Huawei unveils latest additions to Ascend line

MANILA, Philippines - Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology solutions provider, has unveiled the Huawei Ascend P6, the world’s slimmest smartphone measuring 6.18 mm, and the Huawei Ascend Mate, a pocket cinema phablet that features an ultra-huge 6.1-inch HD display, a super-fast 1.5 GHz Hi-Silicon quad-core processor and a long-lasting 4050 mAh battery.

Huawei Ascend P6

The Ascend P6 features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a sleek metallic body. With its 4.7-inch, high definition in-cell display, industry-leading 5MP front-facing camera, and outstanding software, it is the embodiment of elegance with an edge.

“The Huawei Ascend P6 is a star among smartphones with its industry-leading design, high-quality camera, and intuitive user interface, Huawei’s proprietary Emotion UI,” said Gavin Dai, CEO of Huawei Technologies Philippines.

“Building on the success of our Ascend P series of fashion smartphones, the Huawei Ascend P6 provides unsurpassed technology and a design that is simply stunning,” Dai added.

The Huawei Ascend P6 is ultra slim at 6.18 mm and weighs just about 120 grams. While it is small enough to slip into the tiniest of pockets or clutch bags, it was designed to be seen and coveted.

It features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2.2 operating system, 2000mAh battery, 4.7-inch HD in-cell LCD screen technology, and “MagicTouch” for enhanced screen responsiveness even when wearing gloves. 

As the flagship smartphone of the Huawei Ascend P series, the Huawei Ascend P6 embodies a cutting-edge design for fashion-forward individuals. Its brushed metallic look with a naturally curved base is both elegant and intuitive, balancing fashionable features and user-friendly functions.

Perfect for “selfies,” the Huawei Ascend P6’s industry-leading 5MP front-facing camera and auto facial-enhancing capabilities create model-gorgeous shots you would want to share. Its 8MP rear-facing BSI camera with F2.0 aperture and 4cm macro view also enables 1080P full HD video recording and playback.

With Huawei’s proprietary IMAGESmart software, the Ascend P6 turns even the most novice photographer into a professional, with contrast and color enhancement, auto scene recognition, object tracing focus, and instant facial beauty support.

The Huawei Ascend P6 is even more intuitive and able to be customized with Huawei’s Emotion UI. Inspired by people, for device users worldwide, Huawei has gathered inputs from over five million consumers to help it optimize the latest version of Emotion UI.

The proprietary user interface includes updates to Uni-Home including enhanced security, Huawei’s Me Widget, MagicTouch, and SmartReading. New to Huawei’s Emotion UI are the panoramic shoot and facial recognition photography functions.

Huawei’s unique Automated Discontinuous Reception (ADRX) and Quick Power Control (QPC) battery optimization and power saving technology improve performance by more than 30 percent, compared with smartphone batteries of equal size.

With its multi-screen AirSharing capability, you can connect to a range of devices to boost your productivity at work or play by easily sharing documents or enhance your gaming experience with minimal lag time.

Huawei Ascend Mate

“The Huawei Ascend Mate breaks barriers to deliver a supercharged entertainment, communication and creative experience for all your personal and professional needs,” said Emerald Dimapilis, marketing manager of Huawei Technologies Philippines.

“The Huawei Ascend Mate is an industry-leading smartphone and tablet in one and showcases our innovation as we continue to make great technology available to more people globally and locally,” Dimapilis added.

The Huawei Ascend Mate has a screen-to-body ratio of 73 percent — the highest in the industry — which maximizes your viewing pleasure for e-mails, documents, video or games.

The 6.1-inch HD IPS+ LCD screen has a resolution of 1280 x 720 for unsurpassed clarity and color accuracy, and “MagicTouch” which provides enhanced screen responsiveness even with gloves. The Ascend Mate is slim and stylish, designed to fit comfortably in a single hand at just 6.5-mm thin at its narrowest part.

It also features a 4050 mAh battery and Huawei’s Hi-Silicon 1.5 GHz quad-core processors. With Huawei’s proprietary Quick Power Control and Automated Discontinuous Reception smart power-saving technology, the smartphone provides up to two days of ordinary usage on a single charge. It has the fastest battery-charging capability of phablets in its range, which saves over 30 percent of battery charging time. 

Operating on Android 4.1 and featuring an 8.0-megapixel AF rear-facing camera with HDR and 1.0-megapixel HD front-facing camera, HUAWEI Ascend Mate also provides dual MIC noise reduction technology, Dolby sound system and stereo recording.

The Huawei Ascend Mate features an Augmented Reality navigation application to help reach your destination, “smart reading” functionality allowing quick reference to dictionaries, Wikipedia and Google Search pages, and “swift sharing” to upload pictures, videos and other files two- to three-times faster than other phablet users in a Wi-Fi environment.

“Consumers may avail themselves of Huawei Ascend P6 at Globe Best-Ever MySuperPlan for as low as P999 monthly at Plan 499 with P500 monthly cash-out or at Plan 999 with P200 monthly cash-out for a 24-month contract period; and the Ascend Mate, with Best-Ever MySuperPlan for free at Plan 999 or at Plan 499 with a P200 monthly cash-out over a 24-month contract period,” said Julie Garingalao, brand manager of Globe Telecom.

Huawei Ascend P6 and Ascend Mate are also available at authorized retailers at P18,990 and P17,190 respectively.