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so you've got two phones two big phones you can't figure out which one you like best so what do you do you make them fight that's what you do hey everybody I'm Chris whoop now Samsung obviously has the upper hand here when it comes to marketing and general brand awareness but take all that away and which phone ends up on top well let's find out when it comes to the specs for each phone it's kind of a mixed bag for an example let's look at the processors the galaxy mega 6.3 as a higher clock processor at 1.7 gigahertz but it's only dual core while the ascend mates 1.5 gigahertz processor is quad-core the ascent mate has two gigs of ram to the galaxy Mega's 1.5 gigs but the mega has more internal storage both have 8 megapixel rear facing cameras but the mega has a higher pixel count in its front facing camera looking at the design the galaxy mega 6.3 has a sleeker look in general with its curves and its design that generally right in line with the rest of the current gen series of galaxy devices it's also instantly recognizable as a samsung phone just one that's a little larger than most phones they carry the huawei ascend mate on the other hand is utilitarian almost to a fault well I personally kind of like the stark simplicity of the mate it's definitely understandable that people might not be too fond of it one point the mate does have in its favor is that the plastics used result in a much grippier field in the mega 6.3 in the end the mega wins this category but not exactly by leaps and bounds in general I think most people will prefer it but the mates design does have its own sort of charm both displays share the same general size although the mega 6.3 screen is just a tad bigger and both phones share a 1280 by 720 resolution the ascent mates slightly smaller screen gives it a slight edge when it comes to pixel density but the difference is so slight that it's hard to imagine anyone really noticing both devices use lcds for their displays with the mega 6.3 using TFT technology and the ascend mate using IP s plus both phones have fairly decent displays especially since the viewing distance isn't all that close if you do move close enough pixelation is noticeable on both devices though why you'd actually be that close is another story while the galaxy Mega's screen is just a tad brighter the screen itself reflects quite a bit of Sun making visibility outside pretty difficult on the other hand though the ascend mates display isn't as bright it's much easier to see outdoors the huawei ascend mate wins this category for its outdoor visibility and the slightly better viewing angle afforded by the IPS plus display looking at the performance for both phones it's a mixed bag each does better in different categories during our reviews for each of these phones we ran antutu benchmark tests the galaxy mega 6.3 ended up with an average score of 13,000 309 well the ascend mate did a little bit better with a final score of 15,000 639 the table's turned when we moved on to Epic Citadel however running benchmark mode with the high quality setting enabled the galaxy mega 6.3 got an average frame rate of 57.4 frames per second while the ascend mate struggled ending up with just 37.7 frames per second in real-world use the quad-core processor in the ascend mate made multitasking feel a bit snappier than the dual-core mega 6.3 but when it came to gaming the mega had a clear edge performing much better in games like real racing 3 when all is said and done I'm calling this category at I because each phone excelled in different areas the galaxy mega runs the current version of Android 4.2 point2 jellybean this is skimmed over with the latest version of Samsung's TouchWiz UI putting it right in line with the current generation of galaxy devices the ascend mate on the other hand runs Android 4.1 point2 jelly bean which is fairly recent but not the way it is and greatest this is skin with Huawei's emotion UI which might be a little unfamiliar if you've used a lot of other devices that run Android if you've used the galaxy device in recent years chances are good that you'll be right home with the mega 6.3 s interface as samsung is pretty consistent even across version updates the ascend mate on the other hand might feel a little strange especially the lack of an app drawer instead everything is right on the home screens this might feel weird at first but the simplified approach may be a nice change of pace for some people neither phone has a lot of bloatware but they do both have a suite of apps from their respective manufacturers and a few office and productivity options this category goes to the mega 6.3 for its combination of the most up-to-date software and its familiar interface the rear facing cameras are very similar in each device and we're talking more than just the fact that they're both 8 megapixels for the most part it was only when I look really closely during a/b tests that I could distinguish differences between the two I used both phones to take pictures of the same subject the same distance away with both phones on their default settings the only change i made was to increase the picture quality to the full 8 megapixels on each phone both phones lead towards the soft and fuzzy side when it comes to the photos they capture the ascend mate seems to lack a little color depth compared to the mega 6.3 which tended to produce pictures with a slightly richer color 1080p video on each phone is fairly sharp with no real difference between the two aside from the colors just like with the still pictures the galaxy mega 6.3 wins this category because it offers more camera features than the ascend mate does when it comes to the battery not only does the ascend mate win this category but it whens it goes home has a slack in an app comes back and wins it again when we're talking about the difference between the 4000 milliamp hour battery in the mate and the 3200 milliamp hour battery in the mega 6.3 it might not seem like much they're both big numbers right well yeah but think about the difference between a 2,000 milliamp hour battery and a 1200 milliamp hour battery which would you prefer that said Samsung gets a nod for having a removable battery in the mega 6.3 as big as the ascend mates battery is you're stuck with it unless you want to go rogue and change it the tough way the bottom line is both of these batteries will take you a long way but the ascend mates battery will take you a little further I'm calling this a tie of sorts objectively speaking I think a lot of people are going to prefer the mega 6.3 and it's a fine choice that said I don't think a lot of devices really take advantage of androids openness as a platform as much as it could and while ways definitely doing that here with the ascend mate I think that's pretty cool you're looking for more info we have an in-depth article android authority com you can find the link to that down in the description did you enjoy 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