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Huawei Ascend Y
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
Huawei · 2012

Huawei Ascend Y

Huawei Ascend Y Android smartphone. Announced Oct 2012. Features 3.5″ display, Snapdragon S1 chipset, 3.15 MP primary camera, 1400 mAh battery, 256 MB RAM.

Display 3.5"
Chipset Snapdragon S1
RAM 256 GB
Storage 256MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 3 MP
Battery 1400 mAh
Build 125g, 11.7mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012, October. Released 2012, October
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7625A Snapdragon S1
CPU 800 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200

Display

Type TFT
Size 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm 2 (~51.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 256MB RAM, 120MB

Main Camera

Single 3.15 MP
Video Yes

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 116.8 x 61 x 11.7 mm (4.60 x 2.40 x 0.46 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Li-Ion 1400 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 7 h 30 min

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS
NFC No
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
featuresother MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Photo viewer/editor

Misc

Colors Black
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2012, October. Released 2012, October
Status Discontinued
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7625A Snapdragon S1
CPU 800 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200
Type TFT
Size 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm 2 (~51.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density)
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 256MB RAM, 120MB
Single 3.15 MP
Video Yes
cam2modules No
Dimensions 116.8 x 61 x 11.7 mm (4.60 x 2.40 x 0.46 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Li-Ion 1400 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 7 h 30 min
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS
NFC No
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
featuresother MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Photo viewer/editor
Colors Black
Price About 60 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
34.3/100
Entry-level

A specs-derived composite score, not a lab benchmark -- useful for ranking and comparison.

Processor 34.4
Display 42.5
Camera 28.8
Battery 31.1
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