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ZTE Blade III Leaked By Finnish Retailer, Includes Modest Internals & Android 4.0

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by Roy Alugbue on
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You may not have heard of the ZTE Blade III, but thanks to Verkkokauppa.com, you’ll know that it’s the real deal and on its way to European markets. The website recently revealed promotional images of the phone and highlighted it will feature a 1GHz Snapdragon processor with 512MB of RAM, a 3.5-inch WVGA display, 5MP camera + FFC and of course, Android 4.0. It’s also reported the device will run customers a modest €199.90.

Now that the phone has been outed, it shouldn’t take ZTE too long to come out and release an official statement regarding the device.

source: Esphoneblog
via: Android Central

ZTE Grand X available now from Virgin Media UK

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by Chris Stewart on
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Masters of mid-range mobiles ZTE has today bolstered Virgin Media’s catalogue with the launch of the Grand X. Now before you write this new device off it is worth noting that whilst the spec sheets of flagship phones continue to get better and better, so too do the midrange devices. The  ZTE Grand X actually boasts fairly impressive specifications, the highlights of which include :

  • Stock Android 4.0 Ice cream Sandwich
  • 4.3″ QHD touchscreen
  • 512MB RAM
  • Nvidia Tegra 2, 1GHz dual core processor
  • 5MP camera with HD video recording

These specifications were virtually top tier only 12 months ago, so to pick one of these up without a contract for only £200 is quite a bargain. You’ll also find the handset available free of charge on 12 month contracts, buy now and Virgin will even throw a whole year of free data your way!

If the Grand X sounds right up your street, click the link below and get ordering!

 

Source: Virgin Media

ZTE Flash headed to Sprint with 4.5-inch IPS 720p display and 12.6MP camera

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by Robert Nazarian on
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ZTE recently announced the Grand X for Europe and the Asia Pacific in the third quarter, but it looks like they have something else up their sleeve for the U.S. in the 4th quarter. The ZTE Flash will debut on Sprint this October and it sports some pretty decent specs such as a 4.5-inch IPS 720p (1280 x 720) display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 12.6MP rear camera, 1MP front facing camera, 8GB of internal storage, microSDXC slot, 1780mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, Gorilla Glass, and Android 4.0.

Hopefully there’s still a chance that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is onboard by the time this bad boy releases since this sheet was probably printed before Google unveiled it a few weeks ago. ZTE is already putting Jelly Bean on the N880E so it’s a pretty safe bet. These specs do look good, but the question is how good will they look come October?

 

ZTE N880E to relaunch with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in China

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by Justin Crouch on
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Today ZTE announced they will re-release the ZTE N880E. This is the first device in China (third in the world) to launch with pure 4.1 Jelly Bean, and just days after Jelly Bean was launched into the wild.

Back in May, the N880E launched with 2.3 Gingerbread and has already sold more then one million units. This could be why ZTE is relaunching, pure popularity…or it could be about marketing, but we can only speculate on the intentions of the relaunch. ZTE has said they have a very solid relationship with Google and will continue to release Jelly Bean devices. Based on their relationship, I’m very curious to see if ZTE got their hands on Google’s new PDK.

The specs of the N880E are not very impressive at all: 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, a 4 inch WVGA display, a 3.2MP camera, 4GB of internal storage, and a 1,650mAh battery. Like I said, nothing special, but I’m sure Chinese natives will be pumped to get their hands on some Jelly Beans goodness.

source: ZTE

ZTE Announces Their First Single Chip Device, the Grand X LTE

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ZTE just announced the Grand X (T82), a phone that will only need one chip to connect to an LTE network. Walcomm’s MSM8960 makes the Grand X LTE ZTE’s first single-chip LTE device. If hardware specs are more concerning to you, the Grand X has a 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU, an 8-megapixel rear camera and it comes stocked with Android 4.0. It’s bascially the Minimosa X with a few design changes and a new name.

Details on the pricing and release date are minimal. It should release in Europe and Asia Pacific in the third quarter of this year. Could this be the smartphone they were talking about on the ZTE twitter page a couple days ago?

Press release after the break.

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ZTE Currently Whipping Up “Advanced Gaming Smartphones”, Due To Launch Next Week

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by Roy Alugbue on
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Gaming. Smartphone. Gaming smartphone? That’s what manufacturing giant ZTE currently has up its sleeve as we speak. The company used its Twitter page to announce it will be launching some of the “most advanced gaming smartphones” in just six days from now. While it definitely did the trick to generate some curiousity, anticipation and excitement— ZTE stops there and won’t give up any additional details such as what processors we can expect, which OS will run the show or if it’ll have a form factor like say, Sony’s Xperia Play line of smartphones.

But naturally, we’ll see everything soon enough come to light in less than a week, so try to contain yourselves until then.

source: ZTE Twitter

ZTE announces the Grand X LTE, their first single-chip smartphone

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ZTE just announced the Grand X LTE. Yes I know another Android phone so what makes this one so special? Well this one only needs one chip. It sports the Qualcomm MSM8960, which makes it their first single-chip phone. It’s something ZTE takes seriously, but I doubt anyone will run out and buy it for this reason through.

Anyways, the rest of the specs aren’t too shabby as it comes with a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, an 8MP rear camera that supports 1080p, a front-facing camera supporting 720p, a 1900 mAh battery, and of course Android 4.0.

We don’t know about pricing, but as far as availability goes, it should hit Europe and the Asia Pacific in the third quarter.

Full press release after the break:

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ZTE Touts A 6.2mm Thin Device With 720p IPS Display And Cortex A15 CPU, Dubbed “Athena”

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by Joe Sirianni on
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If the title didn’t already say it, Huawei’s Ascend P1 S device at 6.68mm and Oppo’s 6.65mm Finder are about to take the back seat when it comes to the “thinnes wars”.  ZTE is now touting a device code named “Athena” which is sporting a mere 6.2mm thin chassis while also throwing in some big specs under the hood.  While we don’t know all of the specs just yet, we do know the device will sport an IPS res display at 720p as well as a Cortex-A15 CPU (multi-core).  We’ve also found that the device will sport 64 GB of internal storage and use a skin overlay dubbed “Miflavor UI“, assuming over Android’s ICS 4.0.  In addition, the director of the company has stated that the device will come in a variety of different colors to choose from for customization.  Check out the pics above and below and feel free to toss your thoughts in the comments section below.

source: Weibo
via: Engadget 

 

Hands on with the ZTE PF112 and Era Android smartphones

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I stopped by the ZTE booth today at CTIA and had a chance to play with the PF112 and Era. Both of these phones were announced at MWC and have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich onboard. They’re being shown here in the States for the first time at CTIA.

The PF112 features a 4.5-inch (1028 x 720) display, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, 8MP camera, and the Miflavor UI. The Era features a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) display, NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 8GB of internal memory, MicroSD, HD voice, Dolby sound, and the Miflavor UI. It’s also 7.8mm thick, which is very thin.

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ZTE V66 tablet supposedly to be released as the ZTE Turbine on Verizon

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by Tony Rosario on
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Earlier this year we had reported leaked info on the mysterious ZTE V66 tablet that is destined for Verizon some time in the first half of 2012. Originally speculated to be released during Mobile World Congress last month, the ZTE V66 has some fairly decent specs listed, however there are still important details unknown, leaving prospective Verizon tablet customers wondering if and when it’ll ever hit shelves at all.

Fortunately, we may have another piece of this ZTE puzzle. An anonymous tipster who allegedly works for an accessory manufacturer that has proven to be fairly reliable in the past has reported that the official name of the Verizon bound V66 will be the “Turbine“. It’s unclear whether the ZTE brand will be incorporated with the Verizon name, like Sprint’s ZTE Optik, or if it will just simply be Turbine.

So it appears we may be one step closer to seeing the whole picture and hopefully with that, a release date in the near future. The specs of the ZTE “Turbine” will be on par with the ZTE Optik that was recently released as a budget tablet for Sprint, so we can expect similar pricing to be in place. Are there any Verizon customers looking to make the Turbine their future tablet?

source: pocketnow

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