Huawei Ascend P2 hands-on

Just ahead of Huawei's press event, Huawei's treated us to an early viewing of its new 8-milimeter smartphone, the Ascend P2. With Android 4.1, a quad-core 1.5GHz processor and a 720p 4.7-inch display, it joins the likes of the Ascend Mate and D2 in forming the Chinese manufacturer's smartphone family in 2013. And boy, it's a slender, feather-light phone with a glossy backing that come sin both black and white. Design-wise, like those leaks, it looks an awful lot like its predecessor. Its notable feature is the highest-speed LTE connection seen so far in a smartphone, up to 150Mbps. We also got to play wiht Huawei's Emotion UI, which can draw on the 1GB of storage housed inside. There's plenty of storage, with 16GB inside. The right side houses a volume switch and a physical camera button -- these were a bit plasticky, but has a nice matte finish. The other side is where the power button belongs, with both the headphone and micro-USB charging port found there.

We'll have a hands-on video up soon.

Gallery: Huawei Ascend P2 hands-on