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Huawei and the United States government (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/23/huawei-loses-interest-in-us-market-for-its-telecom-equipment-aft/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) may have (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/08/huawei-and-zte-congress-report-draft/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) their differences (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/09/huawei-zte-respond-to-congress/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget), but here's something we can all agree on: Walmart's going to sell whatever it darn well pleases. Including, mind you, Huawei's first Windows Phone 8 smartphone. The W1 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/huawei-ascend-w1-hands-on-the-companys-first-windows-phone-8/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) -- which has made inroads (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/26/huawei-ascend-w1-o2-launch/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) in multiple markets (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/04/microsoft-4afrika-initiative-huawei-white-space/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) already -- is heading to Yankee soil, with shipments expected to begin "this month" at Walmart.com and at select Walmart stores. For those in need of a refresher, it'll pack a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, a 4-inch IPS touchpanel, 1.7GB of user-available internal storage (expandable to 32GB via microSD card), a 5 megapixel rear camera (with a 0.3MP shooter on the front) and the latest iteration of Microsoft's mobile OS. Strangely, Huawei nor Walmart are saying what the damage will be, but it'll reportedly be priced "competitively" on a prepaid, no-contract plan.
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Source: Windows Phone Blog (http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2013/05/09/huawei-w1-with-windows-phone-8-coming-to-walmart-this-month.aspx), Huawei (http://www.huaweideviceusa.com/products/features?id=83)
Via: Engadget