As the flagship handset in ZTE's high-end Grand Series line of products, the ZTE Grand S is the company's first FHD smartphone and the world's thinnest within 5 inch FHD quad-core smartphones, enabled by the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
ENGADGET: ZTE Grand S unveiled: at 6.9mm, it's the 'world's thinnest' 5-inch, 1080p phone
From the full-website display which enables optimal content browsing, to the 4G LTE high-speed network which powers a world-class multimedia experience, the ZTE Grand S offers cutting-edge features for even the most discerning smartphone user.
ENGADGET: ZTE Grand S unveiled: at 6.9mm, it's the 'world's thinnest' 5-inch, 1080p phone
With face recognition, anti-shake and a panoramic camera, the ZTE Grand S truly presents a high-quality multimedia option for today's smartphone audience.
ENGADGET: ZTE Grand S unveiled: at 6.9mm, it's the 'world's thinnest' 5-inch, 1080p phone
ZTE's Trusted Delivery Model provides for a thorough end-to-end security evaluation of ZTE's software, firmware and hardware throughout the equipment life cycle.
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Last week at CTIA, we sat down with Lixin Cheng -- CEO of ZTE USA -- for a candid discussion about the company's future in the US. The conversation started with ZTE's current portfolio in the US, which consists of 18 SKUs -- primarily inexpensive Android smartphones (most with LTE) for the prepaid market.
But for this go-round, ZTE's added in Dolby Digital Plus Surround for a superior audio experience and an extra GB of RAM.
ZTE, the world's fourth-largest mobile device maker, has declined to comment.
"This is a clear demonstration of ZTE's ability to quickly develop, and bring to market, market-leading devices running the industry's latest technologies, " said Mr. He Shiyou, ZTE EVP and Head of the Terminal Division.
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The Indian government announced in December that it would impose tariffs of 50% on Huawei's synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) transmission equipment while its cross-town rival, China's ZTE Corp.
Of course, the report also argues that the aggressive foreign tech giants would pose a risk to local US jobs and innovations (which surely applies to non-Chinese companies as well), but Cheng believes it's more of a win-win situation for ZTE and its US ties.
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Furthermore, the ZTE Grand S offers smartphone photography mavens advanced functions for more vivid self-photography and video calling effects.
ENGADGET: ZTE Grand S unveiled: at 6.9mm, it's the 'world's thinnest' 5-inch, 1080p phone
The investigation will focus on alleged unfair trade practices by China's two major network-equipment suppliers, Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp.
As a response to Beijing's state-sponsored hacking, a Congressional committee called network giants Huawei and ZTE national-security risks, and they now face difficulty selling equipment for sensitive applications or acquiring American companies.
It doesn't mean we're going to come away from the show empty-handed: ZTE has confirmed that it will be announcing a 5-inch FHD (1080p) device called the Grand S on January 8th, and it's quite possible that a few other previously unseen products will show up at its booth.
There's also a 30-pin docking port on the bottom edge of the tablet, but ZTE informed us it'd be another month or so before the dock is ready for public consumption.
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The committee, led by Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger, investigated claims by Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE that they were clean companies whose expansion efforts in the U.S. would pose no risk of cyber-espionage or other threats to critical infrastructure.
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