Huawei IDEOS X3 Android phone

Huawei IDEOS X3 review: An Android smartphone for $99. What's the catch?

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  • Expert Rating

    3.50 / 5

  • User Rating

    4.00 / 5 (of 19 Reviews)

  • Price

    $ 99.00 (AUD)

User Reviews:

Mrs.One Direction

5.0

1

Pros
EVERYTHING
Cons
NOTHING
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overall nice phone ;P

Nicole

4.5

2

Pros
Size, Back camera,internet, Price
Cons
Front Camera and battery life
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I would say this phone is good for first time phone users good price, good wifi and excellent back camera :)

NOT TELLING

0.0

3

Pros
NONE
Cons
EVERYTHING
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BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Anonymous

5.0

4

Pros
EVERYTHING
Cons
NONE
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THIS IS MY PHONE AND IT IS AMAZING I DROPPED IT IN A PUDDLE AND NOTHING HAPPENED!!!!!!!!
STOP GIVING IT BAD REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!

Kale

2.5

5

Pros
Cheap in price, cheap smart phone, plays 3d games
Cons
Worst battary life (Only last for about 6 hours on standbye), The big random camera on the back
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Ok guys, my dad bought me this phone about 2 months ago. He was pretty stoked that a band new smart phone is $100 in price. I was quite to, any ways. Having it for about 5 days, I had to charged it everytime I got back home from school. I have to charge it every 6 hours, even with me not even chargeing it. And it is not good at playing games, it is very laggy. And there is not much memory in the system. Only about 50mb? Anyways, if you just want to have an phone thats only good at making phone calls, this is the phone for you.

Kathryn Randell

5.0

6

Pros
great fun
Cons
none
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just bought one and although new to smart phone technology have enjoyed discovering new things and marvel at things that it can do for the price. luv it. luv it. luv it.

siva

4.0

7

Pros
features
Cons
processor
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Overall the phone is decent...value for money...but the phone is getting heat while on call for more than 5 mins..though there are so many feature and compatability to vide range of android applications, one need patience to use all those as it is taking hell a lot of time to download/refresh the screens...maps, navigation, gallary...etc..and
secondly,it has a beautiful feature Wifi hot spot & USB tethering.... I loved it. But the WI FI connectivity is very slow...though you have very good signal strength, device is not able to catch the signal..otherwise on data sim it is awesome...

speaker quality is very poor..ear piece quality is poor..
Camera is good.

battery back up would be a concern for heavy users..

whatever it is compare the features with other phones and the price, it is the BEST smart phone available in the market...we have to see the durability and service support on long run as I have been owning it from just 1 mt.

mark

5.0

8

Pros
all
Cons
not much
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cool phone bought from woolwrths for $69 cheap as

BONO

2.5

9

Pros
IDK
Cons
IDK
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i am buying this phone soon it looks very kool and i think its a bargin for $99

bernadette

4.0

10

Pros
huawei ideos x3
Cons
dont know
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what a wonder phone,but i still carnt unlock it to send messages..........aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggg

Durairaj

5.0

11

Pros
Stylish Smart phone
Cons
Now why not in my hand
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great competitor for I phone series smart phones, Good luck X3

Gramps

5.0

12

Pros
Screen
Cons
Keyboard size
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My son gave me this phone, I was for years using a HTC with Windows Mobile and thought it was ok. This little phone blew me away, it is so useful, the weather maps and Google maps are awesome. Gmail works a treat but I am still getting used to the small keyboard. I never thought I would be so excited over a mobile phone. This phone it exactly the right size for my shirt pocket. I love it!

DJWAZZA

5.0

13

Pros
the apps
Cons
slow internet
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this being my first phone since the last the x3 is amazing not a bad price easy to use not much different from the iPhone really. it is really light and is amazing in every way if u don't have GET ONE!!!!

Des O

0.0

14

Pros
cheap price
Cons
you get what you pay for
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I have had loads of problems with this phone. It locks me out and I can't get back in testing is a nightmare and I miss so many calls as it rings and will not respond when I go to answer it. Do not buy!

shortie

4.5

15

Pros
huawei x3
Cons
iphones
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i personally find it gr8 i dont think web browsing is 'vastly infereor' at all i think its fine. and having had a iphone then buying a x3 i dont think theres much difference at all really. i love the weather clock widget and how you can d/l diffrent themes n it changes the icon pics. i like it, i like it alot n its much cheaper which is gr8 :-P its cute, i luv it! ive had it for 3wks now n still have no complaints. id recommend it 2 neone looking 4 a cheaper but good alternative. :-D

imwa

5.0

16

Pros
interest
Cons
interest
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i really interested this mobile and I wanna buy it. I live in Cambodia, how could I buy it?
My phone number is +855 69 994 992

Serafim

5.0

17

Pros
Powered by android 2.3
Cons
Android Market its your money really quick :/
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I brought this phone couple days ago and I am totally in love with it it was $250 NZ dollars. This phone can basically do everything and its kind of like an iPhone but not quite..

Charlotte

3.5

18

Pros
Justin Bieber is AMAZING:)!!
Cons
HELLO
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i got this phone for a prezzie at christmas its pretty reasonable but the plastic on the back cover can make it feel a little cheap, the texting however is very annoying and i end up pressing the wrong buttons. For instance i press the "A" and it comes up with "s" sometimes it all depends if you like to use your fingers.
overall the phone is very good value consiteriong the price and they could have added a few tweeks here and their but other wise if you are looking for a cheep phone for a kid of teen this would be great!

Jody

3.5

19

Pros
Android 2.3
Cons
You get what you pay for.
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I bought this a month ago and agree with the review. Nice little phone but not going to set the world alight with processor and RAM. A larger keyboard and lighter launcher make a difference. For $99 though, it is well worth the money. Just be sure to pick up a screen protector on Day 1. Oh, and, erm, keep it dry.....

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