IT168 Review Today, as competition in the field of thousand-yuan smartphones becomes increasingly fierce, Huawei and China Telecom have jointly launched a customized model, the Ascend C8812, priced at 990 yuan. This phone is equipped with Android 4.0 system and equipped with a 4.0-inch large screen. The price of less than a thousand yuan has attracted many consumers. It can be said that the debut of Huawei Ascend C8812 has brought thousand-yuan smartphones into the era of 4.0-inch large screens and Android 4.0 systems.
Background introduction:
Huawei Ascend C8812 is Huawei’s third-generation thousand-yuan smartphone. ***There are 4 body colors to choose from. They are mocha black, ivory white, Lamborghini yellow, and Turkish blue. What comes to the IT168 mobile channel this time is the mocha black version of Huawei Ascend C8812. How does this thousand-yuan Android 4.0 smartphone perform? Below, the author will bring you a detailed evaluation of this phone.
Main specifications and parameters
Main parameters of Huawei Ascend C8812
Operating system
Android 4.0
Network standard
CDMA 1X, EVDO rev.A
Body size
122.50?62.60?10.9mm
Weight
135g
Screen
4.0-inch 800?480 resolution TFT
Camera
3.2 million + 300,000 dual cameras
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7627A 1GHz
Body memory
RAM: 512MB ROM: 4GB, supports Micro SD expansion
Features
Telecom customization, 5-second fast boot
Battery
1350mAh
Body color
Mokah Black
Listing price
990 yuan
From a parameter perspective, Huawei C8812 still continues the standard configuration of this year’s thousand-yuan smartphone, 4 The combination of an inch screen and a 1GHz processor is essential. This phone is also the first thousand-yuan smart phone equipped with Android 4.0 operating system. At the same time, the phone is priced at only 990 yuan, and can be selected according to the operator's various contract plans. After briefly understanding the parameters of Huawei C8812, let’s get into the details of the fuselage.
Front view
▲Huawei C8812 front view
The front design of Huawei C8812 still continues Huawei’s simple and elegant design concept. It uses a 4-inch 480*800 high-definition display with a narrow bezel design. The corners of the fuselage have been rounded to enhance the controllability of the whole machine.
Appreciation of the back of the fuselage
▲Dark brown back cover
The back of the fuselage is designed in dark brown. The back camera, Tianyi logo and Huawei LOGO are arranged in a straight line. The speaker on the lower left side of the back cover adopts a hollow design. The overall size of Huawei C8812 is 122.30x62.66x11.39mm and the weight is 135g. It feels a little heavy when I hold it in my hand.
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Top design of the fuselage
Although Huawei C8812 is positioned as a thousand-yuan smartphone, it is still equipped with a 300,000-pixel front camera . There is an LED indicator light hidden in the top earpiece grille. When charging or when there is a missed call or text message, it will change to different colors to remind you. The design is very user-friendly.
▲The earpiece grille has an LED indicator light hidden
Virtual buttons at the bottom
The bottom of the fuselage is designed with three virtual buttons, from left to right are Return key, home key and menu key.
The design of three virtual buttons omits the infrequently used search keys, effectively increasing the touch area at the bottom. The touch feel of the buttons is also very comfortable.
▲Close-up of virtual buttons
Design around the fuselage
The top of the fuselage is conventionally equipped with a power button and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The power button uses The electroplated material, the touch feel and feedback of the buttons are very good. There is a Micro USB interface at the bottom of the fuselage. There is an integrated volume button on the left side of the fuselage, and there is no design on the right side.
▲Top design of the fuselage
▲Integrated volume button
Back of the fuselage and battery compartment
Huawei C8812 uses a 320 The megapixel camera does not come with an LED flash.
▲Camera on the back of the fuselage
On the left side of the LOGO at the bottom of the back cover is the speaker of Huawei C8812. The speaker adopts a hollow design, which effectively enhances the effect of ringtones and external amplification.
▲The speaker at the bottom of the fuselage
Huawei C8812 uses an ordinary SIM card, and the SIM card slot and Micro SD card expansion slot are arranged side by side. The machine supports memory expansion up to 32GB.
▲Battery compartment close-up
Appearance summary: The color combination of the black panel and brown back cover of Huawei C8812 is quite business-like, and the electroplating material wrapping around the whole machine adds to it. A metallic texture. As a smartphone priced at only 990 yuan, the design and workmanship of Huawei C8812 are comparable to mid-range smartphones priced at 2,000 yuan.
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Detailed explanation of Huawei C8812 system
As the first product to bring Android 4.0 operating system into the field of thousand-yuan smart phones, Huawei C8812 The Android 4.0 system used has been optimized to a certain extent on the native system, making it more in line with the usage habits of Chinese people. Next, let us analyze the Android 4.0 operating system of this thousand-yuan smartphone.
Unlock menu and main interface
▲Huawei C8812 unlock menu
Huawei C8812 uses drag and drop to unlock, drag to the four directions of the screen in sequence, that is Four shortcuts for phone calls, text messages, photos, and unlocking can be quickly accessed. The overall UI design uses green as the main color, and the display effect on the 4-inch WVGA display is clear and delicate.
▲Drop-down menu
Long press on a blank space on the desktop to change the desktop wallpaper. Quick switches for five commonly used programs are built into the system's drop-down menu. The add desktop widget menu of Huawei C8812 needs to be brought up by sliding the system menu, which is a bit cumbersome in design.
Multi-tasking interface
The multi-tasking interface of Huawei C8812 is very similar to the native Android 4.0 system. Long press the main menu key to bring up the multitasking interface, and drag the program to the left to end the process. Quick switching between programs can also be achieved on this interface.
▲Multi-tasking interface
The hardware configuration of Huawei C8812's 1GHz processor and 512MB of storage is used when running Android 4.0 system, whether it is unlocking or menu sliding, or operating within the menu. It is very smooth at all times without any lag.
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After introducing the commonly used menu functions, let us take a look at the special functions of Huawei C8812.
1: Face unlock function
In the menu security options, Huawei C8812 provides several unlocking methods. For example, 2D unlocking, pattern unlocking, etc. After selecting face unlock, you can take photos and record your own face. After that, when unlocking, you only need to point the front camera to scan the profile picture to unlock smoothly. After the author’s actual testing, the recognition rate of face unlocking is still quite high.
▲Face recognition function
Two: 5-second quick boot
The 5-second quick boot function has become a major patented design of Huawei’s product line. It also appeared on the previous G300, Huawei Honor and other models. It can be said that the quick start function indeed provides users with a simple and fast experience.
▲5-second quick start function
Three: Tianyi customized services
As a Tianyi customized model, Huawei C8812 has built-in a large number of Tianyi customized application services, such as Yichat, Tianyi Navigation, Tianyi Broadband and other programs. At the same time, the built-in smart cloud software store provides a large number of software games for users to download, so there is no need to worry about malware adsorption fees.
▲Tianyi Customization Service
The built-in special functions of Huawei C8812 are not surprising. If the face unlock function has some entertainment effects, then the 5-second quick start function does bring a good experience to users.
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Hardware benchmark test
Huawei C8812 uses Qualcomm MSM7627A single-core processor with a main frequency of 1GHz. Paired with 512RAM 4GB ROM. How is the performance of this configuration? The author still uses the AnTuTu test software to conduct a simple and comprehensive test of the hardware of the machine.
▲Comprehensive score 2946
Multi-touch test
▲Supports 5-point touch
Test summary
After many tests by the author, the overall score of Huawei C8812 has stabilized at around 2900 points. This result is very good for a single-core smartphone. The overall performance of the machine is relatively balanced, supports 5-point touch, and can meet the control needs of most games. In the actual use of the system, the Android 4.0 system runs very smoothly.
3.2-megapixel camera analysis
Huawei C8812 is equipped with a 3.2-megapixel camera. Unfortunately, the machine is not equipped with LED fill light, and the camera does not support automatic Focus. However, the settings on the photo menu are more comprehensive, such as supporting panoramic shooting and having a variety of photo effects to choose from.
▲Photo interface
Appreciation of photo proofs
▲Outdoor proofs
▲Indoor macro proofs
Huawei Although the C8812 is only equipped with a 3.2-megapixel camera, from the sample analysis, it is comparable to the 5-megapixel model. Although there are still some shortcomings in detail processing, this 3.2-megapixel camera can meet the daily needs of most users.
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Battery life and summary
▲1350mAh battery
The battery capacity of Huawei C8812 is only 1350mAh. It is indeed slightly insufficient for a 4-inch large-screen smartphone. After actual testing by the author, the battery power can be maintained for one day when performing commonly used functions such as calls, text messages, and Internet browsing. For users with higher battery life requirements, having a backup battery is essential.
Full text summary
Editor’s comment: Huawei Ascend C8812 is the first product to bring thousand-yuan smartphones into the Android 4.0 era. The machine has a fast boot time of 5 seconds and facial recognition. Unlocking and other special features have left a deep impression on the author. In terms of hardware configuration, the 1GHz processor is paired with 512MB of running memory, and it runs very smoothly even if it runs Android 4.0 system. It can be seen that Huawei has done a very good job in software optimization; however, the camera of this machine has slightly lower pixels and the imaging effect is average. The battery capacity is only 1350mAh, which needs to be solved by equipping a spare battery.