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Huawei Chairman shows off 6.1" Ascend Mate ahead of CES

23 December, 2012 | Read the news | Post your comment
Huawei Chairman shows off 6.1At a Huawei store in Guangzhou, China, Richard Yu Huawei Chairman of devices showed off the Ascend Mate - a 6.1" quad-core Android smartphone with a 1080p resolution. The device is said to be powered by a quad-core K3V3 chip clocked at 1.8 GHz, and offer a 4000 mAh battery, 9.9 mm frame and a...

 

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Since the launch of this phone I consider 5.5 in to be too small as my next phone

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  • 2013-01-13 18:01
  • N@S8

7 inch phones will be the standard amongst cummuters by 2015 mark my words.

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  • 2013-01-11 06:07
  • s1K2

I think the Note II with its 5.5" is the max size for a phone to carry around. It can fit in your pocket easily (at least for me)and it gives all the benefit of a larger screen. But, a 6.1" in my opinion is too damn big... It is convenient to carry one this big at all. What is the point of having a phone if what you are looking for is a tablet? Just buy a tablet...

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  • 2012-12-31 07:23
  • m27U

i find 5'' stil to big 4 a screen

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  • 2012-12-28 10:00
  • fuSu

> In reply to Da Truth @ 2012-12-24 11:36 from fjd5 - click to readNow is the era of 4" and 5".

I bet it we will all soon be carrying 6" phones and the term "phablet" will go into oblivion. Its just a matter of time.

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  • 2012-12-26 09:31
  • 0nN1

Nce phablet

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  • 2012-12-26 04:06
  • 3Jxa

its too big! i think 5" screen is better..

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  • 2012-12-26 03:26
  • t7Kk

Apple is making a big mistake in thinking that people want to use only one hand to type on the smartphone. Even Iphone 5 is clumsy with one hand. Using two thumbs to type is the best. Smartphone is not a notebook.

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  • 2012-12-25 06:19
  • Kxtq

The era for ice crash breaker is now done. Now its a time for chopping board.

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  • 2012-12-25 02:33
  • P@dH

Huawei isn't getting it. The most important concept Samsung has done with the first Galaxy Note was that of an A6 notebook (like Moleskine notebook), integrated with a Wacom active stylus pen. I remember being excited with what that meant I was able to use it - sketching/drawing to communicate ideas, concepts and do art. The size was similar in proportion, powerful, intuitive, thin and meant you could easily carry out in your top shirt pocket.

Samsung slightly forgot about that great concept, and came out with the more powerful Note II, which resembles the Galaxy S III. The ratio of the screen is more for movie viewing.

It's still the S Pen features that was the emphasis of of the Galaxy Note series. Having a big screen only is not much.

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  • 2012-12-25 01:39
  • v0qx

If you don't like this device don't buy it.... The beauty of Android is the unlimited options and this fills a hole between 5.5 inches and 7 inches.

I have a note 2 but could handle 6 inches with narrower bezels.

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  • 2012-12-24 21:59
  • Bqvk

It more like tablet than just a phone, but obviously its phablet

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  • 2012-12-24 21:41
  • Kine



pls hear this all android makers:

BIG SCREEN SMALL BEZELS


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  • 2012-12-24 17:16
  • 2IsN

I love big screen phones and own a note 2 but come on..... 6 inch screen is realy too big for a phone!

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  • 2012-12-24 16:49
  • 3Jn}

Its obvious you genius.Its faster to type using two thumbs. Who cares if you can use it comfortably with one thumb or not. Most people are not patient enough to type one handed on any screen size. That being said, if this HUGE smartphone does not have more software features to at least make up for being bigger than the note 2, then it might not sell well.

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  • 2012-12-24 15:00
  • sxtc

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-12-24 13:58 from n5yj - click to readare you sure ??
how come so many iPhone users uses two thumbs to type with the phone in horizontal view ??

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  • 2012-12-24 14:51
  • tR6E

> In reply to popye @ 2012-12-24 07:45 from t7Xh - click to readYES. iPhone is the best MADE IN CHINA phone made for Americans.

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  • 2012-12-24 14:48
  • tR6E

> In reply to MeeGo Takeover @ 2012-12-23 16:42 from RbqJ - click to readDell streak was not a phablet, it was a tab phone..and Nokia also made a tab phone not a phablet.. I think you might know the difference between tab phone and a phablet.

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  • 2012-12-24 14:20
  • uus$

ok, smartphone will be as big as tablet -___-

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  • 2012-12-24 14:17
  • KiVC

> In reply to Those Samsungs. @ 2012-12-24 13:55 from 0xMq - click to readWe can't be sure about this. I think Samsung is not that dumb to make phablets with so huge screen.

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  • 2012-12-24 14:12
  • 0UuI
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