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Vodafone Huawei IDEOS X3 (U8510) Mobile Phone $99 with Bonus Hair Straightener or Hat/Sunglasses

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Vodafone Huawei IDEOS X3 (U8510) Mobile Phone $99 with Bonus Hair Straightener or Hat/Sunglasses
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PBarryOne on 31/10/2011 - 21:38 lasoo.com.au (835 clicks)
Last edited 31/10/2011 - 22:01

$99

Android 2.3,

3.2 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen, 320 x 480

2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G: HSDPA 900 / 2100

512ROM 256RAM

WIFI, GPS

3.15MP Camera, auto focus

HVGA screen of Huawei X3(U8510) is much better than the QVGA ones. e.g. Huawei IDEOS U8150 or IDEOS X1.

Full specification: gsmarena.com

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  • backslashio on 31/10/2011 - 21:44
    +3

    Such odd giveaways for a mobile, a hair straightener? lol! :D

    • TScott on 31/10/2011 - 21:53

      Least they still give a hat and some of those Bruno mars sunnies for the guys. =)

    • altomic on 01/11/2011 - 09:23
      +2

      the hair straighener is for your other hand whilst you are driving.

      • INFIDEL on 01/11/2011 - 09:58

        Oh - I was wondering what it was for. But where do I plug it in?

        • altomic on 01/11/2011 - 23:32

          it doesn't matter.

  • c64 on 31/10/2011 - 21:53

    how is this better than the $59 aldi virgin deal? extra $40 for crappy straightener/sunglasses

    • BarryOne on 31/10/2011 - 21:57

      The HVGA screen 320x480 is much better than (ALDI's) U8150's QVGA screen 320x240. ALDI's U8150 deal comes with 35 + 145 credits (expire in 30days) though.

    • murkywater on 31/10/2011 - 21:57

      U8150 != U8510.

      U8510 > U8150.

      • BarryOne on 31/10/2011 - 21:59
        +1

        Yes, this one is X3=U8510, which is better than U8150.

    • c64 on 31/10/2011 - 22:03

      lol sorry, got the models in the deal confused

  • ozb-442 on 31/10/2011 - 22:04

    Good deal on this phone, rivals the Inq Cloud Touch… better than the U8150 and U8180 because 3.2" 480 x 320 screen and faster 600MHz processor.

    • superforever on 31/10/2011 - 22:13

      But it is locked?

      • killergreely on 01/11/2011 - 06:28

        Yes, follow the link to the Australia Post catalogue page. It's Vodafone locked.

        Not a bad phone for the price, should run reasonably well and it seems to have decent media format support. My only concern is the poor battery capacity/life (see the link in OP or http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3840&idPhone2=…) On the plus side, it has a secondary camera, so you can make video calls (in theory). That's something very rarely seen in a budget Android handset.

  • murkywater on 31/10/2011 - 22:10

    I guess in the ~$99 price range this is the best as of right now.

    • BarryOne on 31/10/2011 - 22:15

      The QVGA prepaid Android phones(Telsra SmartTouch, Huawei U8150, X1/U8180) can only be considered a good deal if the price is down to $59, like the ALDI's U8150 deal.

  • INFIDEL on 31/10/2011 - 22:18

    If you want Flash - the U8510 has Adobe Flash 10.1.
    "Huawei says that the IDEOS (U8150) doesn't have enough processing power to offer full Flash support." Indicates the difference in processor speed!

  • rifter on 31/10/2011 - 22:20

    No camera flash (or tourch light) on the U8510. Otherwise good specs.

  • bargaino on 31/10/2011 - 22:32
    +1

    The Acer MT is still available. MUCH better specs and free unlock for only slightly more.

    • scrimshaw on 31/10/2011 - 22:40

      Very hard to find though. Many JB Hifi stores have depleted their supply.

    • murkywater on 31/10/2011 - 22:57
      +1

      I thought it was sold out. o.o.

      • robotdad on 03/11/2011 - 07:24

        No Acers in any SA JBHIFI.

  • ozb-442 on 31/10/2011 - 22:36
    -1

    This phone does have good specs, but you'd be crazy not to spend an extra $29 on a Liquid Metal. 3.6" 800 x 480 screen, 800MHz CPU (much faster), 512MB ram, Adreno 205 GPU

    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/53485

    • BarryOne on 31/10/2011 - 22:42
      +1

      Agree. But is that deal still available?

      • ozb-442 on 31/10/2011 - 22:43

        Yes. They might be out of stock with some retailers but the deal is ongoing. It was a permanent price reduction I think

        • GerrardLFC on 31/10/2011 - 23:21
          +1

          I called every JB around me and none have stock and no new stock coming in :(

        • scrimshaw on 31/10/2011 - 23:49

          Great work guys, looks like yet another product that has been officially Ozbargained!

  • scrimshaw on 31/10/2011 - 22:43
    +1

    This just looks like a smaller version of the Huawei Sonic, e.g 3.2 inches instead of 3.5 inches.

    The guts of the phone are pretty much the same. Wonder if the camera is better — the Sonic takes terrible photos.

    • ozb-442 on 31/10/2011 - 22:44

      Yep. But does it use the Adreno 200 GPU?

      Kicking myself for paying $188 for the Sonic… could've gotten the superior liquid metal for $60 less :(

      Ohh well.

      • BarryOne on 31/10/2011 - 23:20

        I got the Acer Liquid Metal weeks ago. Happy with it. The only problem is the reception is not as good as my old Nokia phone or my wife's Huawei phone. I could not make phone calls in Parliament or Melbourne central station (while the old nokia phone works fine). And its signal is weak. Probably, because I am using Optus network while the phone works better on Telstra network.

        • scrimshaw on 31/10/2011 - 23:47
          +1

          That's because the Acer uses 850mhz NextG network, not the 900mhz Yes G network.

  • camelgrass on 01/11/2011 - 00:51

    The big question: can it be unlocked (easily, cheaply)?

    Interesting, a new phone from Vodafone but it doesn't support their new, better, faster (apparently) 850MHz network.

    • BarryOne on 01/11/2011 - 08:22

      Could not find any free unlock for this phone.

  • mangew on 01/11/2011 - 12:11

    Sold out at sutherland & engadine nsw p.o
    Went like hotcakes

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