Huawei Huawei U8800 X5 Pro is a upgraded or a new version of the already existing model IDEOS X5 in the market by Huawei. The major upgrades that come with this new U8800 IDEOS X5 model include upgraded Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) instead of v2.2 (Froyo), better 1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion processor instead of 800 MHz.
It comes with Android Gingerbread V2.3 as its operating system, 3.8′, WVGA capacitive multi touch display powered by 1GHz processor, 512 MB RAM with 720p HD Video recording, playback support and Internal phone storage of 1.5 GB. It’s 5MP Camera comes with Flash which is rare, if you checkout Android mobile devices in same price range. It also comes with SRS WOW HD Audio Effect and a 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery.
3.8″ TFT LCD Display
It comes with a big 3.8″ TFT LCD display with a resolution of WVGA, 480 x 800 Pixels and support for 16 M colors. The big display makes it very easy to use the phone for everything that you wanted to do on your phone including playing Games, browsing the web, typing long texts and even watching videos.
HD Recording and Playback
If you love to download and watch videos which are in different formats, then you can play all of them easily as it supports 720p recording, playback along with support for video formats like H.263/H.264/ MPEG4 WMV 9 RMVB etc. Hence you need not convert your videos to compatible formats before transferring them on your Phone.
5 MP camera with Auto Focus & Flash
IDEOS X5 Pro comes with 5 MP camera with Auto Focus & Flash. Flash is not enabled by default in camera options, but you can enable it easily by changing the Camera settings. Having Flash helps you click Pictures when the lights are not enough which is often the case. Auto focus feature also helps in clicking better pictures without blur.
The pictures taken by the Camera were good but don’t expect the flash to be as good as normal Camera flash.
Though I don’t like the Camera being a bit protruded out from the Back cover as its not fully embedded with Back Cover. But that’s not a big issue though for many of us.
Battery Life
It comes with a 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery. Battery life of this device did amazed me a bit. Even with heavy use of 3G all day, apps like twitter, push mails, YouTube videos, few Phone calls and few games the battery lasted for more than a day. It lasted even almost two days when phone was used moderately (no videos and games were played) and not with so heavy use.
One of the reasons for a better battery life may be the integrated Battery saving App from Huawei which manages different aspects of phone to save the battery.
HUAWEI Own Features and Apps
Apart from these, IDEOS X5 comes with some HUAWEI own features and apps like Task Manager, All Backup, Huawei Cloud+, Huawei Streams, Message+ and even own Appstore. Cloud Drive service offers 16GB free Cloud storage and Message+ is a app similar to Apple’s iMessage to share text, pictures, music and videos with friends. But these services are limited only to Huawei Devices e.g. you cant use Message+ to send messages to your friends who are not having a Huawei Device.
It also comes with a App which integrates your phonebook with facebook, Twitter & Linkedin accounts. It also includes a Phone finder App to locate your phone, lock, backup and erase data in case it gets stolen.
Conclusion
Its Benchmark scores were good and comparable to devices in this range, but Neocore benchmark Score of 29.1 FPS is still puzzling me. I am still to get a suitable explanation from Huawei about this low score (I did sent them a email, but still awaiting the reply).
Update on Neocore Scores: After doing a lot of search on web, we found that Neocore only really works well with MSM GPUs, not Snapdragons which is the case here. Perhaps that is the reason for low score. I would still wait for a official answer.
If you are looking for a Phone in Rs. 10,000- 15,000 then you can consider this phone as it comes with some good features and specifications. Only thing that I am not sure is, about the After sales service.
Buy Online
If you want to buy it, then you can buy it online from the stores like FlipKart or Tradus.in. In both stores, it is priced at Rs. 13,800.
If you need a discount, just use the Code AVINASH on tradus and you will be getting flat discount of Rs. 500.
Specifications
| Model | U8800 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Smartphone | |
| Operating System | Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) | |
| Input Method | Android keyboard, Swype | |
| Band | GSM/GPRS/Edge 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | |
| WCDMA 900/2100 MHz | ||
| Network Access | HSPA+: Download 14.4Mbps Upload 5.76Mbps | |
| Processor | 1GHz | |
| Style | Bar, Full Touch | |
| Dimension | 120mm X 62mm X11.6mm | |
| Weight | About 130g | |
| Display | Size | 9.7cm (3.8") |
| Type | TFT LCD, Capacitive Touch | |
| Resolution | WVGA (800x480) | |
| Camera | 5MP with Flash | |
| FM Radio | Yes | |
| Multi Media | Video Format | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, REAL, RMVB, WMV |
| Audio Format | MP3, MIDI, AMR, AAC, eAAC+, WMA | |
| Image Format | PNG, GIF (87a/89a), JPEG Baseline | |
| Streaming Media | Video Format | H.263/H.264, MPEG4 |
| Audio Format | MP3, MIDI, AMR, AAC, eAAC+ | |
| Audio Codec | WCDMA | AMR |
| GSM/GPRS | FR/EFR/HR/AMR | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5mm | |
| Messaging | SMS and MMS, Features based on Android | |
| POP3/IMAP/Exchange, Based on Android | ||
| Browser | HTML, Based on Chrome Lite on Android | |
| Memory | RAM | 512MB |
| ROM | 4GB (eMMC) | |
| Internal Memory | Upto 1.5GB | |
| Expandable Memory | Upto 32GB | |
| USB Function | Mass Storage | |
| USB Tethering | ||
| Charging | ||
| Wi-fi | 802.11 b/g/n, Support Wi-Fi Router | |
| Bluetooth | V2.1 + EDR | |
| Tools | Calculator/Note pad/Clock/Gallery/Calendar /Document To Go/ Exchange push email | |
| Google Mobile Suite | Google Mail, Google Search, Google Talk, Google Maps, Google Calendar, YouTube, Android Market | |
| Preloaded Apps | Task Manager, All Backup, Huawei Cloud+, Huawei Streams, Message+ | |
| GPS/A-GPS | Yes | |
| Sensor | Proximity, light & G-Sensor | |
| Battery | Lithium ion | |
| Battery Capacity | 1500 mAh | |
| Standby Time | Up to 380 hours(2G); Up to 440 hours(3G) | |
| Talk Time | Up to 500 mins(2G); Up to 400 mins(3G) | |
| *Operation times and performance of battery may vary depending on operator network configuration, signal strength and usage. | ||
I overall like your review , definitely have a look at the phone. It is looking stylish. What is the 29.1 FPS for? How does it affect an end user? Did you really recommend me this phone to a first time user ?
Neocore benchmark score of 29.1 FPS represents the graphics performance of the phone. I expected a better score based on the hardware. I am still puzzled on why the score was low. Usually the FPS score is much better in the range of 50+.
This score basically affects you if you are playing 3D games etc. Neocore is an OpenGL-ES 1.1 graphics performance benchmark for Android devices. It shows off some of the techniques that are possible on accelerated platforms such as 1-pass light maps and bump mapping.
I did find the phone good enough to recommend if you forget the big brand names and the price range with hardware specs are good enough if you compare other brand phones in same range.
Just updated the post about low Neocore scores. Check it out.
what about front cam??????????????????????????????????????????
There is no front cam , just a primary camera as mentioned above.
@Avinash:: What is the exact score of the quadrent benchmark??? you have not mention the exact score. Please share it.. Another question is that.. Which one will be the better buy among KARBONN A9 and IDEOS X5 Pro(though the price range is not same but the features are almost same, except the 720P video recording and playback of X5) ??? Your reply is valuable for me… Thank you…
I did the testing few weeks back and hence dont remember the score. As the review unit is returned and I cant test the benchmark again. Still I will try to get the score from somewhere else and update it here.
I havent tested or even seen Karbonn A9 and hence cant comment on how good it is. Just ask someone who have used it or tested it.
ok.. thnks for the feed back….
as you questioned about after sales service its really not good my phone got replaced still the replaced version of ideos x5 pro not good has several issues both the ideos x5 and ideos x5 pro are faulty have used both of them , dont fall prey to high specs of the mobile they actually dont perform in the real world. so dont go for this company which does not know how to make a phone.if you want to ask any question about these phones or this company call me , asif – 07278858693.
What issues you are facing?
i want a good smartphone under the price range of 10-12k. what are the best options available for me? my friend reccomended me Huawei U880 pro under this range. is this a good deal? as i am a bit worried about the brand name and after sales services.
waiting for ur reply :)