ZTE has announced three new devices, Blade Q Mini, Blade Q and Blade Q Maxi in the Blade series for European market. The Blade Q Mini has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, Blade Q has a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and the Blade Q Maxi has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display. All these phones are powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These smartphones pack, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and comes with 21 MB/s 3G HSPA+ connectivity.
About these new Blade Q series phones, AO Wen, General Manager of ZTE Handset European Operation Office, said,
At ZTE we believe that smartphone technology should be accessible for everyone. The popularity of the Blade series across Europe proves that there is real consumer appetite for high performance smartphones at a great price. The features available across the Blade handsets redefine ‘value for money’ in the smartphone market, and we’re confident that the ZTE Blade Q range will continue to grow ZTE’s position in Europe.
These phones come pre-loaded with Evernote, Dropbox andoffice suite.
ZTE Blade Q Mini specifications
- 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
- 5MP rear camera with LED flash
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions – 125.5 x 63.9 x 8.9mm
- 3G (HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps), Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS
- 1GB RAM, 4GB Internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
- 1500 mAh battery
ZTE Blade Q specifications
- 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
- 5MP rear camera with LED flash
- 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions – 135 x 67 x 9.5mm
- 3G (HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps), Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS
- 1GB RAM, 4GB Internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
- 1800 mAh battery
ZTE Blade Q Maxi specifications
- 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU
- Android 4.2(Jelly Bean) OS
- 5MP rear camera with LED flash
- 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with recording
- Dimensions – 143 x 72 x 9.1mm
- 3G (HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps), Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS
- 1GB RAM, 4GB Internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
- 2000 mAh battery
No word on pricing or availability of these smartphones yet.