Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Huawei
Phone model
Ascend Y
Year of release
2012

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
117 mm (millimeters)
Body width
61 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
11.7 mm (millimeters)
Weight
125 g (grams)
Volume
83.36 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm MSM 7625A
CPU clock speed
800 MHz (megahertz) place #96
Number of processor cores
1
Level 1 cache (L1)
16 + 16 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
256 kB (kilobytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
45 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Qualcomm Adreno 200

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
256 MB (megabytes) place #25

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 120 MB (megabytes)
place #99

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
32 GB (gigabytes)
Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7625A

Operating system

Operating system
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Battery

Battery capacity
1400 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Removable battery
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
7 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
300 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
7 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
300 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
3.5 in (inches) place #132
Screen resolution
480 x 320 pixels place #120
Pixel density
165 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
TFT
Color depth
18 bit (262144 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Aspect ratio
1.5 (3:2)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
3.2 Mp (megapixels) place #39
Maximum photo resolution
2048 x 1536 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Shooting settings
Video capability
Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3G (up to 3.6 Mbps)
CDMA support
CDMA frequencies
  • CDMA 800 MHz
  • CDMA 1900 MHz
CDMA2000 support

Internet data transmission standards

CDMA2000 standards
  • 1xEV-DO Rev. A (3.1/1.8 Mbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
2.1 + EDR
A2DP support
AVRCP support
Other Bluetooth profiles
  • HFP
  • OPP
  • SDAP
  • GOEP and HSP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Images

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Email
Convert text to speech
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Facebook
  • Yahoo!
  • AOL
  • Google Talk
  • Google Maps
  • YouTube
  • Twitter

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP
Installed games
Installed games
  • Uno

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.79 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • charger
  • usb-cable
  • user's guide
  • warranty