MWC 2013: Huawei announces the Ascend P2 the World's Fastest 4G LTE Smartphone

Huawei is the first to kick off Mobile World Congress with the announcement of the Ascend P2. The P2 will take the place of the Ascend P1, which was announced as “the world’s thinnest smartphone” last year at CES 2012.

The P2 is another high-end handset with a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM. It doesn’t keep its title as “the world’s thinnest smartphone,” but it does check in with a still slim 8.6mm profile. On the back of the device is a 13-megapixel camera and on the front is a 1.2-megapixel shooter. It’ll ship with 16GB of onboard storage.

The P2 includes a 4.7-inch display with a surprising 1280 x 720 resolution. For some reason, Huawei opted for a 720P display instead of the 1080P display that we are seeing on most new flagship phones this year. The P2 is powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Huawei’s Emotion UI.

The Ascend P2 will be available globally, starting in the middle of 2013. We’ll drop in photos and additional details when Huawei makes them available during its press event which is slated to begin at 9AM ET on the 24th.

[Via Huawei]