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Today T-Mobile has decided to out do itself in the budget-friendly department. The fourth largest wireless provider announced a no-contract, entry-level Android device tailored to first-time smartphone users called the Concord. The Concord is made by Chinese manufacturer ZTE and will carry a 2-megapixel camera, ship with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and will be equipped with…
The ZTE Blade, which we also know as Orange San Francisco, is now available in its third iteration from Finnish retailer Verkkokauppa. The price is set at 199.90 EUR, which translates into some $250. Specs wise, the Blade III comes with a single-core 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 3.5-inch WVGA screen, 5-megapixel camera with LED…
Well, look what we have here. Sprint may have something up its sleeves to lure new customers in. The Now Network is readying a special deal that might end up being too hard to turn down. Thanks to a report from TechnoBuffalo, we have an image which suggests the third largest wireless provider in the…
This fall, Sprint will start selling the most powerful ZTE Android smartphone, ever. According to a leaked promo, the upcoming ZTE Flash is a powerhouse under the hood, boasting Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 SoC clocked at 1.5GHz, LTE radio, 1GB of RAM and a powerful 12.6-megapixel camera sensor. In addition, it also has a 4.5-inch IPS…
We’ve first heard about ZTE Chaser back in December 2011. Now it’s live at Virgin Mobile’s website from where you still can’t get it. It’s out of stock and we’re not sure when you’ll actually be able to get one. In case you wonder, we’re talking about an entry-level Android smartphone that could be yours…
The IDC have released their Q2 report on the mobile market, and it paints the same picture we’ve seen in quarters past. Mobile customers are adopting smartphones than feature phones en masse, with a 42% increase in smartphone sales year over year. Overall, more phones were sold in Q2 than ever before, with 406 million…
At a small event at London’s 24 Club, ZTE announced the UK release of the Grand X smartphone, which we used to known as Mimosa X. The device rocks a 1GHz Tegra 2 SoC, 4.3-inch qHD (960×540 pixels) screen, HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing one, Bluetooth, GPS and so on. It’s…
ZTE, who many people know because of their cheap Android handsets, is also in the business of providing infrastructure equipment to operators. According to Mobile Business Briefing, the company has issued a warning that profits for the first half of 2012 are going to be between 60% and 80% lower than profits during the same…
ZTE, the Chinese telecommunications company that’s widely known for their cheap Android smartphones, sent out a tweet yesterday that said: “The countdown has begun! 6 days left until you can have one of the MOST ADVANCED GAMING SMARTPHONES in your hands!” Poor use of capitalization aside, what could they possibly be talking about? Are they…
ZTE, the Chinese handset maker that many people confuse with Huawei, shipped 15 million smartphones in 2011. This year the company plans to more than double that to 35 million smartphones, at least that’s what Ryu Chienhao (pictured above) hopes will happen. He’s the guy in charge of ZTE’s mobile phone strategy. In an interview…