Huawei U8150
A cheap, tiny, underclocked phone that gets the job done. Not as popular in the West, but it's big in China, Africa, and Italy. Uses plain ol' AOSP Froyo.
It's quite common as a low end phone throughout the world, with a lot of development effort (a rarity on such a little old phone) though apparently not enough to warrant an XDA board.
- Android First Generation (528MHz CPU, 256 RAM)
- Guide Shortname: U8150
- Other Names: T-Mobile Comet
- Recovery Key Combination: + +
- U8150 Rooting - Rooting is a snap with z4root, though more so because of a dearth of updates.
- U8150 Recovery - Install a recovery to your phone to flash custom ROMs.
- U8150 Custom ROMs - An actual, definite list of custom ROMs. This deviation from policy is only done because of the lack of a dedicated forum.
- Huawei Stock Restore - If you ever have major problems, or just want to return to the original state, just flash an official ROM and you're all set.
- U8150 Splash Screen - Customize the OEM splash screen that appears before the Android bootscreen.
- U8150 Custom ROMs - Create a nice table of custom ROMs available.
Note: All non-Android projects have moved to the BASLQC Wiki.
- Introduction - A quick intro to the rationale and ideals of this guide, and smartphone modding in general.
- General Setup - Learn how to install and run the tools you need to succeed.
- Device Guides - Customized, fully decked out guides for rooting each and every device we could find.
- General OS Customizations - General customizations that work on all devices of a specific OS.
- General Guidelines - The ideals that you should uphold while working with and editing this guide.
- Device Guide Templates - Templates and general guidelines for creating customized guides for a device.
- Linux - Run a full desktop OS on your little mobile device; research is being made to make it comfortable to use in the mobile space.
- Glossary - Contains all the crazy acronyms and word soup that you'll need to wade through when using this guide.
- Android Buying Guide for Modders - While modding can fix up an outdated device, it will make your life easier to buy the right device from the start.