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MagyarHuawei Ascend Mate
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Average of 7 scores (from 12 reviews)
Reviews for the Huawei Ascend Mate
Big, bigger, Huawei Ascend Mate. Although officially a smartphone, the Huawei Ascend Mate could pass easily as a tablet with its 6.1-inch display. But as the test shows, the XXL phone has quite a bit more to offer than just its imposing screen.
Source: Reg Hardware
Archive.org versionFor the money, the Ascend Mate is not at all a bad device. The screen is good, the price is right – Vodafone is offering it for £25 a month with nothing down, and you can pick unlocked examples up for under £340 – battery life excellent and there are some interesting VLP software optimisations like the two-thirds keyboard. And while made predominantly of plastic, it still manages to look and feel rather more upmarket than the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. Performance isn’t bad either, though I don’t see Huawei’s K3V2 chipset keeping the folk at Nvidia or Qualcomm awake at night. Shame about that Google+ bug though.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/29/2013
Source: V3.co.uk
Archive.org versionHowever, we can't help but think that those after a large-screened smartphone have better choices on the market, like the Asus Fonepad, for example. While we were impressed with the screen and battery life, Huawei's overbearing UI is unlikely to win over many users, who might become frustrated by the handset's lacklustre performance, despite its high-end quad-core processor.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/20/2013
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Think Digit
Archive.org versionFor Rs. 24,900 you get some pretty good specifications under the hood of the Ascend Mate and a really large display. For the same price you get some really great performing devices such as the Nexus 4, Samsung Galaxy S3 and more. What the Ascend Mate brings to the table is a really large display that's good for running multimedia content and playing games but considering the size of the device we wish the resolution were higher than 720p. The camera on the phone is lacklustre. You can consider picking up the Mate if a large display is mandatory for you, and you don't mind using a new UI. It's a better option than the Galaxy Mega 5.8 as well, if you are looking for performance and not familiarity.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/25/2013
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 70% features: 60% workmanship: 60%
Source: Engadget
Archive.org versionAt times, the Ascend Mate comes across as a two-sided smartphone. There's the would-be flagship, with a big screen and even bigger battery life. If you value those two factors above others, you may have found an ideal mobile companion: the Mate outperforms the Galaxy Note II and Optimus G Pro on both those fronts, and it may outlast the Galaxy Mega 6.3 on battery tests, too.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/23/2013
Foreign Reviews
Source: Stiftung Warentest - Heft 2/2014
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2014
Rating: Total score: 86%
Source: Stiftung Warentest - Heft 1/2014
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2013
Rating: Total score: 86% mobility: 98%
Source: Cyberbloc
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/17/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Area DVD
DE→EN Archive.org versionPositive: XXL performance package; low price
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/06/2013
Source: Netzwelt
DE→EN Archive.org versionPositive: XXL display; handy device Negative: small storage; average CPU and camera performance
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/29/2013
Source: Tom's Hardware
DE→EN Archive.org versionPositive: extremely large smartphone; 6,1'' display
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/18/2013
Source: Onlinekosten.de
DE→EN Archive.org versionPositive: large display Negative: not enough storage; main camera deficient
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/29/2013
Rating: Total score: 85%
Comment
Vivante GC4000: Integrated graphics card with 8 cores and OpenGL ES 2.0 support.
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
k3v2 Hi3620: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
6.10":
It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Huawei: Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd. is a Chinese telecommunications company and hardware manufacturer founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shenzhen. Huawei is a global leader in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Huawei provides end-to-end solutions for telecommunications networks, devices, and smartphones, as well as storage, servers, networking, and cloud computing enterprise solutions and products.
In 2014, Huawei established the Honor subsidiary brand under which certain smartphone lines are sold. The Huawei name is usually not listed for these products.
79%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
