Hey, Mate
The Huawei Ascend Mate 2 updates the original with amped-up specs and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that slings some new selfie tricks.
Big screen
6.1 inches of screen gives you a large canvas for consuming culture. Brightness is turned all the way up in this shot, but the screen is fine on auto. One thing it's not is super-high resolution. This display comes in at 720p, not 1080p.
Get a grip
The phone is undeniably wide, which makes it harder for people with small hands to hold (ahem).
Side view
Although it's tall and wide, the Mate 2 is also slim. At over 7oz (200g), it's also fairly heavy.
Top down
A 3.5mm headset jack is the phone's only embellishment along its top edge.
Camera action
The 13-megapixel camera comes with flash, 1080p HD video recording, and autofocus, plus a few extra settings as well.
Feeling that Emotion?
Huawei's custom skin, Emotion UI, covers Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. You can also personalize it with a couple of extra themes.