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 5.7″ 720p display and Snapdragon 800 CPU, includes 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a 13 megapixel rear camera, 1MP front-facing camera, MHL, DLNA, and a 3200mAh battery. It’s slated to run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the gates.
“The ZTE Grand Memo’s large, high definition screen makes it perfect for media and entertainment, but its uses reach far beyond that,” said head of ZTE Mobile He Shiyou. “With ZTE’s custom Mifavor UI, a powerful processor, and LTE connectivity, this device offers users a wide array of benefits that go well beyond the capabilities of the typical handset.”
The ZTE Grand Memo will be released in Q2 of 2013 in China and select markets in Europe.
ZTE Grand Memo Specicifications:
Android 4.1 – Jelly bean
Thickness: 8.5mm
5.7inch, HD.TFT, 16M color, multi-touch capacitive screen
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with quad-core Krait CPUs
3200mAh super-long standby battery
Memory: 16GB Rom +2GB RAM
Mifavour UI user interface
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, gyro
LTE 100/50Mbps
13MP Intelligent AF Camera with face recognition and panorama,1MP front-facing camera, 1080p HD video playback
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