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ZTE have today announced the launch of the strangely named T82, an Android mobile handset. It is designed to help mobile phone users make the move to their first smartphone. The phone has a custom skin called Easy UI, which was designed together with Australian carrier, Telstra. The …
In a move that seems to be ZTE trying to find a niche, ZTE and Nuance Communications have announced a multiyear collaboration where Nuance’s voice capabilities will be integrated as part of a new range of ZTE Android devices worldwide. The result will be a diverse set of …
ZTE have been making a lot of progress over the past year, we were especially impressed with the ZTE Grand X which we had in a little while ago to review for both it’s low price and near generic version of the OS. However ZTE are really going …
ZTE have made some very interesting cutting edge phones at very affordable prices recently, and now it looks like in just a few weeks time at the yearly CES event in the States they will announce the ZTE Grand S which is a new 5 inch display Android …
ZTE today announced the upcoming release of the worlds smallest 4G datacard. The ZTE MF823 is only 13mm thick and uses Qualcomms second generation LTE chip platform. It is around one third the thickness of the current crop of data cards. The card has already launched in Kazakhstan …
When it comes to massive phones Android have the market all to themselves, but not for long if ZTE have anything to do with it. ZTE’s marketing chief, Lu Qian Hao, has decided to tease us with what seems to be a huge Windows Phone. He tweeted the …
Budget phones have a place in the world, as not everyone can afford to have the latest and greatest handset. I find reviewing entry level phones harder than the rest. Quite often with no standout features you are left clutching at straws over what to write. On which …
The ZTE Kis is a budget phone currently on Virgin Mobile and ready for Christmas they are announcing a festive version. In White of course. ZTE today launched its record-breaking Kis smartphone in white. The handset will be available on Virgin Media in a white finish, as well …
ZTE have been announcing quite a few phones recently. They haven’t quite grasped the global launch scenario yet though as the latest press release from the shows. Recently they have released the Grand X and then a short while after that they announced an Intel version called the …
A few weeks ago we saw some rough specs of what looked to be the Blade III and today ZTE have gone and confirmed it. The Blade III is going to be an entry level Ice Cream Sandwich device that is only going to be sold in the …
ZTE has announced its latest handset to the world at the PT/EXPO COMM in China. The Grand Era U985 will be available in China within the next few days. The Grand Era U985 will be powered by a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and will run Android 4.0 …
ZTE today have announced that the ZTE Grand X is now available for purchase through Virgin Media in the UK. You cna find more details of Pay Monthly here or Pay as You Go here. You can get the phone for £199.99 on Pay as You Go or for …
ZTE have maintained their position in the world rankings for mobile device shipments. As we all know devices shipped are drastically different to devices sold. But hey we’ll just carry on with this. The others in the top five will be Apple, Samsung, HTC and Nokia. This marks …
ZTE UK have launched a Facebook video production competition with rapper Professor Green. OK, he keeps popping up every time ZTE is mentioned recently. I guess he just really likes ZTE, or something… Well anyway ZTE are offering you the chance to win a brand new Grand X …
Want a ZTE Grand X? You can bag yourself one right now thorugh those people at Phones 4u. Dan got up close and personal with the new device just days ago. It’s runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich, has a 960×540 4.3″ qHD screen, dual-core 1GHz CPU, 5 megapixel …
The IDC figures are out. Samsung now have nearly a quarter of the market, holdiing a 24.1% market share in Q2 2012. Compare that to an 18.8% market share last year. Nokia are still in the top five mobile phone vendors but have seen their market share dip …
Powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the new ZTE N880E has a 4″ WVGA capacitive screen, 1GHz CPU, 4GB of memory and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The usual GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth fun is chucked in but, despite what you may read elsewhere, this isn’t a new phone. …
ZTE have just announced their new handset – the ZTE Grand X in London. It’s a phone we’ve seen previously but this now confirms a UK release. Specs include Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich, Dual Core Tegra 1Ghz CPU, 4.3″ qHD 960×540 screen, 5 Megapixel camera, 0.3 megapixel …
Shares in mobile-maker ZTE have fallen 17% following warnings that half-year profits could go down by a massive 80%. To make matters worse there’s rumours that 12,000 staff are to be pushed out the door, plus the FBI are investigating the sale of banned kit to Iran. ZTE …
Next Wednesday ZTE are holding a launch event in London. That, until a few minutes ago, was all we knew. However they’re now giving us updates on what to expect via Twitter … The countdown has begun! 6 days left until you can have one of the MOST …
Another ultra-cheap Android device is about to hit the market, this time from ZTE. The ZTE Kis will sell for less than £50 on Virgin Media from today and has a 3.5″ HVGA 480×320 screen. Powered by an 800MHz CPU, the phone runs Android 2.3 and has Bluetooth …
Known previously as the Mimosa X and shown off at Mobile World Congress, the Grand X is a new Tegra 2 dual-core smartphone from ZTE running Android 4.0 (ICS). It has a 4.3″ qHD 960×540 pixel screen, 5 megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera too. HD …
ZTE were kind enough to give us not one but two ZTE Skate handsets to giveaway. All you had to do to be in with a chance of winning was join our ever expanding forum. The winners, picked at random from ALL of our forum users, were “josh1204” …
The lovely people at ZTE have give us not one but two Skate handsets. The ZTE Skate has a 4.3″ 480×800 pixel screen, WiFi, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, microSD expansion, 3.5mm audio port and runs Android 2.3. Powered by an 800MHz CPU there’s a 1400mAh battery and access …
Here at Coolsmartphone Castle we have had word from Lookout Mobile Security of a major vulnerability affecting some ZTE handsets. Last week it was discovered that a number of ZTE Android mobile phones had a security hole. Specifically, some phones contain a poorly protected setuid shell that can be …
ZTE have today announced that Virgin Mobile will be the first UK operator to carry the new ZTE Tania. The Windows Mobile 7.5 carrying device will be available from the middle of May on pay monthly and pay-as-you-go. The Tania has a TFT capacitive touchscreen, a display of 480 …
What is it about a brand? I had a pretty long conversation this evening about just that. Sure, specs and build quality matter. Innovation, ease-of-use and simplicity matters. However, there’s a definite brand following that people might not admit to. Take Apple for example. Truth be told, there’s …
So, you’ve got the major players here in Barcelona. HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Nokia and the new boys – Sony Mobile. Then there’s the people close behind, Acer, Asus, Huawei and ZTE are becoming more well known. Huawei in particular have been behind a lot of network-branded kit …
ZTE are no strangers to Windows Phone. They already have the well-priced ZTE Tania and seem to be pushing further with the Windows Phone OS thanks to this, the ZTE Orbit. As I said in my other ZTE post, there’s a definite improvement in build quality and design …
The sheer amount of handsets over on the ZTE stand is almost mind-boggling. We managed to hunt down their new ZTE Era for a bit of hands-on time. Unfortunately the battery was flat, but we consoled ourselves with some serious up-close action (OK, I need some sleep now). …
ZTE have announced the ERA this morning. It’s a 4.3″ quad core phone. Here is a quick video they have released also today. Further details on it can be found here
Another ZTE handset announced today was the Orbit – a Windows Phone handset to go alongside their existing ZTE Tania that we looked at last month. It’ll be available in the second quarter of this year. Powered by Windows Phone the ZTE Orbit will have 4GB of memory, …
We’ve just come out of a rather crowded ZTE Press Room where they’ve announced several new devices. Just yesterday we saw yesterday how HTC have switched gear – focusing more on quality products rather than trying to hit every segment in the market. ZTE are doing the polar …
It looks like ZTE are upping their game with 8 new devices to be announced or shown off at this years Mobile World Congress. The event kicks off in just a few days time in Barcelona and we’ll be on site with the latest news. ZTE really are …
Yesterday ZTE announced two new devices, details here. The PF200 and the N910, well today they have announced the Mimosa X. Don’t you just love a good naming convention? The Mimosa X is a qHD device with an NVIDIA Tegra2 dual core chip, running Ice Cream Sandwich. It …
Argos Online are showing the White version of the Orange San Francisco with a price of £62.99. This is a very good bargain, considering the specs that while not being top end are certainly better than the price indicates. I would say if you’re on the look out for …
The ZTE V9A Light Tab we spotted last month now has an official Press Release and, as we mentioned earlier, will arrive in shops soon. Known now as the “ZTE Light II Tablet” it’s the first own-branded tablet from the company to UK customers. ZTE, like HTC many …
Clove report the ZTE Tania has dropped in price, from £249 to just £199. After our recent hands on we came away reasonably impressed, save for the 4gb of onboard memory. There really isn’t another sim free Tango handset around in this price bracket, although the Nokia 710 has …
Last night we got to see the new handset from ZTE, their first Windows Phone, named the Tania. The full announcement has already been made but we went along to get a hands-on with this new Mango handset. The device sports a fairly mid-range set of specifications, but …
It’s quickly turning into another big “review day” here at Coolsmartphone. Next up is this, the T-Mobile Vivacity. We’ve actually already reviewed this a few weeks ago but I’ve got one right here and figured that you’d like a video overview too. The T-Mobile Vivacity is actually built …
