ZTE this week announced the ZTE Era, its first quad-core smartphone and its latest flagship device. Together with the other devices it introduced at Mobile World Congress, ZTE hopes that it will help it become one of the top three handset provider by 2015.
“The numbers speak for themselves. With 50 percent growth in handset shipments and 400 percent growth in smartphone shipments, we are confident that we are entering a new era in the mobile terminal market. The ZTE Era captures the excitement we feel about the future and brings it to life in a fantastic new device,” said Mr. He Shiyou, Executive Vice President and Head of the Terminals Division at ZTE.
ZTE Era specifications:
- Processor: 1.3GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3
- Operating system: Google Android 4.0
- Cellular connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band HSPA+
- Other connectivity: A-GPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, DLNA
- Display: 4.3-inch qHD (540×960)
- Input: Capacitive touchscreen
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Storage: 8GB onboard and microSD cards
- Rear-facing camera: 8MP AF with LED flash
- Front-facing camera: VGA
- Connectors: microUSB
- Dimensions: 7.8mm thin
ZTE will launch the ZTE Era in Europe and China in the second half of 2012. There is no word on North American availability.
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