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Huawei to release 'charging' phone

The latest mobile phone offering from Chinese manufacturer Huawei, which is twice as big as an iPhone 5, can be used to charge other mobiles.

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Huawei, China's largest mobile phone manufacturer, is releasing a phone that can be thought of as the inflight refuelling system of the mobile world: it can be used to recharge other phones.

The Ascend Mate2 has a 6.1 inch (15.4 cm) screen, making it more than twice as big as an iPhone 5.

It's almost the size of a tablet, giving rise to the half-joking term "phablet".

It's the successor to a phone of the same size launched last year.

The first Ascend Mate was not sold in the US, but Huawei CEO Richard Yu said the Mate2 would be.

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He didn't say when or for how much.

The huge size of the Ascend Mate provides space for a large battery.

Through a USB port, this battery can be used to charge smaller phones.


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