Huawei Ascend Mate
The Huawei Ascend Mate is an Android phablet smartphone manufactured by the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. The Ascend Mate was officially unveiled at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas, and was released in China in February 2013 with an international release following in March. It is the first device in the Huawei Mate series.
| Manufacturer | Huawei |
|---|---|
| Series | Huawei Mate series |
| Compatible networks | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| Successor | Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G |
| Type | Phablet |
| Form factor | Bar |
| Dimensions | 163.5 mm (6.44 in) H 85.7 mm (3.37 in) W 9.9 mm (0.39 in) D |
| Mass | 198 g (7.0 oz) |
| Operating system | Android 4.1 |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2, with Intel XMM6260 baseband |
| Memory | 1 GB or 2 GB |
| Battery | 4050 mAh |
| Display | 6.1-inch IPS panel, 1280×720 pixels |
| Rear camera | 8.0-megapixel AF with HDR |
| Front camera | 1.0-megapixel HD |
| Connectivity | 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth 4.0 LE EDR |
| Website | Huawei website, Official US Huawei Store |
The Ascend Mate features a 6.1-inch screen, and a 4050 mAh battery rated as having over 22 hours of talk time (in comparison to the close to 17 hours achieved by the Samsung Galaxy Note II Vs LG Optimus G Pro Vs Google Nexus 7 Vs iPad (3rd generation) Vs HTC One X).
The Ascend Mate was developed as a part of a shift by Huawei to produce more higher-end devices, while CEO Richard Yu also considered the phablet to be the future of smartphones due to their "all-in-one" nature.