Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Huawei
Phone model
U8500
Year of release
2010

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
112 mm (millimeters)
Body width
58 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
12.8 mm (millimeters)
Weight
115 g (grams)
Volume
83.15 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm MSM7225
CPU clock speed
528 MHz (megahertz) place #170
Number of processor cores
1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
192 MB (megabytes) place #26

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 512 MB (megabytes)
place #46

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)

Operating system

Operating system
Android 2.1 (Eclair)

Battery

Battery capacity
1150 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
5 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
300 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
4 h 6 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
350 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
3.2 in (inches) place #139
Screen resolution
480 x 320 pixels place #120
Pixel density
180 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
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
Maximum video resolution
352 x 288 pixels
Movie speed
15 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
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 900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • wi-fi 802.11 b/g

USB

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

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
2.1
A2DP support
AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108

Sensors and gauges

Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

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

Images

Installed image editor

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

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
MP3 support
Max audio bitrate
320 kbit/s (kilobit per second)
Streaming audio
Number of polyphony voices
64
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)
Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • YouTube
  • Google Search
  • Google Maps
  • Google Talk

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
MMS support

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Equipment

Equipment
  • charger
  • pc connection cable
  • stereo headset
  • instruction