. The Android 2.2-supported hotspot feature will be onboard as well. The exact release date for Huawei’s Ideos is still unknown, but the price will be between $127 and $179 off-contract (it seems that most devices need a minimum two-year contract to reach this price).


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