Huawei Vision review: Farsighted

With Incredibly Fast and About to Take Off written across their flag, Huawei took this year's MWC by a storm. Firing up on all cores - four of them, in case you've missed it - they pinned themselves emphatically on the Android map with an impressive new lineup of smartphones and a shocker of a tablet.

Their rise didn't happen overnight of course. And although we're about to look back at a less glorious chapter of their history, phones like the Vision and the Honor deserve credit for helping the company get where they're now.

So, what about the Huawei Vision? Incredibly like an HTC Desire S and About as Smart makes a good motto. Come on, the Vision is no droid if it can't take a joke. And by the way, it looks strong enough to take a beating.

Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA3.7" 16M-color capacitive LCD touchscreen of WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels)Android OS v2.3.5 GingerbreadSPB Shell 3D launcher preloadedQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset, 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, 512 MB of RAM and 2 GB ROM5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging720p video recording @ 30fpsWi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA, hotspot functionalityGPS with A-GPSmicroSD slot, up to 32GBAccelerometer and proximity sensorStandard 3.5 mm audio jackStereo FM radio with RDSmicroUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1Front facing cameraCompact aluminum unibodyBelow-par sunlight legibilityNo dedicated camera keyNo video calling out of the boxNon-user-replaceable batterySPB Shell 3D launcher looks messyNon-hot-swappable microSD slot

The Vision reports to the Honor in the previous generation of the Huawei Android lineup. By far the better-equipped smartphone, the Honor was let down by a stark lack of style. The Huawei Vision must've been quick to grab the chance. Not that it's propelled to staggering heights of finesse but the unibody design is a source of strength and credibility.

The Huawei Vision at ours

The Vision risks being soon overshadowed by its younger and more gifted siblings, and faces frightening competition. No one can reasonably expect Samsung, HTC, LG and Sony Ericsson to be nice to newcomers. With dual-core phones becoming more and more affordable, the Vision needs to be prepared to battle some tegra 2-yeilding brutes too.

The Huawei Vision looks good and is more than decently equipped to be a trusty day-to-day companion or your first smartphone to learn the basics with. All it needs is the right price and an audience to make happy. It has all our attention. Let's see if it can keep it.

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