Huawei has launched its new refreshed version of the Ascend Mate phablet at CES 2014 which comes with 6.1 inch HD IPS+ LCD display and also an upgraded chipset, more built in storage, and bigger front and rear cameras.
The new devices Ascend Mate 2 4G features a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor (MSM8928), along with an Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB of RAM. It runs Huawei’s Emotion UI 2.0 skinned on top of Android. It features a 13-megapixel autofocus HDR-capable f/2.0 rear camera, and a 5-megapixel f/2.4 front-facing camera. The Ascend Mate 2 comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage, as opposed to 8GB from its predecessor.
Huawei unfortunately did not provide availability and pricing details of the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean-based phablet, except to mention that the Ascend Mate 2 will unlike its predecessor is available in the US, apart from 40 other markets.
The company has also upgraded the Ascend Mate’s radio, hence the 4G moniker, with LTE-support up to 150 Mbps download, and 50 Mbps upload. The Ascend Mate 2 4G is also slightly thinner (but also heavier) than its predecessor, at 9.5mm and 202 grams. The company is also touting a two day battery life, though it sports the same 4050 mAh battery. Notably, a ‘reverse’ charging feature has also been included, allowing the phone to be used to charge other devices.
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