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Huawei Ascend D quad review: 2012 first HiSilicon K3V2 quad-core.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2012·$500
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#29 of 82
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
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The verdict, up front

Huawei Ascend D quad.

Huawei's 2012 Ascend D quad launched the first HiSilicon K3V2 chip — Huawei's in-house quad-A9 silicon journey began.

01Display

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2012 — 10 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS
Size4.5"
Resolution720 x 1280

02Performance

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2012 — 11 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetHiSilicon K3V2 (first)
CPU1.2 GHz quad-A9
RAM1 GB

03Camera

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 58-point average for flagship phones of 2012.

Main8 MP AF + LED

04Battery

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2012 — 10 points above the cohort average.

Capacity1,800 mAh

05Software

68/100

68/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2012.

What works
  • First HiSilicon K3V2 chip (Huawei in-house).
  • Quad-A9 1.2 GHz.
  • HD 4.5" display.
  • Quad-core mass-market.
What doesn't
  • K3V2 GPU weak Vivante GC4000.
  • 1,800 mAh small.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • No LTE.
Cross-shop it against
Nexus 5 (LG)
$349 · score 84/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 82-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .