Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G is an
Android
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smartphone
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manufactured by
Huawei
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as part of the
Huawei Mate series. A successor to the original
Huawei Ascend Mate phablet unveiled in 2013, it has a revised design with a thinner build than its predecessor, adds support for
LTE
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, and the ability to charge other USB devices with its own battery.
Unveiled at
Consumer Electronics Show
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2014, the device is expected to be released in
China
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within the first quarter of 2014. Huawei also confirmed that with its support for LTE band 4, it plans to release the Ascend Mate 2 in the United States, naming
AT&T
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as a possible partner.
Specifications
Hardware
The Huawei Ascend Mate 2's
unique selling point
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is its giant 4,050 mAh battery, allowing it to charge other devices through its USB port. The Ascend Mate 2 features a remarkably big 6.1-inch
720p
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IPS LCD display, 1.6 GHz quad-core
Qualcomm
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Snapdragon 400 processor, and 2 GB RAM. The device has a 13 MP rear-facing camera, and a 5 MP front-facing camera.
References
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Mate 2 4G
Android (operating system) devices
Mobile phones introduced in 2014
Discontinued smartphones
Phablets