The China-based company announced the U.S. availability of the Ascend Mate 2 on Thursday. The new Android-based E phone is available exclusively through the company’s own website, GetHuawei.com, for $300 contract-free. ’s review of the Ascend Mate 2 will be up soon. In the meantime, the specs for the device include a massive 6.1-inch display, 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 13 megapixel rear-facing camera, a 5-megapixel selfie video chat camera. Huawei has also packed a 3900mAh battery into the phone, which the company says has enough life to stream three movies in a row, surf the web for 12 hours, or play 1000 hours of music. It also boasts a 25 hour talk time—if you still use your phone for that kind of thing. The Ascend Mate 2 comes in black white is a little behind the times running Android 4.3 lly Bean. Anyone who purchases the phone before ne 22 also gets a free case a month’s worth of service from Net10 wireless, as long as you enter the promo code HATE2C at checkout. Huawei is selling only the Ascend Mate 2 on its site right now, but other phones may show up in the future such as the company’s new flagship phone, the Ascend . Smartphone makers haven’t had a ton of success bypassing the carriers selling their smartphones directly to U.S. consumers. But with a $300 price tag, perhaps Huawei will be able to convince thriftier shoppers to give the company’s phones a chance.
