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ZTE Announces More Phones On The Way At MWC, Stays Quiet On Details

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by Roy Alugbue on
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ZTE continues its major charge towards MWC next week. It just gave us a peek at its sexy Mimosa X and two other sexy devices earlier this week, but is now set to introduce more smartphones at the event. While ZTE is tightlipped about the specific details for the new devices, it has indicated we can look forward to items such as LTE and multicore processors to differentiate some of them. It’s also wise to point out ZTE does in fact have cloud computing services according to Slash Gear, but it’s uncertain how the company plans to implement its services into its devices. Looks like ZTE is giving us more and more reasons to look forward to next week. Are you as excited as I am?

source: Slash Gear

NVIDIA and ZTE announce the ZTE Mimosa X, The first smartphone powered by all NVIDIA processors

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by Robert Nazarian on
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NVIDIA and ZTE just announced the ZTE Mimosa X, which is the first smartphone powered by all NVIDIA processors, the Tegra 2 and the Icera 450 modem. It will run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and features a 4.3 qHD (960 x 540) display, 5MP rear camera, front camera, and 4GB of storage expandable to 32GB. The Tegra 2 is a dual-core processor and the Icera 450 supports HSPA+ at 21Mbps.

“The ZTE Mimosa X is exciting for a few reasons,” said Michael Rayfield, General Manager of the Mobile business at NVIDIA. “The Mimosa X marks the first time NVIDIA technology powers all the major processors in a single smartphone, and also the first time a premium mobile computing experience is coming to the mainstream smartphone market.”

We can expect to see “super multimedia capabilities” from the ZTE Mimosa X. This includes the advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP), Dolby sound, DLNA, HD video record and play, dual microphones, and built-in gyroscope.

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ZTE Adds High-End PF200 And Low-End N910 LTE Android Devices To The Lineup

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by Joe Sirianni on
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ZTE is stepping up their game a notch and rather than waiting until MWC to show off their new flagships, they’ve spilled the beans a little early.  The company has just announced two devices to cater to the high and low-end’s of the mass mobile market.  The two devices will sport Android 4.0 right out of the gate and we should be able to get a hands-on in Barcelona soon enough.  The high-end device, dubbed the PF200, comes with a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU (unknown manufacturer), 4.3-inch qHD display, 8 meg camera and 2 meg front facing camera for video chatting and portraits.  It’s also capable of recording 1080p video and comes locked and loaded with radios supporting LTE, UMTS and GSM technologies.  Add DLNA, MHL (mobile high-def link) and NFC and we can see how serious ZTE wants to be/stay relevant in the mobile market.  As for the N910, the device is touted as a low-end, more budget friendly and economically sound device sporting LTE FDD, CDMA/EVDO radios, a 5 meg camera, 1080p front facing camera (2 mp), an 800 x 400 res display and a 1.5 GHz processor as well.  We don’t have pricing or a release date yet, obviously, but we can tell you this, according to ZTE these devices are just the beginning for what’s yet to come:

“These LTE devices are the fore-runners of a wide range of LTE devices ZTE will bring to the market in the coming months, and as more and more LTE networks come on stream,” said Mr. He Shiyou, Executive Vice President and Head of the Terminal Division of ZTE. “They will be feature products – among a very wide range of devices on display at the ZTE stand at Mobile World Congress 2012.”

Can we speculate that a Tegra 3 device is on the way?  I sure hope so.  Check out the full presser and another press shot after the break.

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ZTE To Hit U.S. Market Hard With High-End Smartphones

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by Jack Holt on
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As we all know, Apple, HTC, Samsung and Motorola are locked in a furious battle for U.S. market share. According to the Wall Street journal it appears that the Chinese company, ZTE, will be throwing their hat into the ring as well with a new line of high-end smartphones that look to debut sometime next year.

It’s a surprise move considering they mostly sell budget devices and broadband modems. ZTE America President Lixin Cheng is optimistic about pushing forward into the U.S. market. He was quoted to say:

“By 2015, we expect the U.S. to be the largest market for handsets for ZTE. Next year, we’re going to launch LTE and high-tier phones in the U.S.”

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T-Mobile UK Reveals the Vivacity, Presumably ZTE Branded

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T-Mobile just revealed on it’s UK website that they are bringing a new handset into the mix. The Vivacity, presumably made by ZTE, appears to be a device that will not cost an arm and a leg. Not much is know yet as far as specs go but we have heard that the device will adorn a 3.5-inch display (either HVGA or WVGA), a 5MP rear camera, front facing camera, and Android 2.3.

Because the device is said to be made by ZTE (and the fact that the specs are mild), we can only assume that it will sell for a reasonable price. In the past, ZTE has opted to use carrier branding as opposed their own, that’s why there is no visible ZTE markings. Unfortunately, the Vivacity probably wont make it stateside because T-Mobile does business in Europe much differently than in the US.

If you are interested, you can register through the source link below and T-Mobile UK will email you with product updates. The website outs its availability sometime in December so you can expect more news shortly. We will let you know as soon as we have more solid info about the Vivacity’s specs.

[via T-Mobile UK]

TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, GSM and Dual SIM Android Phone Spotted

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Here’s something I bet you have never seen. A dual SIM Android phone with TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA and GSM bands! The ZTE MT73 was spotted at the China Mobile’s booth at the Mobile Asia Congress event and isn’t expected to leave China any time soon. While only a prototype, the MT73 is still waiting for the Chinese government to issue a commercial license for TD-LTE before it will enter production.

As far as specs go, the ZTE MT73 features Android 2.3.4, a 4.1-inch 854 x 480 capacitive LCD display, an 800MHz MediaTek processor, 1GB of RAM, a 5MP rear camera, a VGA front camera and a 1,100mAh battery. The guys over at Engadget are reporting that the device feels a bit cheaply built but tributes that to its prototype state. China Mobile has exclusive rights to the device and the release is pending TD-LTE approval.

[via Engadget]

Orange Leaks Pre-Paid San Francisco II

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Are there any UK folks looking to get a new pre-paid smartphone in the near future? Well, over the weekend it seems that Orange outed the upcoming ZTE made San Francisco II by accidentally posting its Help & Support page. Although Orange has already pulled the page down, we still managed to get a hold of all the SFII’s juicy details.

The successor to the original San Francisco, the San Fran mark 2 steps up the specs a bit with a 800MHz ARM11 processor, a 3.5-inch WVGA TFT display, a 5MP camera and 512MB of on-board memory. This time around the device gets the Android 2.3 upgrade and will come pre-loaded with Ovi and BlackBerry Maps to help you navigate the UK streets. These may not be mind blowing specs, but they are respectable non the less for a budget friendly device.

[via Engadget]

AT&T announces the pre-paid AT&T Avail by ZTE

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by Robert Nazarian on
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For those of you looking for a new pre-paid smartphone, then you need to look at the AT&T Avail from ZTE, which was just announced. The Avail will be the second Android smartphone launched by AT&T’s pre-paid offering, GoPhone. The specs aren’t half bad as it has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, 5MP camera, and Android 2.3. No pricing or availability was provided, but we will let you know as soon as we find out.

Full specs:

  • UMTS 850/1900/2100
  • GSM 850/900/1800/1900
  • Internal memory: 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM, 2 GB microSD™ card
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen
  • 5 MP autofocus camera and video recorder
  • Seven customizable homescreens
  • Wi-Fi capable

Full press release after the break:

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[Leak] ZTE to release 2nd quad-core tablet

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by Robert Nazarian on
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It looks like ZTE’s T98 isn’t going to their only quad-core tablet. The T98 has a 7-inch screen, but a new model toting a 10.1 (1280 x 800) screen and NFC recently surfaced. Rumors have it sporting a 1GHz Quad-core processor, 5MP camera, 32GB of storage, and a 3250mAh battery. You will notice Android 2.3 appears in one of the pictures, but we are expecting 3.X Honeycomb.

No word on availability or price, but we will definitely let you know.

More pics after the break

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ZTE V55 Tablet clears FCC, Could be headed to Sprint

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Back in July we revealed  the ZTE V55 tablet was scheduled for Q1 2012 for Sprint, but it could come sooner as it just cleared the FCC. This one was first shown at CTIA last spring, and it will have a 10.1-inch display, 1.2GHz processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and is compatible with Sprint’s 3G network. Back in July we were thinking the V55 would come with 4G WiMAX support, but unfortunately this won’t be the case. Expect this one to be budget-friendly.

Hopefully this baby will land in time for the holidays. We will keep you posted.

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