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Huawei Ascend Y550

Huawei Ascend Y550
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alaScore 85

983 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 983 reviews of Huawei Ascend Y550. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. People are impressed by the screen and performance. The price and usability are also mentioned favorably, but some have doubts about the GPS navigation.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Huawei Ascend Y550 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Huawei Ascend Y550

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 97 user reviews of Huawei Ascend Y550 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the portability and screen. The performance and usability also get good feedback, whereas there are some mixed opinions about the GPS navigation and reliability.

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96% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by (cnet.com)

Huawei Ascend Y550 ( white)

 

The Huawei Ascend Y550 is a budget Android phone that packs 4G LTE and while that might seem great, it's important to know that there is a big trade off for it. Its 4.5-inch screen has a low 854x480-pixel resolution, an unimpressive 1.2GHz processor...

The Huawei Ascend Y550 is cheap, it has 4G LTE and a recent version of Android.

Its screen has a very low resolution, Huawei's custom Android skin is clunky and awkward to use, the camera is poor, the HDR mode simply doesn't work, it only has 4GB of built-in storage and the underpowered processor sometimes results in sluggish...

Even with its affordable price, the Huawei Ascend Y550 offers little to get excited about. If you're after a budget Android phone, you'd be wise to look elsewhere.

Nov, 2014
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Expert review by : S21 (s21.com)

Huawei Ascend Y550 review

 

The Huawei Ascend Y550 is probably the cheapest 4G phone available. For very little money, you get an Android KitKat phone with a quadcore processor, a large screen, and strong battery life. The main compromise is the small amount of storage, but a...

The Huawei Y550 wears its budget smartphone credentials with pride, packing in as much usability as possible, while avoiding unnecessary features that would add to the cost. All plastic it may be, but it's solidly built and not at all shabby in look...

Jan, 2015
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Expert review by : Andrew Williams (trustedreviews.com)

Huawei Ascend Y550

 

4G on a tight budget

Great battery life ; Fair screen colour and contrast ; Up-to-date 64-bit CPU

Low screen resolution ; Minor performance issues ; Low internal storage

Top brightness isn’t stellar, but enough to keep the display visible on a bright, sunny day. The screen is pretty reflective, though.

Jan, 2015
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Expert review by : John McCann (techradar.com)

Huawei Ascend Y550 review

 

Bringing 4G to the budget market

Low price ; Simple UI option ; 4G and microSD

Boring design ; Average screen ; Default UI isn't great

The Ascend Y550 is another entry to the low cost 4G market, perfect if you want fast data speeds that won't cost the Earth.

Sep, 2014
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Expert review by : Chris Hall (pocket-lint.com)

Huawei Ascend Y550 hands-on: The 4G phone for all - Pocket-lint

 

Huawei has announced the Ascend Y550, a new budget device that it hopes will make it easier for everyone to get on to 4G. The budget end of the smartphone

Sep, 2014
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Expert review by : Alex Todd (recombu.com)

Huawei Ascend Y550 Review: In Depth

 

If there's one trend we can't help but notice with Huawei, it's that it's helping to put incredibly powerful technology in the hands of a...

Excellent battery life ; Highly customisable UI ; Low cost 4G

Dull design ; Mediocre screen ; Tiny internal storage

Despite some pretty uninspiring first impressions, the Huawei Ascend Y550 actually packs a lot of nice and even some distinctive power-user features into a low-to-mid range specced device. There’s obvious work that could be done to improve it but it...

Nov, 2014
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Expert review by : Andrew Hoyle (cnet.com.au)

Huawei Ascend Y550 review: When cheap definitely doesn't mean cheerful

 

The Huawei Ascend Y550 may come with a cheap price tag, but its poor specs and performance mean it's still not a good buy.

The Huawei Ascend Y550 is cheap, it has 4G LTE and a recent version of Android.

Its screen has a very low resolution, Huawei's custom Android skin is clunky and awkward to use, the camera is poor, the HDR mode simply doesn't work, it only has 4GB of built-in storage and the underpowered processor sometimes results in sluggish...

Even with its affordable price, the Huawei Ascend Y550 offers little to get excited about. If you're after a budget Android phone, you'd be wise to look elsewhere.

Nov, 2014
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Expert review by : Andrew Hoyle (cnet.co.uk)

Huawei Ascend Y550 review: When cheap definitely doesn't mean cheerful

 

The Huawei Ascend Y550 may come with a cheap price tag, but its poor specs and performance mean it's still not a good buy.

The Huawei Ascend Y550 is cheap, it has 4G LTE and a recent version of Android.

Its screen has a very low resolution, Huawei's custom Android skin is clunky and awkward to use, the camera is poor, the HDR mode simply doesn't work, it only has 4GB of built-in storage and the underpowered processor sometimes results in sluggish...

Even with its affordable price, the Huawei Ascend Y550 offers little to get excited about. If you're after a budget Android phone, you'd be wise to look elsewhere.

Nov, 2014
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Expert review by : Ben Mansill (pcauthority.com.au)

Labs Brief: Huawei Ascend Y550

 

A $99 smartphone really should be a whole lot worse than this. Huawei's Ascend Y550 doesn't look or feel ‘cheap', unless it's sitting next to one of the aluminium premium devices. It sports a quad-core Cortex A53 1.2GHz CPU, with a 480 x 854 screen,...

Amazing for the price.

Mar, 2015
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Expert review by : Matt (tech-reviews.co.uk)

Huawei Ascend Y550 Smartphone Review

 

With 3G quickly becoming "old tech", it's time to make way for the new. The Huawei Ascend Y550 is a budget smartphone that features 4G LTE technology, a zippy 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor and a 4.5 inch IPS display. It all sounds great on paper,...

Jan, 2015
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