It’s that time of the year where all the big companies are coming out with their big guns to show off to the world what they have got in terms of technology. You guessed it right, it’s the CES.
Coming back to ZTE, the Chinese company has announced two new smartphones at the CES namely ZTE Blade V8 Pro and Project CSX smartphone called Hawkeye. Blade V8 Pro marks the entry of the company’s Blade lineup into the US market. After paying attention to community feedback, Hawkeye was finally unveiled at CES.
Coming to ZTE Blade V8 Pro smartphone first, it sports a 5.5-inch full-HD 1080p display with 401ppi pixel density. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The smartphone is powered by the 2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor coupled with 3GB RAM and Adreno 506 GPU. It comes with 32GB of internal storage that is expandable further via microSD card (up to 128GB) in a hybrid dual-SIM configuration.
The ZTE Blade V8 Pro comes with a dual camera setup consisting of two 13-megapixel lenses that support dual-LED flash, PDAF, face detection, and a dual camera mode that can produce bokeh effect images. It comes with an 8-megapixel front camera with flash for night selfies. The smartphone comes with a 3140mAH battery that supports quick charging and claims to last up to 24 hours of talk time and 23 days of standby time. It runs on Android Marshmallow and runs on a dual SIM setup (Nano+Nano).
Connectivity options include 4G (LTE Cat. 4), Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, GPS, USB Type-C, and NFC. The ZTE Blade V8 Pro weighs 185 grams and is available only in Black Diamond colour option. The smartphone is priced at $229.98 (roughly Rs. 15,700), and the company is currently taking pre-orders. Pre-order customers are entitled to get a Co-Mold Protective Case free. ZTE intends to keep the pre-orders open only till January 17.
Now, coming to Hawkeye smartphone which is a result of entries sent by a number of users across the world to ZTE to make a successful smartphone based on user’s ideas. The company later announced the winning entries – an eye-tracking, self-adhesive smartphone. This eye-tracking tech could attract some gaming enthusiasts. The Hawkeye is still just a concept phone, and the final release could be something we never see at all. ZTE plans to release the community-driven phone sometime in the third-quarter, but it is putting it up on Kickstarter campaign for crowdfunding at $199 (roughly Rs. 13,500) from Thursday.