Huawei Ascend W1 review

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Huawei Ascend W1
The first of the budget Windows Phone 8 handsets

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Huawei Ascend W1 review

Huawei Ascend W1 review

Huawei Ascend W1 review

Huawei Ascend W1 review

Huawei Ascend W1 review

John McCann
John McCann
Former Global Managing Editor

TechRadar's former Global Managing Editor, John has been a technology journalist for more than a decade, and over the years has built up a vast knowledge of the tech industry. He’s interviewed CEOs from some of the world’s biggest tech firms, visited their HQs, and appeared on live TV and radio, including Sky News, BBC News, BBC World News, Al Jazeera, LBC, and BBC Radio 4.

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