Huawei showed off more than a handful of smartphones and tablets in Barcelona, Spain, including the quad-core MediaPad tablet and Ascend D Quad.
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Another view
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Back side
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Recent apps
Ice Cream Sandwich's recent apps tray in action.
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More sreens
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Huawei Ascend D Quad
Claiming that it has the "world's fastest smartphone," Huawei also introduced the Ascend D Quad, a sleek, large, and tempting device made with a chip of Huawei's own making.
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Native Ice Cream Sandwich
Huawei lets ICS do all the talking.
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Side view
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Back
That's an 8-megapixel camera lens you're seeing.
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Gameplay
This conference-goer is intent on playing a game.
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Camera software
Huawei adds its own touches here.
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Like silly faces?
So does Huawei, expanding on the native ICS filters.