ZTE Announces Three New Android Smartphones

It looks like ZTE, a little-known Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer with a fledgling consumer electronics arm, is looking to beat Samsung at its own game, which is to say, release more or less the exact same phone in various screen sizes.

The company is already making inroads in Europe with its recently released Blade series, and today the company announced the Blade Q series, with three handsets ranging in size from 4 to 5 inches and running on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

"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,” said Mr AO Wen, general manager of the ZTE handset European operation office in a press statement. “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."

Specific release dates were not provided, but the company is likely to confirm those details in the coming days. In the meantime, feel free to enjoy the specs.

ZTE Blade Q Specs

OS: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Dimensions: 135 x 67 x 9.5mm

Screen size: 4.5 inches

Camera: 5 megapixels with flash/0.3 megapixel front-facing camera

Networks: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz

Battery: 1800 mAh Lithium-Ion battery

Chipset: 1.3 GHz dual-core MTK processor

Memory: 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage

Connectivity: GPS, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0

ZTE Blade Q Mini Specs

OS: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Dimensions: 125.5 x 63.9 x 8.9mm

Screen size: 4 inches

Camera: 5 megapixels with flash

Networks: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz

Battery: 1500 mAh Lithium-Ion battery

Chipset: 1.3 GHz dual-core MTK processor

Memory: 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage

Connectivity: GPS, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0

ZTE Blade Q Maxi Specs

OS: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Dimensions: 143 x 72 x 9.1mm

Screen size: 5 inches

Camera: 5 megapixels with flash/0.3 megapixel front-facing camera

Networks: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz | UMTS 900/2100 MHz

Battery: 2000 mAh Lithium-Ion battery

Chipset: 1.3 GHz dual-core MTK processor

Memory: 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage

Connectivity: GPS, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0