ZTE Open with Firefox OS shows up at the FCC, User Manual included
Officially announced by ZTE and Mozilla back in February, the ZTE Open has been approved by the FCC a few hours ago. In case you don’t know yet, the Open is the world’s first smartphone to run Mozilla’s Firefox OS. It comes with WCDMA 850 / 1900 MHz connectivity according to the FCC, so it [...]
Sprint launching the ZTE Vital on June 14 for $99.99 on contract
Sprint has officially confirmed the upcoming launch of ZTE Vital (model number N8910) – a new Android smartphone previously appeared under the name of ZTE Quantum. The Vital will be available starting June 14, costing $99.99 on contract (after a $50 mail-in rebate). Its features include Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, a 5 inch IPS display [...]
Sprint’s HTC Tiara (with Windows Phone 8) and ZTE Vital / Quantum hit the FCC
When Sprint announced that it would offer Windows Phone 8 devices later this year, it said its first Microsoft-powered handsets would come from Samsung and HTC. These should be the Samsung Ativ S, and the HTC Tiara. While the HTC Tiara hasn’t been officially confirmed, it looks like it’s just passed the FCC – as [...]
ZTE Mustang gets pictured on its way to AT&T
It definitely looks like Sprint isn’t the only carrier to be readying a new ZTE device for the near future. No, AT&T wants in on that action too. So ladies and gentlemen (and AT&T customers who are ZTE fans), for your convenience, here’s the ZTE Mustang – pictured in all its glory, complete with huge [...]
Sprint Vital by ZTE gets leaked specs, images: 5″ dual-core Android with 13 MP camera
Sprint seems to be quite happy with the way its partnership with ZTE is going. That’s because it’s set to announce yet another ZTE-made Android smartphone that it will sell under its own brand. This will be called Sprint Vital, and it’s the highest-end product to ever come out of this partnership. The Vital will [...]
New ZTE Grand S Flex and Blade G to be released later this year
ZTE announced its 5 inch Grand S back in January as the world’s thinnest smartphone (only 6.9mm). One of its downsides is that it comes with a non-removable 1,780 mAh battery – which is certainly not what you’d expect from a quad-core, Full HD flagship device. But ZTE wants to correct that mistake by releasing [...]
Samsung and Lenovo are leading smartphone vendors in China, Apple ranks 6th
Since Samsung is the incontestable leader of the global smarpthone market (32.7% of all shipments in Q1 2013), it’s no surprise that the South Korean company is also the largest smartphone vendor in China. However, its market share isn’t as high as worldwide there. According to Analysys International, Samsung shipped 17.3% of all smartphones in [...]
ZTE Grand X2 In announced: Intel Atom Z2580, Android Jelly Bean
ZTE has announced yet another Android smartphone powered by a dual-core Intel processor – about a month after unveiling the ZTE Geek. The new smartphone is called ZTE Grand X2 In and, just like the Geek, it comes with a Intel Atom Z2580 chipset (aka Clover Trail+). Unlike the previous handset, which sports a 5 [...]
ZTE Blade C with Jelly Bean, and ZTE Blade III Pro available now
The new ZTE Blade C that we told you about in January is now available for purchase – at least in Hong Kong, where it’s been released for just 1,280 HKD (about $165, or €126). The Blade C is obviously an entry-level smartphone. Its features include a 4 inch WVGA display, dual-core 1GHz MediaTek MTK6577 [...]
Samsung shipped 70 million smartphones in Q1 2013, almost twice as many as Apple. Nokia and BlackBerry not in top five
Samsung has managed to ship a record of about 70 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2013 (January – March). The South Korean company unveiled its Q1 2013 financial results this morning, but it didn’t provide exact sales numbers. However, Strategy Analytics says that 69.4 million Samsung smartphones have been shipped during the quarter, [...]
5.7-inch ZTE N988 gets certified in China, looks like a cross between a Grand S and a Grand Memo
ZTE likes the design of its Grand S. Like Samsung before it, ZTE seems to think that having very similarly designed phones across an entire range will make it more successful or recognizable as a brand. Or both. So it’s applying this strategy. At least it is so in its native China. The ZTE N988 [...]
ZTE Director becomes available at US Cellular, Android-packing for cheap
Remember Sprint’s ZTE Fury? It was launched by the Now Network last year as a very affordable entry-level Android smartphone. And now a relative of the Fury has made its way to US Cellular. It’s called the ZTE Director. It’s available now and can be yours for $0.01 with a new two-year contract (and a [...]
ZTE Geek with Android Jelly Bean and Intel Z2580 Clover Trail+ CPU announced
About a month ago, ZTE mentioned that the Grand X IN would not be its only Intel Atom-powered smartphone. And today the company has officially announced a new handset based on an Intel’s chipset. Called ZTE Geek (that’s a questionable name choice), the smartphone is a pretty large one, coming with a 5 inch HD [...]
ZTE Grand Memo launching in China tomorrow, priced at $430
Announced last month as ZTE’s first device to sport a 5.7 inch display (1280 x 720 pixels), the Grand Memo is now ready for its commercial debut in China. The handset will be available there starting tomorrow, March 28. 51buy, one of China’s largest online retailers, has priced the ZTE Grand Memo at 2,688 CNY [...]
5″ ZTE Quantum headed to Sprint, caught on camera while its specs got leaked
Sprint is getting ready to launch a new Android smartphone made by ZTE, it seems. It’s referred to as the ZTE Quantum, but that may not be its retail branding. Sprint could choose a different name altogether, and the carrier may even get rid of ZTE’s brand, as it’s sometimes done in the past. Or [...]
ZTE will make more Intel-powered smartphones to follow the Grand X IN
The Grand X IN (pictured below) apparently wasn’t a one-off thing for the Chinese company. ZTE has just announced a ‘strategic collaboration’ with Intel on future smartphones. These will sport Intel’s Atom Z2580 processor that was unveiled during Mobile World Congress last week. This is Intel’s high-end mobile chipset for 2013, which should complement the [...]
Sprint Force by ZTE now available for $49.99
Right on time, the Sprint Force is now available to buy… at Sprint obviously, where else? The smartphone manufactured by ZTE had its pricing and release date leaked last week, and it looks like both of those were correct. You can purchase a Sprint Force right now, online or in stores, for $49.99 (after a [...]
ZTE U9810 for China Mobile comes with 4 GB of RAM, LTE support
A couple of days ago we told you that China Mobile, the world’s biggest carrier by number of subscribers, announced its first LTE-capable smartphones that are due to launch later this year when its next-gen network goes live. Like with the 3G tech it uses, China Mobile opted to go its own way with LTE [...]
ZTE Grand Memo will have multiple hardware configurations after all
ZTE announced the Grand Memo phablet on Monday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. During the announcement it claimed that this would be the first device in the world to come with Qualcomm’s new top of the line mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 800. The press release said the same thing. But then a kerfuffle ensued. [...]
HTC One called TD 101 in China. LG Optimus Vu 2 Plus headed to China, too
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier, has announced some of its upcoming TD-LTE smartphones at MWC 2013, and, among them, the new HTC One is certainly the most interesting. Even more interesting is that the One will be launched under a different name in China: HTC TD 101. According to the presentation images revealed [...]
