Available in the Philippine market
right now is the 6.1-inch Huawei Ascend Mate and the 6.3-inch Samsung
Galaxy Mega 6.3. These two represent the new breed of super-sized phablets.
The Huawei Ascend Mate is nicely priced
at Php16,990. With a HD (720 x 1280) display, a quad core processor,
2 GB or RAM and a massive 4050 mAh battery, the Huawei Ascend Mate is
a very good value for money proposition. It is easy to recommend it over the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8.
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is being sold for as low as Php22,850. It is tempting to compare these two head
to head. The higher priced Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 has less RAM and a
smaller battery at, 1.5 GB and 3200 mAh. Some may also point
out that the Samsung only has a dual core processor. But the dual core
Qualcomm Kraits in the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 do actually perform
a bit better, and are more power efficient, than the quad core ARM
Cortex A9’s powering the Huawei Ascend Mate.
Personally, I think a comparison is
pointless. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 has an LTE radio, while the
Huawei Ascend Mate is an HSPA+ device. So while the price gap between
the two device may seem large, if you want LTE connectivity, the
Samsung is well worth the money.
One other option is to get the Huawei
Ascend Mate plus an LTE WiFi pocket router. An LTE pocket WiFi router can share the connection with your smartphone, tablet and laptop. But that is not necessarily as good a deal as it looks. The battery of these LTE pocket WiFi routers will give up at
around 5 hours, and so you do not get all day connectivity. So if you want 24/7 connectivity for email, instant messaging, and
social networking, the LTE WiFi pocket router is not a good option.
So there is no point comparing these
two. The Huawei Ascend Mate is the best HSPA+ phablet in the
Philippine market, while the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is the best (and
only) LTE phablet currently available in the Philippines.
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