ZTE ship 35 million handsets in the first half of 2011

ZTE sent us some information about their sales figures  today, highlights listed below:

  • 60 million terminal products shipped, including…
  • 35 million handsets
  • This represents a year on year 30% increase in handsets shipped.
  • A 400% increase in smartphone sales!
  • According to Market analyst IDC ZTE are the 5th largest mobile phone vendor based on shipment numbers for the first two quarters of the year.

ZTE ship 35 million handsets in the first half of 2011

Impressive numbers for a phone maker most of us hadn’t really heard of a year ago, One reson you may not of heard of them is re-branding – you may well have a ZTE Blade that is more commonly known over here as the Orange San Francisco.