Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G Pro Reviews

Concurrently marking this special occasion, where the Ascend Mate 2 is Huawei’s first smartphone to feature wide band 4G LTE support, the phone is being treated to royalty by being sold through Huawei’s US-centric online shop. Impressively, consumers won’t have to fork over a load to pick up this giant, since it’s attached with a very affordable outright cost of $299.99 online – and we have to emphasize that’s the outright, no-contract cost. It might not be a conspicuous contender like some of the other brand names in the category, but rest assured, there are plenty of good things that make the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 an attractive offering for those on a budget and don’t want to commit to a contract.

I'm not sure how Huawei will find its place in the western market. The company has several years of experience manufacturing popular consumer products, but those phones all had the names of carriers on them. Huawei now wants its name to be the only branding on the phone and it is focused on the smartphone market exclusively. The trouble isn't making a good phone; the Ascend Mate 2 already fits that description. The trouble is getting people to know about and want that phone. That's why Huawei is launching GetHuawei.com. Bypassing the carriers will make it easier for consumers to spend money to get a phone that they want and can afford. At least that's the theory. Without some form of marketing and smart promotion in the US, few people will ever know enough about Huawei's phones. The Ascend Mate 2 4G at least does its part by justifying the attention those marketing efforts might generate. The $299 price tag positions it as a phone with half the cost of the average high-end device but possessing specs that are close enough to not frustrate users. In a head-to-head competition with a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 or an LG G3, Huawei's not going to win in any category except price. That might be an advantage for people choosing to pay full price for their handset. The Ascend Mate 2 4G has what's necessary to have a reasonably sound experience if you're not looking for the bleeding edge, and it's better than most phones in its price range. If you want to go big but not spend big, the Ascend Mate 2 4G is a sensible purchase.

At $299 off-contract, it’s easy to overlook the relative lack of explosive or otherwise stand-out features on the Huawei Ascend Mate 2. You’ll have to purchase the device through Huawei’s new online store, and it’ll be shipped direct to you from there. We’ll have to let you know when there’s a place in the United States where you’re able to get some hands-on time in the near future - for now you’ll be out of luck. Huawei suggests that this is just one of a variety of smartphones that’ll be coming to the United States through their store off-contract. We’ve also seen the Huawei Ascend P7 lately - one that won’t necessarily come direct to the USA - but one that did impress.

For half the price of mainstream unlocked phones, the Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G delivers a polished, supersized-phablet experience with unrivaled battery life.