Huawei Ascend D1

Huawei Ascend D1
ManufacturerHuawei
TypeSmartphone
First released
February 2012
SuccessorHuawei Ascend D2
GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz, 3G
Slate
Dimensions129 mm (5.1 in) H
64 mm (2.5 in) W
8.9 mm (0.35 in) D
Weight130 g (4.6 oz)
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (Upgradable to 4.1.1 Jelly Bean with Huawei Emotion UI)
Texas Instruments OMAP 4460
CPU1.5 GHz dual-core
GPUPowerVR SGX540
Memory1 GB
Storage8 GB
microSD, up to 32 GB
Battery1800 mAh lithium-polymer
Rear camera8 MP with autofocus, 3264 × 2448 pixels, dual-LED flash, BSI, Full HD video recording, aperture f/2.4
Front camera1.3 MP
Display4.5-inch IPS+ capacitive touchscreen, 1280 × 720 pixels, 326 ppi, Gorilla Glass
References

The Huawei Ascend D1 (U9500) is an Android smartphone developed by the Chinese company Huawei, running the Android operating system. It was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in February 2012. The smartphone is equipped with a dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 processor, an HD display, and an 8-megapixel camera.

Technical specifications

Processor and performance

The Huawei Ascend D1 features a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 Texas OMAP 4460 processor clocked at 1500 MHz. A PowerVR SGX540 graphics accelerator is used for graphics processing. Audio on the device is handled by an Audience earSmart™ ES305 chip.

Memory

The internal storage capacity is 8 GB, and there is also a MicroSD memory card slot supporting up to 32 gigabytes. The RAM capacity is 1 gigabyte.

Display

The device is equipped with a high-quality IPS+ matrix with a diagonal of 4.5 inches and a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, protected by Gorilla Glass. The display features natural color reproduction and good viewing angles, though the maximum brightness is 247 cd/m².

Camera

The Huawei Ascend D1 uses an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and a dual-LED flash, capable of recording video at 1080p (Full HD). It also features a built-in 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

Software

The device comes pre-installed with Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. An update to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean with the proprietary Huawei Emotion UI shell is available exclusively for China.

docomo with series Ascend HW-01E (Japan)

The docomo with series Ascend HW-01E is a dual-mode terminal for NTT Docomo's 3.9th generation mobile communication system (Xi) and 3rd generation mobile communication system (FOMA), developed by Huawei of China. It is one of the docomo with series devices.

It is Huawei's first Android-equipped smartphone for NTT Docomo, serving as a localized Japanese market model of the global model Ascend D1. Announced on August 28, 2012, by NTT Docomo, it was released on November 21, 2012.

This includes NOTTV.

References

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  4. 1 2 "価格.com - Huawei、NOTTV対応のXiスマホ「Ascend HW-01E」". kakaku.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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  6. ↑ "Huawei Ascend D1 1.5GHz Dual-core LTE Smartphone Announced". www.fonearena.com. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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  8. ↑ "報道発表資料 : 「docomo with series Ascend HW-01E」を発売 | お知らせ | NTTドコモ". www.docomo.ne.jp. Retrieved 2026-10-12.