A good smartphone offers a good display, a good camera and decent battery life. The Huawei Ascend Mate 2 has all these covered. It features a massive 6.1-inch HD display and a 13 megapixels camera. Huawei Ascend Mate 2 also offers a massive 4050 mAh battery that the company claims is good for up to two and a half days on full charge.
Hardware & Software
The single sim phone has a large 6.1 inch screen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The massive screen makes watching movies on the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 enjoyable.
A 13 megapixels camera is positioned on the back with a 5 megapixels camera with wide angle lens for selfies and video chat located in the front. Huawei Ascend Mate 2 is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad core processor from Qualcomm. Huawei Ascend Mate 2 runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), but Huawei promises a KitKat upgrade.
Pricing and availability
Huawei Ascend Mate 2 is not available in Nigeria. When available we expect Huawei Ascend Mate 2 price in Nigeria to range from N48,000 to N60,000 depending on your location in the country.
Huawei Mate 2 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Huawei Mate 2:
General Features
- Platform: Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
- Processor: 1.6GHz quad-core Processor (Snapdragon 400)
- GPU: Adreno 305
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Colours: White, Black
- Dimension: 161 x 84.7 x 9.5 mm
- Weight: 202 g
- SIM Type: –
- SIM Count: Single-SIM
Display
- Display: 6.1-inch IPS Display, 720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi)
- Display Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera
- Rear Camera: 13 MP Camera, LED Flash, 1080p HD Video
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging
- Front Camera: 5 MP Camera
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 16 GB Storage
- Memory Card Support: up to 64GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
- 2G CDMA 1X: No
- 3G WCDMA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 2100MHz
- 3G CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes, up to 48kbps
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes, up to 42 Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: Yes, up to 150 Mbps
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, LE
- NFC: No
- Infrared Blaster: No
- USB Port: Yes, microUSB 2.0, USB Host, USB on the Go
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: Yes, mp3, WAV, FLAC, eACC+
- Video Player: Yes, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: Yes, Google Maps
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: No
- Pedometer: No
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: No
- Iris Scanner: No
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Wireless Charging: No
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes (with dedicated mic)
- Water Resistant: Yes
- Dust Resistant: Yes
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: No (download at store)
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: No (download at store)
Battery
- Battery: 4050 mAh Li-Ion Battery
- Standby Time: –
- Talktime: up to 25 hours
- Reverse Charging: Yes
