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| Huawei Ascend W1 |
Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, in
conjunction with Huawei and Microsoft have unveiled its first Smartphone
that runs on the Microsoft windows Phone 8 operating systems Ascend W1.
The latest Huawei Ascend W1 smartphone comes bundled with free 200
Megabytes (MB) data plan for the first 6 months on the Airtel network.
In addition, customers who purchase the phone would also enjoy
Airtel’s special Smartbytes plan of 20 free SMS, 18K per second calls to
all networks in Nigeria and 20k per second call rate to 5 international
destinations (USA, United Kingdom-Land Line, Canada, India and China).
Speaking at the launch, the Chief Sales Officer for Airtel Nigeria,
Inusa Bello, said the company was proud to collaborate with Huawei in
providing Nigerians with innovative mobile experience especially on
superior data offerings, to enhance the way they work and play.
“Only recently, we unveiled a special recharge card called the Single
Recharge that enables customers to do both voice and data recharge
using one card. Today, WhatsApp subscribers on Airtel platform are
enjoying exclusive first of its kind data bundle service in partnership
with “WhatsApp Inc. These innovations ride on our superior and widest
3.75g service, underscoring our determination to become the most loved
brand in the daily lives of Nigerians”, Bello stated.
According to the Managing Director of Huawei Devices, West Africa
Tony Liang Wei, “the phone is specifically created for Africa and is
powered by Microsoft, making it the first Huawei Windows 8 smart phone
in the world. He added that the smart phone has 470 hours of standby
time, the longest of all Smartphone’s in its class.”
Emmanuel Onyeje, Country Manager, Microsoft Anglophone West Africa,
stated: “Microsoft is confident that the Ascend 1 from Huawei, being
unveiled today, provides excellent value for African consumers and will
support both companies’ ambitious growth plans for the continent. We
recently made a commitment through the 4Afrika Initiative to deliver
tens of millions of smart devices into the hands of Africans in the
coming years, and every new Windows Phone that becomes available further
enables us to deliver on that commitment”.
The Ascend W1 is 10.15 mm thin and features a 4-inch IPS LCD 480 x
800 touchscreen with OGS Technology, powered by the high-end Qualcomm
Snapdragon™ S4 MSM8230 dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and Adreno 305 GPU.
With a 1950 mAh battery, the Ascend W1 has 470 hours of standby time,
the longest among all smartphones in its class.
It features a visually iconic design inspired by a tropical island
and comes in an array of bold colors including blue, red, black and
white. The Ascend W1 is a smart and stylish alternative for consumers
looking for great technology at a price that is right.
Customers can get the new Huawei Ascend W1 Smartphones in Airtel
stores nationwide, as well as Huawei phone distribution outlets.
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