Huawei: Ascend Y 100 budget phone exclusive to O2, for £80 on PAYG

UK network O2 has joined Vodafone in supporting Huawei’s push into the UK market, announcing it’ll be stocking the Huawei-badged Ascend Y 100 Android model. It’s very much the “entry level” option, offering a 2.8″ display, 800MHz processor and 2MP camera, with Android 2.3 arriving as the Ascend Y’s operating system.
The Ascend Y is not yet featured on O2′s web site, although it’s apparently ready to launch very soon for £80 on PAYG SIMs, or from £10 per month on a contract basis.

That looks like a slightly rejigged Vodafone SMART to us, which was being rebranded by all the networks last year and sold for a similar price.
You would be much, much better off stealing an extra £20 out of your mum’s wallet and picking up the £100 Huawei Ascend G300 from Vodafone if you’re after a budget Android phone in 2012. Good luck with it all the same, O2

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