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Huawei unveils Ascend Mate2 4G at CES 2014

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Huawei unveils Ascend Mate2 4G at CES 2014

Huawei press event at CES 2014

Huawei press event at CES 2014

At CES 2014, Huawei unveiled the super-sized Ascend Mate2 4G and announced a target of shipping 80 million smartphones in 2014.

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Colin Giles, EVP of Huawei Consumer Business Group

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Colin Giles, EVP of Huawei Consumer Business Group

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Huawei's transformation from and OEM to and ODM

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Huawei's transformation from and OEM to and ODM

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Huawei 2013 quarterly smartphone shipments

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Huawei 2013 quarterly smartphone shipments

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Huawei cites IDC data that puts it in 3rd behind Samsung and Apple

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Huawei cites IDC data that puts it in 3rd behind Samsung and Apple

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Huawei targets shipping 80 million smartphones in 2014

Huawei targets shipping 80 million smartphones in 2014

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Huawei's focus for 2014

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Huawei's focus for 2014

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Richard Yu CEO Huawei consumer Business Group

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Richard Yu CEO Huawei consumer Business Group

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Unveiling the Ascend Mate2 4G

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Unveiling the Ascend Mate2 4G

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Ascend Mate2 4G dimensions

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Ascend Mate2 4G dimensions

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6.1-inch eHD display

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6.1-inch eHD display

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Comparing the Ascend Mate2 4G to other phones

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Comparing the Ascend Mate2 4G to other phones

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More comparisons with other phones

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More comparisons with other phones

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Huawei LTE

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Huawei LTE

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Ascend Mate2 4G wireless bands

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Ascend Mate2 4G wireless bands

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Processor

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Processor

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Screen sharing

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Screen sharing

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4050 mAh battery

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4050 mAh battery

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Power efficiency

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Power efficiency

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Two days of battery life

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Two days of battery life

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Ascend Mate2 4G can recharge other phones

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Ascend Mate2 4G can recharge other phones

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6.1-inch LTPS LCD display

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6.1-inch LTPS LCD display

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LTPS LCD advantages

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LTPS LCD advantages

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Content Adaptive Brightness Control

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Content Adaptive Brightness Control

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5MP front camera

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5MP front camera

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13MP rear camera

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13MP rear camera

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Emotion UI

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Emotion UI

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Phone Manager

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Phone Manager

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Phone Manager app control

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Phone Manager app control

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Ascend Mate2 4G

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Ascend Mate2 4G

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Ascend Mate2 4G lock screen

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Ascend Mate2 4G lock screen

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Ascend Mate2 4G hands on

Ascend Mate2 4G hands on

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Ascend Mate2 4G front camera, earpiece speaker, and sesnor

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Ascend Mate2 4G front camera, earpiece speaker, and sesnor

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Ascend Mate2 4G side

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Ascend Mate2 4G side

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Ascend Mate2 4G bottom

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Ascend Mate2 4G bottom

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Ascend Mate2 4G top

Ascend Mate2 4G top

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Ascend Mate2 4G back

Ascend Mate2 4G back

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Ascend Mate2 4G rear camera and flash

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Ascend Mate2 4G rear camera and flash

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Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show.