Huawei Ascend D quad XL Review

2. Captain_Doug (Posts: 1035; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)

I so want this. I just worry about the dev support since it has a homebrew processor. I wish it had a 4.6 or 4.7" screen and got rid of the capacative keys.

4. kingpet13 (Posts: 139; Member since: 02 Feb 2012)

I am not agreeing with phonearenas reviews today. How can the "second to most powerful chipset" available and a near-stock OS only get 7.5? Is the material really that bad? Also how come this one doesn't say No JB in the cons? I would give this an 8.5 and boost the Razr HD up to a 9. Again this is probably the most powerful phone that is below 4.7 inches right now. I can think of two phones above it (optimus G and Note II) and two that are just about equal ( s3 and One x international.) Either this build quality is really bad or I am missing something else. (maybe the price is to high? I doubt it.) When this gets Jellybean it will be like a Smaller LG nexus 4 with slightly lower build quality. I read the review and saw nothing but praise. I read the number expecting another 8.5 and was ashamed of PA.
I think my new tablet is causing me to rage more. This is my second rage in two hours.

8. SetiroN (Posts: 9; Member since: 04 Apr 2012)

The SGS3 is just as plasticky. And if it's chubby, it's because this is the XL version, the normal one with a smaller battery is much thinner: criticizing Huawei for making a "chubby" phone when it's just the SECOND company on the market smart enough to build an extended battery is dumb. This, and the availability of almost-stock android should grant this phone a 9 even though it's still cortex-A9 based.

9. rizevnarastek (Posts: 349; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)

Hahahaha, it's chubby for all the right reasons I think :)

10. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)

If this had a Samsung badge on top, I bet PA would give it at least 8.5.
This is an awesome product, best choice for those after a relatively cheap, relatively compact high end android with a large HD screen !

13. bhagi108 (Posts: 21; Member since: 09 May 2012)

My D1 Quad XL is presently waiting clearence from customs to be delivered tomorrow. Hopefully the chubby size would not make it too uncomfortable to hold, since I am presently using a galaxy s3.

I will update once I get to use it.

15. Techboi (Posts: 84; Member since: 20 Sep 2012)

Sad that this phone wouldn't make it to the states

16. enGet (Posts: 31; Member since: 19 Oct 2012)

Seriously, only someone that has never used a Huawei on a regular basis would give this phone anything higher than a 2. Huawei makes OK looking phones but their DOA rates are twice industry standards and their defect rate is astronomically high. The WIFi antennae is complete garbage and the battery in real life use on a daily basis is horrible - you'd be lucky to get 8 hours from it.

I've owned Huawei and other Chinese designed phones and they are years behind the west in reliability and QC.

18. bhagi108 (Posts: 21; Member since: 09 May 2012)

Quite the contrary enGet!, I have been using the D1 quad XL for a few days now and it has been good. The phone is really nice, maybe not as refined as my GS3, but still lovely. Yes it is much thicker than the galaxy, but it feels more comfortable in my hands than the GS3, and the weight and size feels just right ... not uncomfortable in any way.
My cellular and wifi connections are top-notch without any hiccups. You need to stop criticizing without having first-hand knowlegde of the product. This is my very first Huawei phone and it performs as good as my GS3, previous SGS2, google nexus and other android phones I have had before.
When the phone came, it had a 50% battery charge from factory and I ended up doing 20 hrs on that. After that first complete battery drain, I let the phone charge while OFF to a full 100% and since then the phone has discharged 45% with 1d 2h 55m on battery. So how is that horrible?
The one issue I had with the phone when it came was that the software was in Chinese and when I figured how to change the language to English I notice that it didn't come with any google apps. No play store, gmail, maps. nevertheless, that was easily fixed after I rooted the phone and installed the google package files.
Now all is working fine with ease.
I am happy with the phone and will keep it until I can get my hands on a Nokia 920 to try that one out.
Cheers

20. Adrian38 (Posts: 142; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)

Where can I buy this phone?! Will it work on AT&T? I want this phone.

23. heenaar (Posts: 1; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)

Off late there has been a lot of noise about Huawei Ascend P1 LTE, I have been using Huawei for quite long now, so I am looking forward for this phone. Also, it promises to have faster data access and qHD display. Waiting for its availability in India.

24. aniallation (Posts: 3; Member since: 16 Aug 2013)

I have one of these and it's amazing. The quad-core CPU isn't THAT fast but it'll keep up with dual-core and lower-clocked quad core Snapdragon S4. The phone is bulky for a reason but it actually makes the phone more comfortable to hold then a phone as thin as a sheet of toilet paper. The battery easily lasts days with regular usage, and the speaker for music and media is LOUD (at least with DD turned on). Has been updated to 4.1.2 jelly bean and works perfect on Wind here in Canada.

26. mirexcool (Posts: 65; Member since: 28 Feb 2015)

Bought at Aleixspress. Satisfied! s.click.aliexpress.com/e/eMNN7meaq