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there are phablets and then there are phablet I'm Jessica doll court for Cena this is the huawei ascend mate it is a 6.1 inch screen smartphone it's unlocked here I've got it running on AT&T network and I'm going to tell you a little bit about this phone first of all the size which is just completely unintelligible of my head it's really big I think it's a little awkward to hold in my hands mostly because these edges here are really sharp so although there's a little bit of a curve to the back gripping it I definitely feel besides when I'm holding it I think it makes it a little awkward when I'm trying to focus on a photo and when I'm trying to type there are however options in here so you can select one handed operation say if you're on a bus or something holding on with one hand you can technically use the phone and the keyboard with one hand the screen has a 720p HD resolution that's a little surprising because for this size I'd expect 1080p HD looks bright and fine but it definitely won't be as crisp as may be other phones of this size android 4.1 jelly bean is the OS here and on top of that you've got Huawei's emotion UI sort of a new one that they unveiled at CES I actually really liked it one thing that's interesting about it that you've got these main icons down below you've got your static icons that you don't have an app tray instead it's more like iOS you have to scroll to get your apps I really like some of the features I do like the default look you've got a lot of tools grouped into folders all ready for you one thing that's a little surprising though is when you download a new app that will populate on another page not below so if you're not expecting that you might be a little bit surprised wondering where your apps went themes are another great part of the interface it really lets you customize by choosing from among any number of displays I think that it makes using this device a lot of fun the phone has an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera it's got a front facing camera to that captures 720p HD rear camera captures 1080p HD video thought the camera quality really left a lot to be desired there is a flash so that helped but it's not as good as other the huawei ascend mate is an unlocked global device so prices and availability are going to vary by market my favorite part of this phone is definitely the emotion UI that I think that there are better huawei phones out there and frankly there are better phablets too again I'm just get all court for cnet you can check out my full impressions in cnet com