Huawei's 6.1-Inch Ascend Mate Phablet Leaked, Probably Announced at 2013 CES

Huawei Ascend Mate and Richard Yu

What's the size of your smartphone's display? Well, I still remember that the Nokia N8 with 3.5'' display in 640 x 360 resolution could be called a "flagship" 2 year ago. With technology and trends develop, smartphone screen is getting larger and larger. Nowadays even common low-end smartphones are equipped with a 4'' screen, let along some high-end "phablets", such as the 5.5'' Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

So what's the limit of display size? Huawei, one of the largest phone manufacturer in China, tells you that it could be as large as 6.1-inch. According to Android Community's report, the company is about to introduce a 6.1'' 1080p Android smartphone on 2013 CES. Two weeks before the show, some pics of this beastly device were leaked by Richard Yu, Huawei's chairman, who went ahead with the phone at a Huawei store in Guangzhou yesterday.

Based on previous rumors, this giant phone, officially named Huawei Ascend Mate, will come up with a 6.1'' LTPS display in 1920 x 1080 resolution and 361 ppi. The LTPS display has following advantages: slim, light, low power consumption and self illuminate.

The phone is powered by a 1.8 GHz HiSilicon K3V3 Quad-Core processor and a 4,000 mAh battery. It's 9.9 mm in thickness and priced at less than ¥3,000 (about $480).

Thought the specs have been basically confirmed, Yu wrote on his Weibo and said there would be some differences for the final specs.

The Huawei Ascend Mate will be unveiled on 2013 CES with Ascend W1 and Ascend D2. Besides Huawei, Samsung may also announce a large screen (6.3'') version of Galaxy Note 2, in order to fill the blank between Note 1 and 7'' tablets.