The Ascend Mate 2 retains its 6.1 inch "eHD" display but it will be powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (LTE models) or improved Huawei's own Hi-Silicon (HSPA+ models) Quad-Core Processor. A great improvement would be the GPU which was to say the Achilles heel of the first Mate, with Adreno 306 (Snapdragon) or Mali (Hi-Silicon) GPUs it will pretty much handle your gaming needs. Memory will post no a problem at 2GB RAM (hopefully for Philippines market) and 16GB internal storage with microSD expansion slot. Changes in the innards especially with the processor and GPU is welcome upgrade for Ascend Mate to succeed.
In the imaging side, the cameras on front and back has been improved. The primary rear camera is now a 13MP snapper at f/2.0, 28mm lens and a Sony sensor a that. The front is also a surprise with a 5MP, f/2.4 with 1.4µm pixels - UltraPixel (HTC?). Seems Huawei is experimenting on sensors, interesting.
LTE is finally here, this was to say another thing people clamor for. The massive 4050 mAh battery is to say the Ascend Mate's shinning moment even normal or heavy use, the device stands day or two without charging.
In conclusion, for a Mate user like me I would definitely go for the Mate 2 upgrade. "eHD" resolution is to say decent but a pumped up processor, gpu, optics and added LTE is a great improvement of an already great device. Hope it arrives sooner than later.Oh another thing to get excited about is Multi-Screen and Windows 8 Tile-like "Simple UI" by Huawei.
Sources:
http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_mate2_4g_goes_official-news-7499.php
http://huaweinews.com/2014/01/ascend-mate-2-4g-promo/
http://huaweinews.com/2014/01/ascend-mate-2-4g-promo/
