Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Huawei
Phone model
Ascend Y221
Year of release
2014

Appearance

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

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • MediaTek MT6572M
CPU clock speed
1000 MHz (megahertz) place #88
Number of processor cores
2
Level 1 cache (L1)
32 + 32 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
256 kB (kilobytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
28 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Mali-400 MP
GPU clock speed
400 MHz (megahertz)
Number of GPU cores
1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
512 MB (megabytes) place #15
RAM frequency
266 MHz (megahertz)
Number of RAM channels
1 (single channel)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 4 GB (gigabytes)
place #25

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
4 GB (gigabytes)

Mainboard

Chipset
  • MediaTek MT6572M

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.4 (KitKat)

Battery

Battery capacity
1350 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Removable battery
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
4 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
200 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
4 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
200 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
2 Mp (megapixels) place #43
Maximum photo resolution
1600 x 1200 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Photomatrix type
CMOS
Shooting settings
Face detector
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
SIM card type
Default (Full size, 1FF, 86 x 54 x 0.84 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Noise reduction during a 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
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSPA+ (42/11 Mbit/s)
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/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
3.0
A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108 МГц

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

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format, .exif)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
Installed image editor
Geo tags

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
  • 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
Video resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
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)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
IMAP4 protocol support
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
Synchronization over the mobile network
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google search
  • Google maps

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • WAP

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)

Equipment

Equipment
  • charger
  • instruction