ZTE announces Blade 3...

ZTE has announced the third iteration of the company's affordable Blade series, the series has so far offered low-end specs to pursue a low price. However, the Blade 3 offers a bigger screen and larger internal storage than it's predecessor. The device also offers 4 capacitive buttons rather than the 3 physical buttons offered before.

The Blade 3 packs a 4-inch display with WVGA resolution (480x800), powered by a Qualcomm single-core processor clocked at 1GHz with 512MB of RAM which runs Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich". Camera's include a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera but no front-facing camera. 4GB of internal storage is offered and can be expanded by MicroSD card (up to 32GB).

The handset will make it's way to the UK likely under the name Orange San Francisco 3 but exact dates are unknown but once the device does hit the UK it should be price around £110-£150.

ZTE Flash leaked, heading for Sprint...

If this leaked image is to be believed then ZTE will be unleashing a new Android phone onto the Sprint network on October, 24, 2012. The device looks like a over-sized Grand X however it does comes with some flash (no pun intended) specsl.

The phone is said to pack a 4.5-inch 720p IPS display, be powered by Qualcomm's dual-core S4 processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM. The device apparently has 8GB of internal storage and a MicroSDXC card slot allowing the memory to be expanded by up 128GB. The device also comes with dual camera, one 12.6-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. Other than that, it supports LTE, has NFC functionality and runs Android 4.0 which is likely to be updated before launch.

ZTE Grand X available early from Phones4U...

The ZTE Grand X was first announced on July 18th and was given a release date of August with Virgin Mobile and Phones4U being partners. However it has been confirmed that the handset is available as of now from Phones4U for free from £20.50 on Orange (200mins, 3000texts and 100mb of internet).

If you remember, the Grand X packed a 4.3-inch qHD display, powered by Nvidia's dual-core Tegra 2 chipset clocked at 1GHz with 512MB of RAM. Two cameras are included, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing for video calling. The device has 4GB of internal storage but the phone has a MicroSD card slot to expand that by up to 32GB. Other than that it runs stock Android 4.0 and will more than likely see the update to 4.1.

The device hasn't yet seen a exact day of availability from Virgin Mobile, however if your looking for a upgrade but don't want to pay much, you must consider this phone. Link to buy is after page break.

ZTE & Virgin Mobile announce Kis

ZTE & Virgin Mobile have teamed up to announce a new budget friendly smartphone, the Kis. The Kis is going to retail for only £49.99 on PAYG and for that price offers some relatively good specs. I mean compare this to a Galaxy Ace which is about £110 currently and you'll know what I mean. 

Now for the specs, the Kis offers up a 3.5-inch HVGA (320x480) display, powered by a single core 800MHz processor with 256MB of RAM. The device only has one camera, a 3.15MP rear-facing camera with auto focus. The device has 512MB of internal storage that can be expanded using a MicroSD card slot (up to 32GB). The device runs on Android 2.3 and won't get Android 4.0 due to hardware compatibility. Battery capacity is a cool 1400mAh which should keep the phone running for a couple of days depending on usage.

Compared to Motorola's MotoSmart which was just revealed yesterday, this device has the upper edge when it comes to market potential due to it's low price. Another thing to note is that if you buy this phone, you get 1GB of Internet for every month for a year.