ZTE Pushes for 5G But Has 1.2Gbps

ZTE was promoting a quick introduction of 5G at MWC. It also said that it is working with Velcom of Belarus to deploy the first commericial 5G-ready virtual core network in Belarus. The company was also showing a prototype 5G smartphone that was downloading at 1.2GHz by using 3CC downlink carrier aggregation with 4×4 MIMO and 256QAM modulation.

ZTE’s 5G Prototype Phone is very fast at downloading. Image:Meko

Much of the booth was devoted to the Axon M, dual screen smartphone, which was shown at CES. A new handset at the show was the ZTE Blade V9 and V9 Vita. The V9 has a 5.7″ display and the Vita, a 5.45″ and they are both FullHD+ 18:9 format and with in-cell touch. The screen to body ratio of the V9 is 83.6% Specifications are in the table below but the company was highlighting the low light performance of the rear dual camera and new faster autofocus.

This is the smarller ZTE V9 Vita phone. Image:Meko

The Vita has a Snapdragon 435 processor and runs Android O, while the camera is still a dual unit, the resolutions are 13mp and 2mp. There are two versions with 2GB/16GB or 3GB/32GB.

Pricing in Europe will be €179 for the Vita and €269 for the V9.