<s>
The	O
Huawei	B-Application
Ascend	I-Application
Mate	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
phablet	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
Huawei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
Huawei	B-Application
Mate	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ascend	O
Mate	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
shift	O
by	O
Huawei	O
to	O
produce	O
more	O
higher-end	O
devices	O
,	O
while	O
CEO	O
Richard	O
Yu	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
phablet	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
due	O
to	O
their	O
"	O
all-in-one	O
"	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ascend	O
Mate	O
includes	O
a	O
1.5GHz	O
quad-core	O
processor	O
with	O
1	O
or	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
incorporates	O
a	O
6.1-inch	O
720p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
display	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
considers	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
largest	O
screen	O
ever	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
also	O
incorporates	O
a	O
feature	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
Magic	O
Touch	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
capacitive	O
touchscreen	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
while	O
wearing	O
gloves	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
920	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rim	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
incorporates	O
a	O
top-mounted	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
microSD	O
slot	O
,	O
volume	O
rocker	O
,	O
power	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
camera	O
shutter	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ascend	O
Mate	O
uses	O
software	O
menu	O
buttons	O
as	O
implemented	O
by	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ascend	O
Mate	O
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	O
with	O
Huawei	O
's	O
Emotion	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
features	O
include	O
floating	O
windows	O
for	O
multi-tasking	O
,	O
an	O
option	O
which	O
shifts	O
the	O
keyboard	O
and	O
dial	O
pad	O
to	O
one	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
for	O
one-handed	O
use	O
,	O
a	O
navigation	O
feature	O
which	O
uses	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
which	O
allows	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
calculator	O
,	O
notes	O
,	O
text	O
messages	O
,	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubergizmo	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Ascend	O
Mate	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
build	O
quality	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
only	O
slightly	O
heavier	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
Emotion	O
UI	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
clean	O
as	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
its	O
smooth	O
performance	O
,	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
high-capacity	O
battery	O
were	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
positive	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
large	O
size	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
grip	O
made	O
the	O
Ascend	O
Mate	O
trickier	O
to	O
hold	O
than	O
even	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
one-handed	O
mode	O
on	O
its	O
keyboard	O
was	O
also	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
its	O
screen	O
had	O
good	O
viewing	O
angles	O
and	O
was	O
good	O
for	O
viewing	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
