Galaxy Mega 6.3 vs. Ascend Mate: Shadows of giants

23 June 2013
Back when phones were just phones, a couple of buttons and an earpiece were enough. Now we try to pump our entire lives through our smartphones and a big screen is a must. With the new 6+ inch phablets happy to oblige, pocket size is bigger...

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  • imouse
  • mpb
  • 18 Sep 2014

I own both models featured here.
My honest opinion is one of 'Both as good as the other'
There's only one slight niggle that i have with my Mate, and that's speaker distortion during calls, it seems to have a metallic echo with higher pitched female voices.
Apart from that, i'm happy with either in my pocket (work is the Mate, Personal is the I9205 {not the I9200} )
Cheers

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    • AnonD-283243
    • N9@
    • 14 Jul 2014

    Ascend Mate is the best and I'm using it.

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      • Along
      • EqK
      • 19 Mar 2014

      Ascend mate are better than mega,i have been used both of them and i strongly recommend to buy mate.it more cheaper and better in performance than mega

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        • AnonD-229340
        • X17
        • 31 Jan 2014

        Hi all..who can tell me which one is good for gamming,download,upload,performance,responsible,harm or lek and can run smootly and faster between Mate and Mega.
        **sry for my poor English..now I use honor u9508 1Gb changed to 4.2.2..** can u tell me which one good and why?

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          • chb
          • IVI
          • 14 Jan 2014

          AnonD-98399, 24 Jun 2013In Malaysia , Mate is sell RM1399 . Mega 6.3 sell at RM1599... moremate now is RM999 in Malaysia,going to get it.

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            • joey
            • ibh
            • 24 Nov 2013

            I want ask this galaxy mega 6.3, have the function like S3? Example this..when we charging phone it will have a light and will blinking when have incomming call?Another is this can swipe the screen to capture the image not?

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              • AnonD-191487
              • t7}
              • 29 Sep 2013

              I have the Ascend Mate and it is an excellent phone. The build quality is much better than Samsung. I have used the GM6.3 and I disagree with most of GSMA's results. The Huawei is clearly the superior device in day to day use in every category. Much of their result is opinion obviously based on little time spent with the devices. For example they reject the Emotion UI out of hand. I loaded Nova Launcher to create a stock Android look. It worked perfectly but I ended up going back to Emotion. It grows on you with use. I highly recommend the Ascend Mate as it is cheaper and superior to the Mega 6.3 in every way.

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                • boon
                • sR1
                • 14 Sep 2013

                Frankly there is no fight.
                SAMSUNG is better than Huawei
                Be it quality, processor, camera and display
                I will take Sammy without doubt.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • PAX
                  • 23 Aug 2013

                  I thing good

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                    • AnonD-3696
                    • 3C6
                    • 22 Aug 2013

                    using mate for 2 weeks,
                    before used s3 for 1.5 years.
                    so far, excellent mobile. no hangs ,, no automatic restarts. camera isnt good. no camera is not good.
                    other then that everything is superb.
                    highly recommended.
                    camera is not very bad but its not close to even s3 performance.
                    screen response and UI is very nice.
                    2gb ram keeps everything smooth.
                    will update more about my experience.
                    its really v nice. looking forward for p6 to buy as a gift for a friend

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                      • Anonymous
                      • ssr
                      • 10 Jul 2013

                      Anonymous, 24 Jun 2013Price.. Some people never learn.. Never buy cheap androi... morethis is very optimistic , but huawei will beat htc and nokia(exept camera quality is badass), i have huawei and its works perfectly fine it lags but very rare , so it can compete with any 'better' on the same price range. so eventhought its cheap it doesnt mean its bad phone

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 4QS
                        • 08 Jul 2013

                        AnonD-80553, 08 Jul 2013Doesn't change the fact that the S4 also lags. It has nothi... moreThat's because all phones lag. That is reality and fact. There is no if ands or butts about. All UI's add weight and touchwiz is not the heaviest.

                        Android and Galaxy does not lag excessively or more so than others. IOS and WP lag too. They just use restriction as illusions of being smoother. And it's not even that much.

                        This whole pretending other phones lag more or that others dont at all is ridiculous jealousy and bs

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                          • AnonD-80553
                          • 5i4
                          • 08 Jul 2013

                          hubert davis, 04 Jul 2013comparing a 2013 flagship phone with phones from previous y... moreDoesn't change the fact that the S4 also lags. It has nothing to do with power or Android, it's simply the Touchwiz and probably also some of the Sammy-included apps which causes this lag. Apart from that and it's boring design, it's a good phone, but not good enough for me to choose it.

                          The S3 and s2 as he mentioned should not have any lag either, but they do.

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                            • vishnu gayaenti
                            • TU3
                            • 04 Jul 2013

                            Anonymous, 24 Jun 2013In Malaysia, mate can get at around rm1400 while mega can g... morelatest pricing of malaysia, mega street price is as low as 1380 now, as oppose to official price 1599. while mate price is same as mega at 1599 for official set and almost identical 1399 street price, no point going for mate as there is really nothing much better of the mate over mega besides the larger battery, and yet non-user-replaceable type. the interface of touchwiz is way better than any gimmicky name given by huawei, overall build quality of mega is also much superior than mate. the extra cores and extra amount of ram doesnt really count in significantly for mate as well. really not worth to buy mate unless the buyer himself REALLY needs the bigger battery.

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                              • hubert davis
                              • TU3
                              • 04 Jul 2013

                              lev04, 01 Jul 2013No my friend,you're wrong!I've had a galaxy s,s2,s3,ace 2,n... morecomparing a 2013 flagship phone with phones from previous years? u just created the best joke of the year.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 4QS
                                • 02 Jul 2013

                                lev04, 01 Jul 2013No my friend,you're wrong!I've had a galaxy s,s2,s3,ace 2,n... moreYawn. This is for reality please not trolling

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                                  • AnonD-157889
                                  • 0C3
                                  • 02 Jul 2013

                                  Anonymous, 25 Jun 2013The Samsung Mega 6.3 is overpriced in my country. It costs ... moreMy Prend,
                                  Note 4 has everything you expect so i suggest you to wait for Note4. Good luck

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                                    • AnonD-157889
                                    • 0C3
                                    • 02 Jul 2013

                                    i am not agree with....

                                    •FM radio
                                    (There is a FM Radio in Mega (UAE) ican post screen shots if you wana see...

                                    •Office document editor (Kingsoft Office vs. Polaris Office viewer)
                                    (Polaris office @Samsung Apps available and free to download...

                                    •Better video codec support
                                    (Who is using built in video player app now days. Try MX Player and enjoy..

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                                      • lev04
                                      • nDF
                                      • 01 Jul 2013

                                      Anonymous, 24 Jun 2013All computers and devices in the world lag and have bugs. S... moreNo my friend,you're wrong!I've had a galaxy s,s2,s3,ace 2,note and they ALL lagged!!
                                      I currently use a HTC ONE and believe me,after 2 months of usage it just DOESN'T LAG like the Samsung smartphones!!!In fact,it just doesn't lag AT ALL!

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                                        • veer
                                        • 9xp
                                        • 30 Jun 2013

                                        samsung galaxy touch is best phone and successs company