ZTE Windows Phone Spotted

Well, I'm getting tired of this. Actually I'm not. By 'it' I'm referring to the leak of another Windows Phone handset. This time it's ZTE.


A picture of their latest handset has been found on the weibo account of the General Manager of Mobile Communications, ZTE. The source is as legitimate as a source can be.

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Mango season in Asia


A few differences are there between this image and the one displayed at the WorldWide Partners Conference a few weeks ago. The handset has received a coat of paint, this time white. The Windows Phone logo in the front has been replaced by a ZTE logo and a proximity sensor has been spotted beside it. It's too small to be a secondary camera which is expected to be a  requirement for future Windows Phone handsets.

Not much else is known. This also appears to be a Japan headed handset. The weibo account has another picture which sort of conforms that the photo above wasn't of a  dummy's. I don't know Japanese but I expect it to be the calendar application or possibly ZTE's customization to Windows Phone.






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By Sameer

ZTE bringing Mango powered Windows Phone devices to Europe in Q3

According to Reuters, ZTE Corp, one of the three new OEMs for Windows Phone, plans to launch Mango powered Windows Phone devices in Third quarter of this year. Mango was officially unveiled last night at a VIP conference. Complete coverage here.

ZTE is China's no.2 handset maker and 4th largest in the world hence ZTE's push is extremely essential for Windows phone growth. Currently, ZTE is already working on Mango based smartphones and plans to keep the Q3 launch limited to Europe which is surprising. I would have loved to see these devices come pouring in Asia this year. Can we expect cheaper handsets coming from ZTE? We'll soon find out. 

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