Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5

Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5
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Specification
Manufacturer: Huawei Release Date: 2011, April Operating System: Android Dimensions: 120 x 62 x 11.6 mm Weight: 130 g Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7230 Display: 480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inch Networks: UMTS 900/2100MHz HSUPA 5.76Mbps,HSDPA 7.2Mbps (U8800) HSUPA 5.76Mbps,HSPA+ 14Mbps(U8800H) (source) Wifi: Not Known Bluetooth: v2.1 with A2DP, EDR NFC: Not Known GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support Video out: Not Known Camera: 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Secondary Camera: No Internal Memory: 2048 MB storage, 512 MB RAM, 316 MB ROM Memory Card: microSD, up to 32GB Battery: Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh Additional Features: Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Proximity sensor, Swype input method

Contents 1 Specifications 2 Official Documents 3 Common Fixes for Common Problems... Or FAQ 4 Official ROMs 4.1 U8800 5 Many of the links are dead. There is a backup mirror: 5.1 U8800H 5.2 U8800 Pro 6 Theming/Modding 7 Recovery 8 Actively Developed Custom ROMs 8.1 u8800 8.2 u8800 Pro 8.3 U8800 and u8800 pro 9 Legacy Custom Roms 10 More Information

Specifications

• Display:
  • TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • 480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches
  • Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
  • Fingerprint-resistant surface
  • Touch-sensitive controls
  • Multi-touch input method
  • Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
• CPU:
  • 800 MHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM 7230 chipset
• Memory:
  • 600mb Internal Phone Storage
  • 2 GB Internal SD Card
  • microSD up to 32GB,
  • 512 MB RAM
• Networks:
  • 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G HSDPA 900 / 2100
• Data:
  • HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps (U8800H) / 7.2 Mbps (U8800); HSUPA, 5.76 / 2 Mbps
• Keyboard:
  • Volume Buttons.
  • Touch buttons for: back,menu,home and search.
• Camera:
  • 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
  • Geo-tagging
  • 720p@30fps Video Recording
• Size:
  • 120 x 62 x 11.6 mm
• Audio:
  • Standard 3.5mm Stereo Headphone Jack
  • Dolby Mobile sound enhancement
• GPS:
  • A-GPS.
• Orientation and location:
  • Accelerometer & digital compass.
• Radio Receiver:
  • FM radio
• Battery:
  • Li-Po 1500 mAh
• Supported Formats:
  • MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+
  • MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264/3gp/AVI

Official Documents

• Official Website
• kernel-2.6.32-U8800-Froyo
• Other Documents

Common Fixes for Common Problems... Or FAQ

• Help, I flashed the wrong firmware for my phone
  • If it boots, all is not lost. Take it slow, work it through. You can get the right firmware flashed.
• Root, Install ClockworkMod and Remove Bundled Apps from Official 2.3.5
  • Everything you will need if you are running the Official U8800 2.3.5 Firmware.
• What forum is there for this phone?
  • Read here a lot before rushing in, look around and take it slow to avoid too many "my phone is bricked" threads.
• Is FM radio a possibility?
  • There is *some* support for fm radio, but it doesn't look like anybody is supporting it natively. Spirit FM works to a point, but is buggy and needs root.
• What alternatives are there to std headphones and mic?
  • The pinout is funny, so check before buying it is compatible, Sony ones seem to work ok.
• What happens if I want a recovery menu with my official Gingerbread update from Huawei?
  • You need to root and follow the work around above to get the recovery back.
• What phone do I have and what does that mean?
  • Don't flash a rom without checking what phone you have, 8800pro and 8800-51 are not compatible with 8800 and 8800h.
• My IMEI is null?
  • Back up everything first, but use the app in the post above to back up IMEI before starting and flashing operations, they can have massive consequences.
• Remember, Backup, Backup, Backup. You can never have enough backups.
  • This is a tutorial for backing up your phone on linux.

Official ROMs

U8800

• U8800 V100R001C00B528G001 (非正式发货版) (Gingerbread) (Chinese Version) Android 2.3.5 (Update 2, beta, 2012-03-02)
• U8800 V100R001C00B526G001 (Gingerbread) (International Version) Android 2.3.5 (Update 1, beta, Feb-17-2012)
• U8800 V100R001C00B526G001 (非正式发货版) (Gingerbread) (Chinese Version) Android 2.3.5 (Update 1, beta, 2012-02-17) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B522G001 (Normal) (Gingerbread) (Overseas General) Android 2.3.5 (final version) (Had been taken off shelves) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B522G001 (通用版) (Gingerbread) (Chinese Version) Android 2.3.5 (final version) (Had been taken off shelves) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B518G001 (Beta1.0) (Overseas Normal) (Gingerbread) Android 2.3.5 (2nd beta)(Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B517G001 (Beta1.0) (Overseas Normal) (Gingerbread) Android 2.3.5 (1st beta) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B138SP04 (Overseas General) Android 2.2.2
• U8800 V100R001C00B138SP04CUSTESTC205D001 (Esthonia Elisa) (05010QJA) Android 2.2.2 (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B136 (Overseas General version) Android 2.2.1
• U8800 V100R001C00B136SP05CUSTC75D001 (Portugal TMN) (05010MYE) Android 2.2.1 (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01 (General) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01 (Slovenia TUS mobil) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01CUSTDEUC253D001 (Germany 2020) (05010MAU) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01CUSTC257D001 (Australia Roadhound) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01CUSTC231D001 (Austria Tech data) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01CUSTC230D001 (Pakistan Ufone) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01CUSTC205D001 (Finland Elisa) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01CUSTC183D001 (New Zealand 2degrees) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B135SP01CUSTC128D001 (Norway telenor) (05010KPY) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B133SP15 (Finland Elisa) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B133SP15 (UK Carphone) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B133SP15CUSTC183D001 (New Zealand 2degrees) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B133SP16CUSTC225D001 (Norway channel ) (05010KUN) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C00B133SP16CUSTC244D001 (Sweden Expert) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C17B160CUSTC17D002 (China Unicom) (Link dead)
• U8800 V100R001C17B158SP01CUSTC17D001 (China Unicom) (Link dead)

Many of the links are dead. There is a backup mirror:

Thanks to R4DK0 for hosting mirror. View thread of mirror here.

qrac.zapto.org
server.streznik.org

U8800H

• U8800H V100R001C00B135SP01CUSTC38D001 (Malaysia MAXIS)
• U8800H V100R001C00B136CUSTC38D001 (Malaysia MAXIS)
• U8800H V100R001AREC00B133SP16CUSTC250D00
• U8800H V100R001AREC00B135SP01CUSTC250D00
• U8800H V100R001C00B133SP15 (Oman OMANTEL)
• U8800H V100R001HKGC104B153 (HongKong PCCW)
• U8800H V100R001C00B133SP15CUSTC190D001 (South Africa Cell)

U8800 Pro

• U8800+ V100R001C00B572G001 (非正式发货版) (Gingerbread) (Chinese Version) Android 2.3.5 (Update 2, beta, 2012-03-02)
• U8800+ V100R001C00B565G001 (非正式发货版) (Gingerbread) (Chinese Version) Android 2.3.5 (Update 1, beta, 2012-02-17)
• U8800Pro V100R001C00B512G001(Overseas Normal)(Gingerbread)

Theming/Modding

• XDA-Developers U8800 Development Forum
• XDA-Developers U8800 Theme Forum
• Modify video recording settings
  • Modifies recording settings on 2.3+ roms so it is customisable to your needs.
• More space for apps on internal SD card
  • Does what it says on the tin, more space for internal app storage.
• Wake up locked phone using volume keys

Recovery

• Clockwork Recovery Mod
  • Older 3.0.2.8 recovery from Stockwell.
• Clockwork Recovery Mod
  • Older 3.0.2.8 recovery from Genokolar.
• Perfect Recovery
  • 4.0.0.5 recovery by Genokolar, read whole thread for Stockwell's fix if not booting.
• Official Clockwork Recovery Mod
  • 5.0.2.6 recovery by Stockwell
  • Latest official recovery. Use if you have 2.2 based phone
• Clockwork Recovery Mod
  • 5.0.2.7 recovery by Genokolar
  • For 8800 and 8800 pro. Use after upgrading to official 2.3.5.
• CWM 5.5.0.4
  • Blefish's CWM recovery for B522 official roms and eventually CM9

Actively Developed Custom ROMs

u8800

• CM7.2
  • CyanogenMod 7.2 RC0 kang with a modified franco .32 kernel
  • Ezet Dev
• MIUI Elite Rom for u8800
  • based on MIUI 2.3.7 and miui 2.1.20
  • Terramino Dev
• Oxygen ROM for u8800
  • 2.3.2 is based on latest android 2.3.7.
  • NOT active anymore
  • dzo Dev
• Aurora ROM for u8800
  • Android 4.0.3 built on Qualcomm Code Aurora source.
  • dzo Dev
• MIUI ROM for U8800
  • Multilingual, Stockwell .32 kernel.
  • ret4rt and Darksage07 dev
• CyanogenMod 7 based Rom for u8800
  • CyanogenMod 7, .32 kernel.
  • Genokolar Dev
• MIUI Portugal Official Rom
  • rtfpessoa Dev
  • Based on Desire Z rom and Android 2.3.7
• MIUI multilingual rom
  • ret4rt Dev
  • .35 kernel
• Discussion on Huawei official 2.3.5 rom
  • The official 2.3.5 update is here at last, sort of, in beta...
• Port of the Hauwei Honor B566 (2.3.6) ROM for U8800
  • .35 kernel

u8800 Pro

• 2.3.5 for u8800 pro
  • ccjuse Dev
  • .32 pro kernel and 2.3.5 rom
• MIUI Spanish Translation
  • jesus101 Dev
  • Says it is for Pro, needs more info.
• Discussion on official 2.3.5 rom by Huawei
  • Official 2.3.5 rom by Huawei
• MIUI for u8800 pro and u8800+
  • Rusion, English and Chinese
  • Lots of built in mods
  • .35 Kernell
  • Hmdll Dev
• Countach for u8800 Pro
  • Based on official B512
  • Modded for more speed and daily usage
  • .35 Kernel
  • Matteof93 Dev
• U8860 based 2.3.6 port
  • lots of mods to make this better
  • qwerty12 Dev

U8800 and u8800 pro

• MIUI us for u8800 and u8800 Pro
  • Genokolar dev
  • .35 kernel and some bug fixes still needed
• CyanogenMod 7 for u8800 and u8800 Pro
  • Genokolar dev
  • .35 kernel and some bug fixes still needed
• ICS port by genokolar
  • has Geno's 2.35.7 kernel so is compatible ish with both phones.
  • Genokolar dev

Legacy Custom Roms

• stockwell's ROM
  • Based on B160. OC Kernel, Root, Wifi-tether
  • Stockwell Dev
• Void by knzo
  • 137 based 2.2.2 rom with many tweaks
  • knzo Dev
• FLB by fibblesan
  • Fibblesan Dev
  • 137 based 2.2.2 rom with root and tweaks

More Information

• XDA-Developers U8800 Forum