Reviewers Liked
- Great battery life
- Some neat usability features
- Android 4.1 out of the box
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Too big
- Short on storage
- No apps area
Huawei Ascend Mate
72
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Expert reviews and ratings
By DigitalVersus
on
80
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 Canadian Reviewer
on
80
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 Wired UK
on
70
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 V3.co.uk
on
60
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 micromart.co.uk
on
70
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 The Inquirer
on
60
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 gadgetshow.channel5.com
on
80
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 tbreak.ae
on
79
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 ITP.net
on
60
Solid choice for the budget-conscious user, provided image capture and network speed are not priorities....
By Know Your Mobile
on
50
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 AsiaOne
on
60
When Huawei announced that the Ascend Mate would have a 6.1-inch display, it was getting tough to tell the difference between a large smartphone and a small tablet.Smartphones, after all, are meant to be portable and easy to handle.The Ascend Mate...
By NotebookCheck
on
86
With a 6.1-inch display, the Huawei Ascend Mate is the largest smartphone yet to run our test course. With its imposing screen diagonal, the price of about 400 Euros (~$521) is not draining at all for such a device. The Ascend Mate is so impressive...
By ITProPortal
on
80
I have to admire the chutzpah Huawei has shown in bringing the Ascend Mate to market. It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s brassy - and it’s also attractively priced. However, I don’t think it is a long-term, serous substitute for a 10in tablet, and it is way too big to be sensible as a phone.
By Tech Digest
on
60
Name: Type: Specifications: Price as reviewed: The Huawei Ascend Mate is big. Like,. With a 6.1-inch screen, it's more than a centimetre taller than the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, and 5mm wider to boot. Weighing 198 grams, it's actually quite light given...
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