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Huawei E5331 and E355 launched and priced

Huawei Philippines recently launched two of their latest WiFi devices, the E5331 and E355. These two adds to the current line-up of E5 pocket WiFis that Huawei revolutionized.

The Huawei E5331 is in essence a pumped up, screen-less version of its predecessor E586. Winner of the Red Dot Design Award 2012, this 12.8mm thick mobile Wi-Fi device went for LED indicators instead of a screen.

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It can accommodate up to 8 wireless devices, an upgrade from its predecessor which can only let 5. The peak download speed is also improved by 7Mbps making it 21Mbps tops. Huawei promises up to 4-5 hours of juice out of this device. The Huawei Mobile Wi-Fi E5331 sells at Php4,399 which is also significantly lower introductory price compared to when the E586 was released.

Next in line is the Huawei E355 which at first glance may be mistaken for an ordinary USB dongle. Well technically it is a USB dongle but unlike the dongles before it, the E355 can support 5 other wireless devices at the same DL rate as the E5331 @21Mbps. This mobile Wi-Fi will have a Php2,599.

With the internet dependency in our country on the rise, Huawei is trying to position these products as great travel companion at a more competitive price and a way to save up on your next gadget purchase by opting for the cheaper Wi-Fi-only version rather than the 3G/Wi-Fi model.

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This article was written by Ronnie Bulaong, a special features contributor and correspondent for YugaTech. Follow him on Twitter @turonbulaong.

35 Responses

  1. Avatar for IkerZone IkerZone says:

    Same here – got my E355 at Hotgadgets. The Web UI doesn’t have any option for me to set the dial-up number (i.e *99#, etc) and no option for authentication type (PAP, CHAP)..A lot of options are not available.

  2. Avatar for Jerwin J. Paglicawan Jerwin J. Paglicawan says:

    Just got mine today…got it from Greenhills for only Php2800 with free Globe Tattoo SIM.

    The web utility doesn’t have much option as the other Huawei MyFi device out there. You can’t even tell if you are connected to 3.5G, H or H+ since the page just keeps on saying 3G all the time. No option to specify dial-up number. I’m not sure if this is dual, tri- or quad-band since it doesn’t have the option to specify which band are you on to.

  3. Avatar for Alfa Alfa says:

    i would choose HUAWEI E355, even it’s just a USB modem, HUAWEI E5331 looks cool, but i will choose the E355

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