The
Huawei Ascend W1 is set to
launch in
China ahead of the
Chinese New Year, and if
rumours are correct it could be the lowest priced Windows 8
phone on the market!
Windows
phone 8 has been doing quite well here in
China, and
Huawei are obviously hoping for the trend to continue as they gear up to
launch the
Ascend Mate W1.
The W1 has already received a network license from
Chinese authorities, and now leaked details of the
phone on Weibo suggest it could go on sale for as little as 1599 Yuan ($257) when it hit's
Chinese stores.
The
Huawei Ascend W1 features a 4-inch IPS display, a dual-core Qualcomm MSM8230 processor, 512mb RAM and a 1950mAh battery. The W1 is also headed for Russia, Western Europe, the
Middle East and the
U.S.
