CES 2014: Huawei new 6.1-inch smartphone takes charge

LAS VEGAS - Huawei has launched its flagship Ascend Mate2 4G at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show claiming it’s superior to all leading smartphones especially when it comes to battery life. Unfortunately there’s no word yet on pricing or availability.“It beats its competitors when it comes to battery life, so you can charge your Galaxy Note 3 using the Huawei Ascend Mate 2,” joked Huawei CEO Richard Yu who then displayed a huge graphic of the phone charging a Samsung Galaxy on his CES stage.Huawei highlighted how the new phone’s power saving technology improves performance by more than 30% compared...