Huawei Ascend Y530
The Huawei Ascend Y530 is a reasonable smartphone if you’re on a tight budget. The price (around £90 or from £8 a month on a contract with no upfront fee) is very appealing, and though the features aren’t in the Best Buy league, they’re OK. But the little memory and mediocre camera are the main drawbacks.
The Huawei Ascend Y53 0 is a cheap and cheerful Android smartphone. What’s it like to use? It’s a bit smaller than many new phones. It’s relatively comfortable to hold (the textured rear casing gives some grip) and use one-handed. The 4.5-inch screen is a decent size for watching films or surfing the web, and though the resolution (854×480 pixels) is pretty modest, it’s adequate.
Huawei Ascend Y530
The phone runs on the familiar (to many) Android operating system. Android is easy enough to use (though it will be a shock if you’ve never used a smartphone) and lets you customize the different homepages. That isn’t the latest version (it’s 4.3, not 4.4) but still has the key features, such as Google’s excellent Maps and Mail programs, and lets you download millions of apps, books, films and games from the Google Play store.
Huawei Ascend Y530
Sound quality on calls is OK but dips when there’s loud background noise. Battery life online is above average (we managed almost seven hours from a single charge) but a little less so on calls (we managed just under 11 hours). The battery is detachable, so you can swap in a spare if you run out of power or easily replace it should it develop a fault.
The 5Mp camera is about average for a budget phone. It has auto focus and a LED flash, plus a limited range of camera settings, but the photos it produces are unlikely to set your pulse racing. We also found it easy to obscure the lens when taking pictures (especially in landscape orientation).
The video camera is of a similar standard. It’ll do the job, but the footage it records looks blocky and lacks detail. The Ascend Y530 has a primary forward-facing camera for selfies and video calls.Is there anything I should watch pay as.
Huawei Ascend Y530
There’s only a tiny (4GB) internal memory of which just 1.77GB is available to use. You can boost this by adding a memory card (up to 32GB), but some apps can only do saved on the phone itself. Once the internal memory is full, you’ll need to delete things to make space. Otherwise, the phone won’t work properly. The weak processor and limited RAM means that the phone will struggle to run power-hungry applications (such as games). But web pages open pretty quickly over 3G (the phone isn’t 4G compatible).
Ascend Y530
The headphones have handy controls in the lead but produce a weedy sound. Should I buy it? It’s a good-value option, but if you can afford to spend a bit more, we’d recommend our favorite budget option, the Motorola Moto G. Show us what you think of it to help members and improve our trial crack on the Customer views’ tab at the top of this page. Pros: Cheap, reasonable all-round performance, decent screen size Cons: Tiny memory, mediocre camera Related posts: Huawei Ascend Y530.