ZTE has joined the super-sized smartphone club with today’s announcement of the 5.7-inch Grand Memo at MWC 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. The Grand Memo seems to be the first Android handset powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, at least the first to be officially announced. A rundown of the specs, beyond the...
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ZTE will launch some of the first Android “super phones” powered by the new Nvidia Tegra 4 quad-core chipset in China before the end of Q2 2013. ZTE EVP and Head of the Terminal Division He Shiyou proudly proclaimed, “this is a clear demonstration of ZTE’s ability to quickly develop, and bring to market,...
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This is a quick look at the ZTE Grand S LTE Android smartphone. It features a 5-inch 1080p Full HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core 1.7GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 4G LTE connectivity, a 13 megapixel rear camera and 2MP front-facing camera. It’s also powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean...
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If you were impressed with Qualcomm’s MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 processor from CES 2013, you will be blown away by the chipset-maker’s plans for 2014. Looking at the leaked specs for the unofficial Qualcomm APQ8084, it’s clear that it’s a significant upgrade over the current APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro with Adreno 320 GPU and upcoming...
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ZTE may have highlighted the Grand S LTE smartphone at CES earlier this month, but the fifth largest handset-maker in the world is now focused on hyping up its upcoming Android phablet prior to MWC 2013. Teased at a ZTE media event in Hong Kong, the Grand Memo V9815 sports a 5.7-inch 720p display,...
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In case you missed our CES 2013 coverage from earlier in the month, here’s a roundup of all our videos from the conference. We managed to film over 30 videos covering smartphones, tablets, gaming, smart devices, prototypes, fitness bands, various accessories and more. Check out the list with direct links below or head to...
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The Goal Zero Switch 8 Solar Recharging Kit is for users who want a fail-safe reserve battery source in the event their smartphone runs out of juice from regular use or during a power outage. As described in the video above, the Kit includes the Switch 8 Recharger and Nomad Solar Panel. You can...
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Corning unveiled its new glass technology for smartphones and tablets, Gorilla Glass 3, at the International CES 2013 in Las Vegas. The third generation of Gorilla Glass is said to be three times more scratch resistant. According to Corning, Gorilla Glass 3 has been improved at the molecular level by implementing a feature called...
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The latest leak out of China reveals that the ZTE Grand S and Z753 are one and the same. A press image of the Android smartphone also emerged, showing off its 5-inch display with 1080p resolution and 440 pixel density in all its glory. The large, high-res screen instantly puts the device in the...
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While ZTE announced a variety of new Android smartphones, just one Windows Phone was added to their portfolio at MWC 2012. Unfortunately, the ZTE Orbit is an entry-level model, like the Nokia Lumia 610, so the focus is mainly on affordability. The Orbit features a 4-inch WVGA display, 1GHz single-core Qualcomm processor, 512MB of...
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The ZTE Era Android smartphone was introduced at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona today as the company’s new high-end flagship model. It’s being billed as one of the thinnest quad-core powered handset on the market, and at 7.8mm thick, we’d say that’s pretty accurate. The ZTE Era packs an Nvidia Tegra 3 4-plus-1...
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The ZTE Mimosa X will join the PF200 and N910 Android Smartphones for a MWC debut on February 26, 2012. The Mimosa X runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and features an Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, qHD (960×540) display, 5 megapixel rear camera with flash and 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera. The device will...
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ZTE has announced two Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphones that they plan to officially unveil at Mobile World Congress 2012. The PF200 features a 1.5GHz processor (did not state whether it’s single/dual-core), 4.3-inch qHD display, 8 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front-facing camera, DLNA/MHL/NFC support, and LTE connectivity. The N910 on the other...
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CTIA Fall 2011 in San Diego is officially underway, and AT&T has kicked festivities off by announcing five new Android smartphones. While they exceeded their original promise of delivering 12 new Android handsets in 2011 (now at 19), this batch probably won’t excite too many of you high-end users. Several of these we’ve heard...
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Microsoft unveiled four new Windows Phones at the 2011 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. The new devices, all running Windows Phone 7 Mango, are from Acer, Fujitsu, ZTE and Samsung. Interestingly, the Samsung variant (most likely the SGH-i937) looks basically like the Galaxy S II, an Android-powered super phone currently available on the market. WP7...
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