The past few weeks have been very busy for most notable Chinese manufacturers. Meizu, OPPO and Xiaomi have unveiled brand new products to take over the mid-range and top end markets. Looks like, ZTE too is all set to join the party as a new report says that the company may soon unveil three new products in the market. The report does give us a date, and if it turns out to be true, then we’ll see the ZTE Qingyang 3, ZTE Grand S3 and the ZTE Star 2 special edition as soon as tomorrow. And yes, all the models are said to come with a CDMA edition.

The ZTE Grand S2 was the company’s popular flagship smartphone at an affordable price tag. While the report does not put light on the possible specifications of the successor to this phone, we expect a bump up in the specs and software without a significant increase in price. Although, we have not recieved any significant leaks about the phone in the past few weeks, earlier in December some images cropped up online claiming to be the render images of the upcoming flagship. The design looked premium, especially with the special Nano molding technology (NMT) that will reportedly feature on this phone. Moreover, a few set of camera samples too was seen online and according to our initial analysis, they are quite good. Plus, many of the security features of the Grand S2 will end up on this new device, so you will most likely see the ZTE’s patented voice recognition system in this phone too.

Coming to the second model, the ZTE Qingyang 3, the phone will be the successor to the ZTE Qingyang 2. The Qingyang series usually packs in high end specifications at around $500. The same could happen with the phone’s successor. Unfortunately, we don’t have much information about this device, so lets move on to the next one.

The third and the final announcement that could be made tomorrow is the ZTE Star 2 CDMA edition. The company already announced  the phone back in December with full Voice control system. The specifications too were quite good and at $400, the 2300 mAh battery was the only major drawback of the phone. This upcoming CDMA edition too is expected to come with the exact same features. We hope the company will somehow increase the battery in this edition, but that’s probably not going to happen.

Anyways, if this report is indeed true, we don’t have to wait too long for their release. Stay tuned to our website for more updates.

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ZTE has finally made the ZTE Star 2 official. The device will have top of the line specifications and is reportedly the first smartphone capable of full voice recognition controls.

Design wise, ZTE Star 2 retains most of the features as its predecessor. So, the edges on top as well as the bottom are smooth and curved as opposed to the other two sides which have sharp cuts. The front as well as the back are made of glass, which gives it a premium look. The 6.9mm slim profile further adds to its beauty.

Inside, the ZTE Star 2 features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz with 2GB RAM and storage options starting from 16GB. You even have a memory card slot to expand the storage. On the front, there is a 5.0-inch Full HD 1920 x 1080p OGS (One Glass Solution) display. There’s also a 5MP 88 degrees wide angle camera above the screen. The back is adorned by the 13MP camera sensor with dual LED flash. Interestingly, the single speaker on the device is not on the front or the back, but on the left side. As for connectivity, it supports 4G LTE networks too. All these tech specs are powered by the 2300 mAh battery onboard. Star 2 runs on Android 4.4 KitKat OS with MiFavor 3.0 UI on top.

The voice recognition system on the ZTE Star 2 is not just an app, it  integrates voice controls deep inside the device’s hardware. So, you have a number of commands and interfaces which you can use to complete operations just using your voice. This system level integration allows seamless voice control over a wide range of applications. The company claims that the phone can open up multiple apps together using just voice commands.  To make these controls possible as well as practical, the voice recognition system on the device can recognize commands perfectly around 90% of the time. Moreover, its quite fast too as it responds in just 1.2 seconds. The system is smart enough to identify different kinds of voice, such as lyrics of a song, or the commands given while driving.

Given the specifications and the features, ZTE Star 2 does look like an innovative device. Some reports even say that ZTE has incorporated over 1000 pieces of patented technology into this device.

ZTE has also priced the device appropriately. The Star 2 will go on sale for 2499 Yuan which comes to around $400. Although this isn’t the cheapest device you’ll find in the market with such specifications, the voice recognition tech (if it works as promised) should definitely give it an edge over other competitors.

Check out the full gallery of the ZTE Star 2 below.

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One of the major Chinese manufacturers ZTE still have something to show this year. It is the device called Star 2. We just found the photos of the device in the TENNA certification website, revealing the device at its full glory. Check out these photos!

Here we can see the device pictured from almost all  angles. It is the white colour version of the smartphone. On the front of the device we can see a 5.5″ 1080p resolution screen, on top there is a front face camera, which will be with generous 8 mpx of resolution, sensors, ear speaker. On the bottom there is  the signature home button, which can be usually found on ZTE’s sub-brand Nubia phones.

On the back of the smartphone we can see a polycarbonite back shell, where the 13 mpx (most likely Sony sensor) camera sensor with dual tone dual LED flash is installed. Interestingly, there is another thing next to the camera. We are not sure what it is, but logical guess may lead it to something similar like LG G3’s laser focus technology. We will need to wait and see for that.

If we take a look to the sides of the device we can see a volume up and down buttons as well as power button on the right and nothing on the left. The frame seems to be made out of aluminium, which always adds that premium look and feel.

The rest of specs include a quad-core Snapdraggon 801 chip, which is clocked at 2.5 GHz, 4G connectivity, 3 GB of Ram, 16 GB of ROM (we are not sure if the storage is expandable via Micro SD card slot yet), the device measures at 154×77×9.8mm, runs Android 4.4.4 operating system with the customised ZTE skin on top.

The device is expected to cost 1999 Yuan in China, which sound like a very good price for a flagship device like this. International pricing and availability is not yet disclosed.

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