Which smartphone is the better purchase? The Nexus 6 or the Huawei Ascend Mate 7.

In terms of design and display, the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 measures 157 x 81 x 7.9 mm and weighs 185 grams, while the Nexus 6 weighs 184 grams and measures 159.3 x 83 x 10.1 mm. The Huawei device's screen is 6 inches with a 1080 x 1920 resolution and 386ppi. It is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and uses the IPS LCD technology.

The Nexus 6 has a large 5.96 inch display that uses the AMOLED technology at a 1440 x 2560 resolutionwith 493 ppi, and the it is also covered in Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

For the hardware, the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 runs on the Cortex A15 and Cortex A7 processors, clocked at 1.8 GHz and 1.3 GHz. The graphics are handled by the Mali-T628 and the spec list is completed by he included 2 or 3 GB of RAM, depending on which internal storage variant: 16 or the 32 GB. Users can also use a microSD card to boost it up to 128 GB.

The Nexus 6 has a the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, a Krait 450 quad core processing unit clocked at 2.7 GHz is coupled with the Adreno 420 GPU. The smooth navigation has to do with the device having 3 GB of RAM, alongside 32 or 64 GB of internal storage.

For the battery and camera specs, the Asus Ascend Mate 7 has a 4100 mAh battery capable of resisting 648 hours in standby, on a 3G network. The Nexus 6 has a 3220 mAh unit that can last 30 hours in standby time and 24 hours of talk time.

The Ascend Mate 7 has a 13 MP lens on the rear and a 5 MP shooter in the front. The maximum resolution for this camera is 4128 x 3096 and the device is capable of 1080p recording at 30 fps. The Nexus 6 has a 13 MP camera as well, with the same resolution in place. But, the camera is equipped with dual LED flash and other premium features, also has a 2 MP front facing partner. Users can shoot full HD video at 30fps using this device.

The Nexus 6 cost $915, while the Asus Ascend Mate 7 is around $890.

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