Huawei was right upon evidence here during CES today, announcing the US chronicle of the IDEOS X5 mid-range Android smartphone. This device uses a same formula as the strange IDEOS (also well known as the Comet for T-Mobile) as well as aims to yield a decent product at the rival cost. Although we already knew the specs, this was our chance to play with a IDEOS X5 and accumulate more report. The phone looks superb as well as feels solidly built, with the 3.8-inch WVGA capacitive display at the back of potion in front and 1500mAh battery behind soft-touch plastics in behind, all wrapped in an 11.4mm-thin body. Take the look at the gallery below, as well as strike a mangle for additional sum and our hands-on video.
Huawei IDEOS X5 hands-on

On the hardware front, the 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 CPU is interconnected with an Adreno 205 GPU and 512MB of RAM. The airwave is tri-band HSPA+ with support for AWS (900 / 1700 / 2100MHz). There’s the second microphone in the back of a phone for sound termination, as good as SRS for audio encouragement as well as an FM airwave. The 5 megapixel camera, that features autofocus and the singular LED peep, additionally supports 720p HD video recording. There’s the microSD label container in further to 4GB of built-in storage, as well as the video output capacity. Regarding program, the IDEOS X5 runs vanilla Android 2.2 and facilities Flash 10.1, Swype, and hotspot functionality. While a phone won’t mangle any speed annals, it’s sufficiently quick, scoring 1470 upon a Quadrant exam. Huawei didn’t disclose any pricing information or conduit partnerships (although T-Mobile seems likely with AWS on house. Availability is slated before mid-2011 with — sadly — no plans for Android 2.3 during this indicate in time.

Via Engadget