Huawei yesterday unveiled two new smartphones, the 6.1-inch Ascend Mate ‘phablet’ and the 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080) Ascend D2 which looks small next to its larger sibling. Huawei bills the Ascend Mate as “the smartphone with the largest screen in the world” and describes the Ascend D2 as its latest “hero product in Huawei’s Ascend series of smartphones.”
Huawei Ascend D2 specifications:
- Processor: 1.5GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2 + Balong V7R1
- Operating system: Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Huawei Emotion UI
- Cellular connectivity: UMTS/GSM
- Other connectivity: GPS, 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA
- Display: 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080) Super Retina LCD
- Input: Capacitive touchscreen
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Storage: 32GB onboard
- Rear-facing camera: 13MP AF with HDR and 1080p video capture
- Front-facing camera: 1.3MP
- Connectors: 3.5mm audio jack, micro-USB
- Battery: 3,000mAh
- Dimensions / weight: 140 x 71 x 9.4 millimeters / 170 grams
- Colours: Crystal Blue and Pure White
- Other: Dust and water resistant
Huawei Ascend Mate specifications:
- Processor: 1.5GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2 + Intel XMM6260
- Operating system: Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Huawei Emotion UI
- Cellular connectivity: Penta-band UMTS / quad-band GSM
- Other connectivity: GPS, 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (dual band), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA
- Display: 6.1-inch HD (1280×720) IPS with Gorilla Glass
- Input: Capacitive touchscreen
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Rear-facing camera: 8MP AF with HDR
- Front-facing camera: 1MP
- Connectors: 3.5mm audio jack, micro-USB
- Battery: 4,050mAh
- Dimensions / weight: 163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9 millimeters / 198 grams
- Colours: Crystal Black and Pure White
The Huawei Ascend D2 will launch in China later this month and in Japan “in the future.” The Huawei Ascend Mate is scheduled to go on sale in China in February 2013. There is no word yet on whether either will be available later in other markets.
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