Huawei Ascend Mate

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 38 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

14
Average:

5
Bad:

13

Pros:

Great battery life.
Some neat usability features.
Android 4.1 out of the box.

Cons:

Too big.
Short on storage.

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Last revision on March 16, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Great battery life
Some neat usability features
Android 4.1 out of the box

Expert reviews and ratings

Both fluid and responsive, the Huawei Ascend Mate has an effective, user-friendly interface that makes it fun to use. It shortcomings, such as the lack of 4G compatibility and low headphone volume, may turn off some users, but otherwise this phone is a...

By DigitalVersus on December 05, 2013

Having used the Huawei Ascend Mate for close to three weeks, I am starting to understand why. I took the Ascend Mate as a backup phone to a trip where I had vatious normal (4-5-inch sized) smartphones in tow as well as an iPad tethered to the Belkin...

By Canadian Reviewer on October 02, 2013

The Huawei Ascend Mate is a huge beast of a phone that isn't really practical for carrying in a pocket. As a petite tablet it does everything it should considering the price and has some interesting UI tricks up its sleeve but it's a little let down by...

By Wired UK on September 16, 2013

While the Huawei Ascend Mate impresses in some areas, it's unlikely it will be able to fend off Samsung and Sony in the phablet...

By V3.co.uk on August 20, 2013

While less popular over here, the Samsung Galaxy Note has sold very well in Asia, where the 'phablet' concept has been more widely embraced than in the UK. Huawei's answer to that device is the Ascend Mate, which Vodafone has now included in its range of...

By micromart.co.uk on August 14, 2013

CHINESE PHONE MAKER Huawei has seemingly taken the idea of a phablet further with its Ascend Mate smartphone, which hits the handset market with a huge 6.1in...

By The Inquirer on August 12, 2013

The Huawei Ascend Mate is a feat of engineering as impressive as it is ludicrous, but it’s not the best value phablet in town, and it’s far from the the most manageable. If you must have a phone almost the size of a Kindle Fire, the Huawei Ascend Mate...

By gadgetshow.channel5.com on July 25, 2013

So how does the Huawei Ascend Mate stack up against the likes of other contenders like the Lenovo K900 or the Samsung Note II? Well for one thing the Huawei Ascend Mate does take the title of the largest smartphone I've ever used to date, but apart...

By tbreak.ae on July 21, 2013

Solid choice for the budget-conscious user, provided image capture and network speed are not priorities....

By ITP.net on July 04, 2013

Now, Huawei has claimed aboard the phablet bandwagon with the Huawei Ascend Mate, a 6.1-inch Android beast is set to compete with Samsung as the market leader in the world of part tablet, part phone devices. So, does the Ascend Mate do justice to...

By Know Your Mobile on July 03, 2013

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