"It bests the IPhone5 and Nexus on specs" No it doesn't. Benchmarks lower than HTC One X, disappointing btty life, etc. [1]. "and costs $200 less than either.

"It bests the IPhone5 and Nexus on specs" No it doesn't. Benchmarks lower than HTC One X, disappointing btty life, etc. [1]. "and costs $200 less than either." No it doesn't. $425 off contract [2], which is $200 cheaper than the iphone but is $100 more than the Nexus 4. This is perhaps a defensible claim if you got it free on your carrier but that's a blanket statement that won't apply to most people. [1] http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-ascend-d1-quad-xl-review-15251804/ http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-ascend-d1-quad-xl-review-152... http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/huawei-ascend-d1-quad/4505-6452_7-35432678.html http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/huawei-ascend-d1-quad/45... [2] http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3293286/huawei-ascend-d1-quad-available http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3293286/huawei-ascend-d1-qu... It looks like this phone was a world beater when it was announced in Feb 2012 and I'm sure it's still a solid phone but it's not going to win any best in show awards today.