ZTE launches the Grand X in London

We're live in London today, where ZTE has announced the Grand X, a new phone with a new processor but an older chipset.

The Grand X is running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which we'd expect from a phone being announced today. (Sorry, but you're going to have to wait a little bit before seeing new phones with Jelly Bean.) It's sporting a 4.3-inch qHD-resolution display (that's 540x960) and is running NVIDIA's dual-core Tegra 2 platform at 1GHz.

It's also got a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera capable of shooting at 720p. The front-facing camera is 0.3MP.

Full specs include:

• Processor: NVIDIA Tegra 2, Dual-core (AP20 Dual Core 1GHz)


• Display Size: 4.3” – 16M QHD (960 x 540)


• Modem: NVIDIA i450 (HSDPA Cat14, 21Mbps)


• Weight: 110g


• Dimensions: 127mmx64.6mmx9.9mm


• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, DLNA


• Camera:  Dual Camera 5MP AF Flash/0.3 MP


• User Memory: 4GB + up to 32GB Micro SD


• RAM: 512 MB


• Storage: 4GB, expandable to 32GB (Micro SD)


• OS: Android 4.0 (ICS)


• Battery: 1650 mAh Li-Ion


• Others: Dolby Mobile Sound / HD Voice / HD video capture and playback / Facetones / Evernote / Documents to go / Tegra Zone (Gaming Marketplace)

It'll be launching with Virgin Media and Phones4U in early August in France, Germany and the UK. You can see that there’s practical value in learning more about ZTE launches the Grand X in London.  Can you think of ways to apply what’s been covered so far?

ZTE Grand X hands-on

We're live in London, where ZTE has just announced its new mid to high-end smartphone for Europe, the Grand X. It's a 4.3-inch device with a qHD screen, and a design that will remind Android enthusiasts of the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus phones. What's also familiar from the Nexus series is the software -- the Grand X runs a near-stock version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (no word on any Jelly Bean update just yet, unfortunately.)

Inside there's a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU, coupled with 512MB. Internal storage is limited to 1.6GB, but there's also a microSD card slot around the back to enable expandable storage. ZTE is pitching this device as a multimedia smartphone for price-conscious buyers, and the specs and price point are well-aligned with this demographic. ZTE says it's looking at a £180-190 price point in the UK, when the Grand X launches on Virgin Media and Phones4U, and it's also loaded with TegraZone games to take advantage of the NVIDIA chip under the hood.

The ZTE Grand X is expected to launch in August in the UK, followed by a wider European launch in France and Germany. Check out our full hands-on demonstration of the Grand X above.

Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you begin to realize that there’s more to ZTE Grand X than you may have first thought.

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