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ZTE announces four new phones: Grand Era, V790, V887, V889M

ZTE announces four new phones: Grand Era, V790, V887, V889M

18 November, 2012 | comments (26)

ZTE recently held a press event in Russia and thanks to fellow journalists there, we've got the scoop of the latest devices in the manufacturer's lineup. The company's top brass did not miss the occasion to remind us they are now the 4th largest...

Tags: ZTE, Android, Touch UI


ZTE announces quad-core Grand Era U985 for China

ZTE announces quad-core Grand Era U985 for China

18 September, 2012 | comments (16)

ZTE has just announced the Grand Era U985 smartphone, which will debut on Chinese ground in a couple of days. The Grand Era U985 is powered by a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, boasts a 4.5" 720p display and an 8 MP camera on the back. It will bring...


ZTE Grand X IN announced, live photos are inside

ZTE Grand X IN announced, live photos are inside

30 August, 2012 | comments (13)

ZTE just announced its first ever smartphone powered by an Intel chip. The ZTE Grand X IN is running on the Atom Z2460, which is a single-core CPU operating at 1.6GHz bundled with Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator running at 400MHz and 1GB of...

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ZTE Flash headed to Sprint, has dual-core Krait and 12MP camera

ZTE Flash headed to Sprint, has dual-core Krait and 12MP camera

30 July, 2012 | comments (15)

According to a leaked promo, Sprint is about to offer an impressive new droid called ZTE Flash. It’s an LTE-enabled smartphone running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The ZTE Flash is supposed to be powered by the Snapdragon S4 platform – a...


ZTE N880E is the company's first Android 4.1 Jelly Bean device

ZTE N880E is the company's first Android 4.1 Jelly Bean device

23 July, 2012 | comments (34)

In case you were expecting Samsung, HTC, LG, or Huawei to be the first to launch an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean smartphone, which is not part of the Google Nexus family, we have a surprise for you. The ZTE N880E is the first non-Nexus device to enter the...

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ZTE unveils Qualcomm S4-powered Grand X LTE

ZTE unveils Qualcomm S4-powered Grand X LTE

19 June, 2012 | comments (15)

The ZTE Grand X LTE (T82) is slated to run on a 28 nm chipset, namely Qualcomm's MSM8960, which enables it to save on power usage as there will be less individual chips inside sapping your battery life. The 1900 mAh battery will keep the...

Tags: ZTE, Android, Rumors


ZTE Athena appears in spy shots, squeezes ICS in 6.2mm package

ZTE Athena appears in spy shots, squeezes ICS in 6.2mm package

31 May, 2012 | comments (38)

Some posts on social network Weibo point to an ultra-thin Android phone from ZTE in the works, codenamed Athena. The device readily beats the Motorola DROID RAZR (7.1mm) and the Huawei Ascend P1 S (6.7mm), having a profile of just 6.2mm. You'll also...


ZTE announces quarterly results, misses analyst expectations

ZTE announces quarterly results, misses analyst expectations

27 April, 2012 | comments (16)

As you may recall, ZTE made some bold statements earlier this week, most notably involving ambitions to start shipping some 100 million smartphones annually by 2015. This goal now seems slightly less realistic, after they fell short of their...

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ZTE looking to sell 100 million handsets annually by 2015

ZTE looking to sell 100 million handsets annually by 2015

24 April, 2012 | comments (30)

While it's true that ZTE is mostly unknown outside of Asia, last year saw the company ship 15 million smartphones, which was enough to make them the 4th largest vendor globally. For 2012, predictions range as high as 50 million units. This...

Tags: ZTE, Touch UI, Android


Windows Phone Tango minimum hardware limitations outlined

Windows Phone Tango minimum hardware limitations outlined

08 March, 2012 | comments (48)

Offerings from both Nokia and ZTE debuted the next major build of Windows Phone last week at MWC, dubbed "Tango". The new Nokia Lumia 610 and ZTE Orbit both took to their respective stands to show off the new lower-end capabilities of Microsoft's...


ZTE announces new quad-core ICS-powered Era

ZTE announces new quad-core ICS-powered Era

27 February, 2012 | comments (15)

The Era will have a robust QHD (960 x 540) 4.3 inch screen and 8GB of internal memory, all running on a Tegra 3 chipset. It will also feature HD Voice wideband audio as well as Dolby sound. The press release also lists some huge goals by...

Tags: ZTE, MWC 2012


ZTE announces Orbit, Tango-powered smartphone

ZTE announces Orbit, Tango-powered smartphone

27 February, 2012 | comments (10)

As of now, little is known about the Orbit, save for the fact that it comes with a 5 MP camera and 4GB of internal memory, and it will run the latest version of Windows Phone, Tango. The Orbit is the second ZTE device to run Windows Phone,...

Tags: ZTE, MWC 2012


ZTE coming with 8 phones to MWC, quad-core flagship included

ZTE coming with 8 phones to MWC, quad-core flagship included

23 February, 2012 | comments (10)

It's going to be a busy few days once the MWC starts - ZTE plans to introduce eight new devices at the Congress. The mix includes Android and Windows Phone smartphones, LTE and even a quad-core phone of their own. The new mobiles will be unveiled...


ZTE announces new Tegra 2 based Mimosa X smartphone

ZTE announces new Tegra 2 based Mimosa X smartphone

21 February, 2012 | comments (9)

Along with the two new ICS handsets announced yesterday, ZTE had another ICS-based smartphone to announce before MWC. This one is called the Mimosa X and will be running on the Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. While that itself is nothing special, it will...

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ZTE announces two Android 4.0 smartphones before MWC

ZTE announces two Android 4.0 smartphones before MWC

20 February, 2012 | comments (35)

It seems ZTE just couldn't wait for MWC (which will begin next week) to announce two of its upcoming Android smartphone. Both of these new phones will be running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box. The first one is the PF200,...

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Exclusive: ZTE and FashionTV present the FTV Phone

Exclusive: ZTE and FashionTV present the FTV Phone

27 December, 2011 | comments (12)

Another fashion smartphone is on the way - the ZTE FTV Phone. This one is a rebranded ZTE Blade, most of you should also know it as Orange San Francisco. The Blade FashionTV Phone features exactly the same specs as the original, but runs on...

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ZTE becomes world's fourth largest mobile phone vendor

ZTE becomes world's fourth largest mobile phone vendor

30 October, 2011 | comments (81)

IDC's latest report on global mobile phone shipments bring to light some interesting things. Mostly it's the rise of the Chinese company ZTE to the No. 4 spot in global mobile phone shipments, overtaking Apple in the process. This promotion...

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First preview of ZTE Skate talks 4.3-inch screen, 250 euro price

First preview of ZTE Skate talks 4.3-inch screen, 250 euro price

10 May, 2011 | comments (30)

The first preview of the ZTE Skate is out – the phone is slated to be the successor of extremely popular Blade and offers some enticing specs. The Skate runs vanilla Android 2.3 Gingerbread and packs a 4.3” WVGA hscreen. That’s quite an...

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 IDC releases Q1 2011 shipments data, Apple doubles marketshare

IDC releases Q1 2011 shipments data, Apple doubles marketshare

29 April, 2011 | comments (25)

According to the analysts from IDC, the global mobile phone market grew by almost 20% compared to Q1 of last year. This is mostly due to the skyrocketing in smartphone sales, especially in emerging markets all over the world. The 20 percent...