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ZTE shows off 'Grand S' smartphone

ZTE has used CES to unveil their new flagship.

The 5-inch 1080p 'Grand S' dispaly will feature 440ppi and be protected by Gorilla Glass 2.



Grand S flagships will run on Android Jelly Bean, be powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core processor and include 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage and an LTE radio. The unibody design clocks in at a thin 6.9mm.

Additionally, the phone has dual cameras 2MP/13MP, with facial recognition, panorama and dual LED flash.

The phone has a smaller 1,780 mAh non-removable battery, a microSD card slot and Dolby Digital surround sound.

As for colorways, you can get black and white "matte", or pink, yellow, red and mint green "glossy."

The Grand S will launch in China next month and in the U.S. later this year. There was no word on price.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 9 Jan 2013 23:42

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• Morreale

  China seems to be stepping up their cellphone game... Hopefully their price is extremely competitive too.
  

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  10.1.2013 01:54 #1

• dali

  Originally posted by Morreale: China seems to be stepping up their cellphone game... Hopefully their price is extremely competitive too.
  Once again, that's not enough battery power, I'm afraid. Every smartphone maker should stop making their handsets so thin and take benefit of the extra room by placing some extra battery cells in there.
  
  I don't care if my phone is thicker or a bit heavier if that's the only price for it having the capacity of lasting for a couple of days without charging at all. In fact, as a personal taste, I don't like these devices being THAT thin. It gives me the impression of fragility. I bet most users think likewise.
  

  "You know, it seems that quotes on the internet are becoming less and less reliable." -Abraham Lincoln.

  10.1.2013 05:17 #2

• A5J4DX

  design looks great apart from the camera bulge
  

  10.1.2013 11:52 #3

• Morreale

  Originally posted by dali: Originally posted by Morreale: China seems to be stepping up their cellphone game... Hopefully their price is extremely competitive too.
  Once again, that's not enough battery power, I'm afraid. Every smartphone maker should stop making their handsets so thin and take benefit of the extra room by placing some extra battery cells in there.
  
  I don't care if my phone is thicker or a bit heavier if that's the only price for it having the capacity of lasting for a couple of days without charging at all. In fact, as a personal taste, I don't like these devices being THAT thin. It gives me the impression of fragility. I bet most users think likewise. I agree with you 100%, but sadly looks is all that most people care about. The cooler the better, regardless of the negatives that come with it.
  
  Originally posted by A5J4DX: design looks great apart from the camera bulge I like the camera bulge... Gives the phone character lol
  
  
  

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  10.1.2013 13:08 #4

• PraisesToAllah

  Now that's a hot phone!

  10.1.2013 20:33 #5