Huawei launches slimmest smartphone 'Ascend P1 S'

Huawei has unveiled the world's slimmest smartphone 'Ascend P1 S' and also the most compact smartphone in its class with a dual-core 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 Cortext-A9 processor and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

The Ascend P1 S is 6.68 mm thin and features a 4.3-inch super AMOLED 960 x 540 touchscreen with corning Gorilla glass.

''The Ascend P1 S demonstrates our ongoing commitment to innovating high quality devices that utilize the latest hardware and software technologies,'' said Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei Device.

The Chinese company also unveiled the Ascend P1 which provides the same functionality while measuring 7.69 mm. Delivering the ultimate in elegance and speed with a 1670 mAh/1800 mAh battery, the Ascend P1/P1 S series provides the fastest multi-tasking, video replay and gaming experience in its class, claims the company.

The Ascend series feature a sleek and narrow 64.8 mm body, elegant contours and a stylish design. The PPVD back cover coating evenly distributes heat, and provides a strong metallic, three-dimensional design with a delicate texture. The phones are available in metallic black, ceramic white and cherry-blossom pink.

The phones offers an 8-megapixel BSI rear-facing camera and a 1.3-megapixel HD front-facing camera, with dual flash LED and HDR effect optimization. The phones provides high speed data connectivity through 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth, and in-built social media capabilities enable s the instant sharing of photos and videos via social media.

The Huawei Ascend P1/P1 S will be available in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, Australia, Middle East, and China from April 2012.