Huawei Ascend Y300 Pro Reviews

The Huawei Ascend Y300 is a no-frills smartphone with little to get excited about in dazzling new features. However, it does the basics well with Android 4.1 software with usable battery life at an incredibly low price. For the money, it's one of the best budget smartphone choices around.

A very cheap Android phone with no major flaws

We reviewed the Y300 thoroughly and applied the same standards we use for high-end devices - despite the fact that the entry level device is four times less expensive than the HTC One, for example. Obviously the Y300 does not want to be the performance king but it is interesting for the user how it handles more demanding tasks and if the retail price of 149 Euros (~$194) is justified. The 4-inch device has a good display with a convenient compromise of brightness, black value and contrast. Due to some cost savings it is just an LCD-TFT display that shows its limits with small viewing angles and under direct sunlight. The biggest drawback is certainly the SoC and its performance. You can hardly play more demanding 3D games and HD video playback is torturous. We can also see micro stutters on the home screen. If you can live with the limited performance, want to use a current Android version and do not want to invest much money the Huawei Ascend Y300 is a good deal.