Huawei Launches World’s Thinnest Smartphone: Ascend P1 S

By Noah Kravitz on January 9, 2012 in Android

Huawei grabbed some early attention first thing this morning by launching the “world’s thinnest smartphone,” the Android 4.0 powered Ascend P1 S. Measuring a scant 6.68 mm front to back, the P1 S is powered by a 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 Cortext-A9 processor and features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED 960 x 540 touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass, according to Huawei PR.

The company also launched the relatively chubby Ascend P1, which packs a larger battery into its 7.69mm profile. We’re hoping to get some hands-on time with both phones later this evening.

Both devices will be available in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, Australia, Middle East, and China from April 2012.

UPDATE: Both devices also feature Huawei’s custom Android skin, which is the first customization of Ice Cream Sandwich we (or at least I) have seen. The phones also sport capacitive touch buttons on the front panel, a notable difference from the buttonless Samsung Galaxy Nexus (the world’s first ICS device).

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Noah Kravitz

Noah Kravitz mourned the day that Star Castle was replaced in the pizza parlour he frequented as a kid. The sadness ended when he saw an older kid make it to the Ninth Key level on the Pac Man that took his place. Years later he’s become a fixture of consumer tech reporting on the InterWebs and TV, and Galaga vies with Zoo Keeper as his all-time favorite arcade games. His loves of music, games, TV, video editing and yapping endlessly at anyone who’ll listen have all been channeled into an Internet addiction that spans screens big and small and devices portable, pocketable, and best left on his desk. Noah has been reporting on gadgets and media for a decade and a half now, including writing, podcasts and videos for PhoneDog, MacDirectory, Maximum PC, PowerBook Central, and a few other publications. He’s also written about the arts, education, and sports for some magazines you’ve likely never heard of, and has invaded your television talking about consumer electronics on CNBC, Fox Business Network, and a host of local TV stations.