Charging gets handled via micro-USB and -- thankfully -- a wall adapter is included.
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The only visible components are a single capacitive button, an LED and a micro-USB charging port.
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Bluetooth and Micro-USB means users can work untethered and share data with a PC.
It also includes a micro-USB charging cable, with the port accessible just above the shirt clip.
Here you'll find micro-USB and micro-HDMI connections nestled in close proximity toward the center.
Just about every other cell phone and tablet maker uses the industry standard and interchangeable micro-USB cables.
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Instead, it makes use of a rechargeable battery, which you can top off using the on-board micro-USB socket.
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But it means a universal charger, which will use a micro-USB connection, should be available by next year.
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Speaking of which, the dual-speaker setup on the bottom edge (over by the micro-USB port) isn't nearly as user-friendly.
The other side is where the power button belongs, with both the headphone and micro-USB charging port found there.
Naturally, there's no full-size USB port on this smaller model, though you will find run-of-the-mill micro-HDMI and micro-USB connectors.
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This protrusion (which is removeable) provides access to a multi-function button, volume controls, power switch and micro-USB port for charging.
What's more, the magnetic power port is larger than the standard micro-USB socket you'll find on most other ARM-based tablets.
Having a single cable, it's enclosed with a micro-USB, mini-USB and Apple charging adapter that unfortunately doesn't support data transfers.
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The device includes a fixed micro-USB connector and a pop-out flexible cable to plug into your computer or another power source.
Both devices are circular, with a micro-USB port in back and a slanted front surface on which to rest the phone.
In addition, the micro-USB connector finds a new home behind the plastic door that normally conceals the mini-HDMI port on the N8.
The charging system requires a high capacity charger with a micro-USB connector.
As for that standard micro-USB port, it seems Huawei's done something different by allocating it to the bottom right of the handset.
In particular the European Union is pursuing a proposal to make micro-USB the universal interface for mobile phone and other mobile device chargers.
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Beneath that 480 x 800 touchscreen, you'll find the three Windows Phone backlit capacitive keys, while the bottom edge houses the micro-USB port.
The micro-USB port sits along the bottom with the primary microphone, while the headphone socket belongs at the top, replete with a secondary mic.
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You'll see a power button and 3.5mm headphone jack on the top, a volume rocker on the right and micro-USB charging port on the bottom.
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This is a real advantage over other tablets, although some Droids have a micro-USB connection but do not allow the use of an external drive.
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There's a raft of ports for developers to meddle with, including micro-USB, HDMI and storage expansion, as well as some indentations for docks and fixtures.
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The micro-USB port is on the bottom under a tiny plastic door while the headphone jack is similarly protected at the top of the device.
The micro-USB connector will be used as the common charging interface.
Down at the base of the device is where you'll find the micro-USB port flanked on either side by rectangular slits for the optional keyboard dock.
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The top houses only the headphone jack, a drastic change from the original Droid RAZR which also found room there for the HDMI and micro-USB ports.
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