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Huawei Ascend Y550 UK SIM-Free Smartphone - Black (4G, 4.5-inch, 1.2 GHz quad core, 5MP and 2MP cameras, Android 4.4, 4 GB Storage + MicroSD)

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In general use the Huawei Ascend Y550’s battery life is very good too, tipping towards the two full days’ mark. Of course, as with other phones that have fairly rubbish screens, the prospect of browsing the web or watching video on them just isn’t that attractive, which does their anecdotal battery report a favour. Not really a positive thing though, is it? As with other Huawei phones, everything that is installed on the phone has to have a place on the home screens. It’s an iPhone-style approach, but means you need to be a bit more careful about curating your Y550 than most phones. However, EmotionUI does support folders, giving you some tools to help out. UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. Based on the GSM standard, it is deemed as a 3G mobile network standard. It has been developed by the 3GPP and its major advantage is the provision of greater bandwidth and spectral efficiency, due to the W-CDMA technology. Open a command prompt from start menu with admin rights(if windows ask about rights just press YES). The phone has a 2000mAh battery, which is a pretty solid unit for a smaller phone like this. While we’re yet to see how all that many 2015-generation chipset phones perform in stamina terms, the Huawei Ascend Y550 is a sign of a longer-lasting future.

However, the architecture is the main improvement made to the CPU. Power-wise it’s roughly on-par with the Snapdragon 400, scoring 1420 in the Geekbench 3 test. That’s a slight improvement, but not one that pushes the Snapdragon 410 into a new class (beyond that of 64-bit CPUs, of course). Design Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, shown in different measurement units. Body materials, available colors, certifications. Width talk time is the time period a battery charge will last, if one is constantly talking on the phone in a 3G cellular network. One of the main characteristics of the cameras is their image resolution. It states the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the image, which can also be shown in megapixels that indicate the approximate number of pixels in millions.The SAR head rating shows the highest level of exposure to electromagnetic radiation measured when the device is held next to the ear in a talk position. In Europe, the SAR limit for hand-held mobile devices is set to 2 W/kg per 10 g of tissue. This standard is specified by the CENELEC, complies with the IEC standards and follows the ICNIRP Guidelines 1998. Getting a bit more internal storage is one of the most convincing reasons to consider upgrading to a slightly more expensive phone, like the Moto G for example. If it wasn’t for the resolution, it’d be fairly good. Its tone is perfectly pleasant and aside from some loss of brightness viewing angles are good. Compromise? Yes. Catastrophe? No. The Huawei Ascend Y550 uses physical soft keys, rather than building them into the software and taking up part of the screen. They don’t light up for easier use in the dark, but this is common among cheaper phones.

The other big reason to upgrade is screen quality. Not every cheap phone has a remedial screen, but the Huawei Ascend Y550 is definitely in the class with the lower-performing kids. In our video loop test, which involves playing an MP4 video on look until the battery drains down to nothing, the Huawei Ascend Y550 lasted for 12 hours 15 minutes. That’s a fantastic result for a phone this cheap, beating everything we’ve reviewed in this class to date.

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The SAR body rating shows the maximum level of exposure to electromagnetic radiation when the device is positioned against the body at the hip. The highest SAR value of mobile devices allowed in the US is set to 1.6 W/kg per 1 g of tissue. It is specified by the FCC and the CTIA follows whether the mobile devices comply with this standard. System on Chip (SoC) A system on a chip (SoC) includes into a single chip some of the main hardware components of the mobile device. SoC Information about the number of pixels per centimeter (ppcm) or per inch (ppi) of the display. The higher the pixel density, the more detailed and clearer is the information displayed on the screen. It has a 4.5-inch screen with an 800 x 480-pixel display. It’s not pixel-rich enough to avoid looking obviously pixellated. Product ID(unique for every phone name)and Serial Number you can get it from the phone service menu.

The display resolution shows the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. The higher the resolution is, the greater the detail of the displayed content. A CPU core is the processor unit, which executes software instructions. Presently, besides single-core processors, there are dual-core, quad-core, hexa-core and so on multi-core processors. They increase the performance of the device allowing the execution of multiple instructions in parallel. Information about the process technology used in manufacturing the chip. The value in nanometers represents half the distance between elements that make up the CPU. Install ADB mini with Fastboot tools to get all needed tools and rest of ADB drivers that are required. Other than 4G, the Huawei Ascend Y550 keeps its connectivity features pretty basic. There’s no NFC or an IR transmitter, but Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-FI are all present as usual.

Display The display of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc. Type/technology The phone’s Android 4.4.4 software doesn’t offer native support for the Huawei Ascend Y550’s 64-bit goodness either – fingers crossed the phone will get an official update to Android 5.0 Lollipop, although there’s no word on this. Given the phone’s price, though, the current benchmark performance is pretty impressive already. Importantly, the Y550 supports the 800MHz band as well as the 1800MHz 2600MHz bands. This means it can be used with any UK 4G network. Some phones not specifically designed for use in the UK leave out 800MHz, which rules-out getting 4G on Tesco, O2 and GiffGaff.

Information about the width, i.e. the horizontal side of the device when it is used in its standard orientation. Strangely enough, it’s actually the front camera that stands out among its peers while the rear one is rather bog-standard. Huawei Ascend Y550 – Battery Life CPU is the Central Processing Unit or the processor of a mobile device. Its main function is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications.Here’s the thing – it generally isn’t. Turn haptic vibration off and it’s fairly swift. App load speeds are slower than they would be in a much more expensive phone too, but there’s much less of the general system-wide lag seen in some earlier budget Huawei phones. This SAR rating shows the highest level of exposure to electromagnetic radiation measured when the device is placed at the hip level. The top SAR value for mobile devices used in Europe is limited to 2 W/kg per 10 g of tissue. This standard follows the ICNIRP Guidelines 1998 as well as the IEC standards and is determined by the CENELEC. The Huawei Ascend Y550’s photos are quite fizzy-looking close-up, there’s a fair bit of purple fringing around areas of high light contrast and sharpness just isn’t all that good. Follow the user manual instructions to flash or install firmware on your Huawei Ascend Y550 Y550-L01 device. Estimated volume of the device, calculated from the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Applies for devices in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped.

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