Huawei puts Ascend P1 on sale in the US through Amazon for $450

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We've grown accustomed to the [Huawei Ascend P1](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/huawei-ascend-p1-review/) ourselves, but most Americans haven't had that same luxury without going through an importer. Huawei wants to be more accommodating, if somewhat belatedly: it's now selling its mid-tier phone directly to the US through Amazon. Shelling out $450 gets the same 4.3-inch screen, dual-core 1.5GHz processor and lightly customized Android 4.0 as elsewhere, but in an unlocked form with a proper US warranty. The only real disappointment is that it's not the [LTE variant](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/06/huawei-ascend-p1-lte-hands-on/), although we'll bite when there's HSPA+ 3G for American GSM carriers like AT&T, Straight Talk and T-Mobile. If you're willing to make the sacrifice for carrier independence, the Ascend P1 awaits at the source link.

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**Source:** [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Huawei-U9200-Ascend-Unlocked-Phone/dp/B00AJJ4VG6/)

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