It’s a day of budget handsets, today, which points to a Mobile World Congress of more of the same. Moments after ZTE has unveiled its Mimosa X handset, Samsung has just rolled out refreshed Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Mini handsets. Hang on, though: today’s budget phones are starting to outrank yesterday’s flagships… Read more
ZTE has officially lifted the lid on the Mimosa X, a 4.3-inch Android handset with specs nearly mirroring that of the Samsung Galaxy S2, albeit with a slight whiff of the budget market about it. Is it the sort of solid, mid-range Android handset that could really clean up? Read more
Over the next month, two new Windows Phones are set to go on sale in the UK: the colourful Nokia Lumia 710 and budget priced ZTE Tania. Neither alone will likely change the status quo at gunpoint, but they point to an extremely useful plan B that Microsoft has been working on: getting the price – and the experience – down to compete with the cheapest Android smartphones out there right now.
According to figures from industry analysts IDC, the budget mobile manufacturer ZTE has overtaken Apple in terms of the number of products shipped annually, having sold 12 million phones in 2011. It now represents five per cent of the smartphone market all by itself, and has big plans for the future… Read more
Good news! Windows Phone 7 Mango, the first major update for Microsoft’s smartphone OS, has reached a major milestone. The company has announced on the Windows Phone Blog that the Mango has hit the Release To Manufacturing (RTM) stage which means it’s now in the hands of carriers and phone makers including Nokia, HTC, LG, Samsung, Dell, ZTE and Fujitsu.
The move means Windows Phone 7 Mango, which Microsoft previewed back in May, is still on course to arrive in the autumn. The Fujitsu IS12T has also been confirmed as the first phone in the world arriving with Windows Phone 7 Mango. It’ll get a Japanese launch in September. While we’re unlikely to get our hands on that phone, expect to see lots of details on new Windows Phone 7 Mango devices leaking over the next few weeks.
Check out our Windows Phone 7 Mango preview for a rundown of all the new features.
Out Autumn | £TBC | Windows Phone blog
They may not be household names – yet – but these Chinese companies have been behind some of the biggest selling phones of recent memory. And now they’re getting more of a foothold in the UK, pretty soon you really won’t be able to avoid them.
So what’s the secret to their success? What can we expect them to do next? And how are they shaping our mobile landscape? Read on to find out all about the companies you can’t afford not to know.
