Review: Huawei Ascend Mate

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

2013 is shaping up to be the year of large, and I mean really large smartphones. Following in the success of Samsung's Galaxy Note I and II (and III released recently), other manufacturers are pushing out supersized smartphones. The most surprising of all of these is Huawei's Ascend Mate, which comes exclusively to WIND Mobile in Canada. It is now available for $99 on WINDtab or $399 outright.

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