ZTE Light Tab II hits the UK

ZTE rides forward in the world of highly affordable Android-powered tablets with their latest release, the Light Tab II. Retailing for £235 a pop, this spanking new tablet will come with a 7″ touchscreen display, running on a 1.4GHz single-core processor while having 4GB of internal memory that can be further expanded by a microSD memory card slot. At the back lies a 3-megapixel shooter, while in front there is a 0.3-megapixel camera which caters for your video call needs. With Android 2.3 Gingerbread running in the background, the ZTE Light Tab II will come with an integrated FM radio, and will play nice on GSM, UMTS and HSPA networks. Tipping the scales at a mere 402 grams, it is highly portable, and will come preloaded with apps such as Google Talk and YouTube to get you connected and entertained right out of the box.

ZTE V9A Light Tab II officially announced for the UK

Last month the UK retailer Clove informed us of the existence of the ZTE V9A Light Tab II, which it started taking pre-orders for. This is a rather affordable 7-inch Android tablet with 3G connectivity built in. Unfortunately, it runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which is an OS version designed with phones, not tablets, in mind. And it's unlikely to ever be updated to anything else. Still, for a 3G-enabled 7-inch tablet the £234.99 price isn't that bad. The ZTE Light Tab II is still up for pre-order at Clove, with shipping projected to start in late February or early March. Today though, ZTE has decided to officially announce the Light Tab II for the UK. Apparently the tablet is already on sale in Spain, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. The press release that the Chinese company has put out doesn't go into any details regarding a possible release date in Blighty. The ZTE Light Tab II will have a 7-inch 1024x600 touchscreen, a 1.4 GHz single-core processor, 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of built-in storage, microSD card support, a 3.2 MP rear camera, a 0.3 MP front-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, and a 3,400 mAh battery.

ZTE V9A Light Tab 2 Coming to UK

If you do not mind buying a Gingerbread device and you live in the United Kingdom, well good news! The ZTE V9A Light Tab 2 is now available in Great Britain. This tablet sports a 7-inch TFT LCD capacitive touch screen with 1.4GHz single-core Qualcomm MSM8255 processor, Android 2.3, dual cameras (3MP at the back; 0.3MP in the front), FM radio, WiFi, 3G connectivity (no word on service provider), and a battery life that lasts up to 5.5 hours while movie watching. Also included is the 4GB internal storage with a microSD slot for expanded memory. It comes pre-installed with popular apps like YouTube and Google Talk. No word on whether the device can be upgraded into Ice Cream Sandwich. The ZTE V9A Light Tab 2 is also available in Spain, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.

7-inch ZTE Optik tablet now available at Sprint for $99.99

Sprint has a new affordable Android tablet in its lineup ready to be ordered. After being officially announced a few days ago, the ZTE Optik is now up for grabs at the Now Network. The ZTE Optik has a 7-inch touchscreen, a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of built-in storage space, a 5 MP rear camera, a 2 MP front-facing camera, microSD card support, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 4,000 mAh battery. It runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb.

Sprint to release ZTE V55 tablet in early 2012

It looks like Sprint has another tablet up its sleeve - unfortunately we'll have to wait until next year to find out what it is. According to a recently leaked roadmap, the company has got a ZTE V55 Tablet that's slated to arrive in Q1 2012.

The folks over at Engadget spotted a ZTE tablet earlier this year at the CTIA and it's been speculated to be the ZTE V55 since it was an unnamed device then. The tablet is said to have a 10.1″ 1280 x 800 display, a 1.2GHz processor, Android Honeycomb, front and rear cameras and a 6800mAh battery. But devices shown at CTIA are supposed to be released in the second half of this year, which is earlier than the date on the leaked roadmap, and the device that was spotted at CTIA was said to be LTE-compatible, something that Sprint is not.

With no other leads, I guess the tablet might stay a mystery until we get closer to 2012 - hopefully Mr. Blurrycam or some other helpful tipsters would have leaked the information by then.
source: Ubergizmo

ZTE Light Plus Android 2.3 tablet to cost “less than €250″

Another Android tablet from ZTE has been revealed in Europe, with the ZTE Light Plus getting a similar “hands on” treatment to the one the ZTE Light Pro received last week. The Light Plus is a more advanced model internally, coming with Android 2.3.3 onboard and a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor.

The 7″ screen runs at a slightly disappointing resolution of 800×480, but it is capacitive and…

…according to French site GPS and Co, ZTE says the Light Plus will arrive for an unsubsidised price of under €250 – which is about £220 at today's exchange rates. Not bad, but odd that even the mighty ZTE can't undercut the Advent Vega when it comes to making a capacitive tablet.

Link via Unwired View.

ZTE Light Pro 7-inch Android Froyo tablet launches in Spain

Let's get something clear right from the start: I don't understand why anyone would buy a tablet running Android 2.2 Froyo in 2011. The ZTE Light Pro (which may or may not be a redone ZTE Light) is such an offering, and what it lacks OS-wise (Honeycomb has been out for a while now, ZTE!) it makes up in price.

The ZTE Light Pro is available from Movistar in Spain. It's got a 7-inch touchscreen, a 600 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 512 MB of ROM, 3G, microSD support, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a 3 MP camera, and a 1440 mAh battery.

The tablet has been sold by Movistar for about a month, and you can get it for free if you get a €49 per month data plan. If you'd rather get a cheaper, €39 per month data package, you'll need to pay €19 for the ZTE Light Pro upfront. Business customers pay up to €119 for the tablet, depending on which contract they choose to sign up for.

So here's the lowdown: the ZTE Light Pro impresses through price alone. The specs are mediocre at best, the operating system version it runs is designed for phones, not tablets… on the other hand, it's cheap. So if you're in Spain and absolutely must have a tablet, regardless of its performance, you probably could look at this and find it interesting. If so, just go to Movistar and order yourself one.
source: Unwired View

Affordable ZTE Light Plus Android Gingerbread tablet coming soon (video)

ZTE has yet another 7-inch Light tablet, this time called ZTE Light Plus. Unlike the Light and Light Pro, the ZTE Light Plus runs Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

Apart from the upgraded OS, the ZTE Light Plus also brings better specs (although nothing out of the ordinary): HSDPA, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headset jack, 1GB of ROM, 512MB of RAM, 1GHz Qualcomm QSD8255 processor, 3.2MP camera, and MicroSD card support. The screen's resolution has remained unchanged, though: 800 x 480.

The new tablet should become available across Europe in September, for only €250 (about $365).
source: Unwired View

ZTE Light Pro 7″ Android tablet released by Spanish network Movistar

Fulfilling our “euro” remit this month we have some photos from Spanish Android news site Paratuandroid, which has got its hands on the ZTE Light Pro tablet. The Light Pro runs Android 2.2, features a 600MHz Qualcomm processor, and our A-Level Spanish (assisted by Google Translate) tells us its using capacitive screen technology.

Sounds like a possible entry level tablet winner from the Chinese tech maker. It's out in Spain, exclusively via Movistar at the moment. If you're planning a holiday…

We've dug up an old press release regarding the ZTE Light Pro, just in case you'd like to read a little on its background. Nowhere else seems to be selling it as yet. And Telefonica owns Movistar. Telefonica also owns O2 in the UK, so you never know…

Telefónica and ZTE Unveil The New Light Pro, The First Mass Market Tablet

Movistar to exclusively sell new tablet device from May in Spain

· ZTE, the world’s fourth largest mobile phone maker, is aiming to conquer the Spanish market with a high specification tablet which will be available via Telefónica, whose objective is to popularise tablet use among all its customers.

· The device, which runs on the Android™ 2.2 operating system, offers a host of multimedia features at an unbeatable price (between 0 and 19 euros for individuals with contract). This makes it appealing to a wide range of customers.

· The new tablet includes an Android application specifically designed for the Mutua Madrid Open which provides information on the players, statistics and a match schedule for the tournament in real time.

· ZTE will install more than 150 Light Pro tablets in VIP boxes at the tournament so that guests can access information on the tournament and savour the experience of using the equipment.

04 May 2011, Shenzhen – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced Telefónica and ZTE unveiled the new Light Pro tablet which combines Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity with impressive multimedia capabilities at an appealing price. Movistar will sell the Light Pro tablets exclusively in Spain from May for between 0 and 19 euros for individuals and 0 and 119 euros for businesses, with contract, making modern tablet computing available to all its consumer and business customers.

In launching this product, ZTE is adding a high-end product to Telefónica’s range which is of significant strategic value. The ZTE Light Pro, a 7-inch tablet which runs on the Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system, is the first of a series of high-quality products at competitive prices with which Movistar is aiming to popularise tablet use and raise awareness of the possibilities they offer for all kinds of applications.

Both new customers and those migrating from other companies and switching from prepaid to contract will be able to acquire the new tablet for € 0 by signing up to an Internet Maxi flat-rate plan (€49 /month) or for €19 with the Internet Plus flat-rate plan (€39/month). Business customers will pay between 0 and 119 euros depending on the type of data and voice contract for which they sign up.

Thanks to the operator’s points-based loyalty programme, anyone who is already a Movistar customer will be able to acquire the tablet on very advantageous terms depending on points accumulated and plan type.

ZTE, technological partner of the Mutua Madrid Open, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, has incorporated into the device an application specifically developed for this tournament which provides official statistics, player information and match schedules in real time. This means that tennis fans and sports information professionals will have an ally in the new Light Pro, which can supply information instantaneously and keep them up to date with tournament news.

The launch gives tablets a prominent position in Telefónica’s portfolio and underlines the pivotal role they will play over the coming years in the online devices market, a sector whose rapid growth is being driven by the surge in new services and technologies that can enhance users’ lives and boost business productivity.

The Light Pro tablet boasts a sophisticated design and delivers optimum user experience as a compact, easy-to-use device with a 7-inch HVGA touch screen, permitting continuous web browsing and allowing a large number of widgets and apps to be accessed from the display

The ZTE Light Pro offers exciting multimedia features and a plethora of entertainment options thanks to more than 150,000 Android apps. It also has a 3 megapixel camera, and built-in GPS means it can also be used as a navigation device.

Users will satisfy all their needs in terms of entertainment and continuous connectivity to social networks as the tablet comes with YouTube, Facebook and Twitter preloaded and has the most popular Google™ applications such as YouTube™, Gmail™ and Google Maps™ installed by default. All this can be enjoyed at any time thanks to the connectivity provided by Wi-Fi and the tablet’s 3G connection.

The Light Pro can be synchronised with a PC using the USB cable included in order to exchange emails and update calendars and tasks. Users can also share photos, songs, videos and other files with their friends via Bluetooth®.
source: Eurodroid