With a 6.1-inch display, the Huawei Ascend Mate is a mid-sized phablet and offers a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, resulting in a relatively good pixel density of 241 ppi. It is equipped with the same Huawei quad-core chipset as the current flagship smartphone by the same manufacturer, called the K3V2, running a 1.5 GHz clock. I tested it at CES 2013 first and later in great detail.
The Ascend Mate is slightly heavier than the token phablet, Samsung's Galaxy Note II, weighing in at 198 grams (compared to 183 grams of the Samsung model), but these two devices are equally thick at 9.5 mm. Another important difference in relation to the Samsung model is that the Huawei tabphone comes with pure Jelly Bean, without any user interface modifications. Of course, the Ascend Mate has no S Pen. It really does seem huge when held in hand and only those with big hands will be able to use it with just one hand. Furthermore, it looks rather odd when pressed against the ear, however, working on its luxurious screen is a real pleasure, just like owning a tablet. In the end, the difference between 6.1 inches and 7 inches (which is the diagonal of many tablets today) is quite small.
The Ascend Mate's viewing angle is average and the same thing goes for contrast sustainability when used in various situations. Taking its appearance into account and my impressions when held in hand, the Ascend Mate looks like a blown-up version of the Ascend P6 smartphone. However, after using it for some time, it can be sensed that this device has been made several months before the Huawei flagship smartphone. The colors are not as saturated as on the smaller device and its display brightness is something that requires more work.
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