Huawei Ascend G300

“The Huawei Ascend G300 might on paper look like another cheap and less-than-cheerful Android phone, but it’s a solid buy considering its price. The screen is top drawer, the battery life is epic and there’s enough power on board to perform most tasks more than adequately. Of course it’s not perfect – the camera’s poor and the limited storage means you’ll need to invest in a micro SD card – but a £100 phone was never going to match up to the iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S IIIs of this world. As it stands, this is a great entry-point into Android.”

“When you initially pull the Huawei Ascend G300 out of its box, or out of your pocket, the smart design brings a smile to your face, but it's not one that will last forever. The visually appealing HAP 5.1 custom UI is a nice addition to Android, but we wish Huawei had put a few more features in. The colours are bright and cheerful, as are the few custom widgets, but they are basic in what they do.”

“The G300 is the new kid on the bargain block and the first of Huawei's Ascend series -- so expect to see and hear a lot more from the company. Don't be deceived by the price -- it's the new star of the Android bargain basement. You'll be hard-pressed to make your money go further. Huawei's slab of Gingerbread shows budget Androids don't have to compromise on basic usability. It's not super-speedy, super-stylish or super-endowed in the camera lens department, but for £100, you wouldn't expect it to be. If you want a cheap but capable smart phone for apps, Internet, email and more, the G300 is a winner.”

“We love the G300. It might be a little lacking in power, but as a phone it ticks all the basic boxes. We can say, without doubt, that this is by far the best budget handset running Android that we've used. It has the feel and look of a far more expensive phone, and we really enjoyed using it. The screen is brilliant, and outshines those found on the Orange San Francisco II or the T-Mobile Vivacity. It's bright, colourful and detailed, and we really found it enjoyable to look at. We'd prefer the touchscreen were a little more sensitive, but it's not dreadful most of the time. The speed is good, overall, and we found the call quality to be excellent. If you're a person who uses a phone for phoning, you'll be very happy with the Ascend G300. We could live without the Vodafone customisations, and stupid game trials, but aside from that, this is a wonderful phone that would happily draw us to the Vodafone network, were we in the market for such a device.”