ZTE Unveils Two New Smartphones in Barcelona Exhibition

Two new smartphones were introduced by Chinese telecommunications company ZTE on the opening day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Monday, Feb. 22, in Barcelona, Spain, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

The company presented the ZTE Blade V7, a smartphone with a 5.2-inch screen that has a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels and a MT6753 chipset and 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 processor.

According to the report, the ZTE Blade V7 is only 3.5 mm thick at its thinnest point, uses a 2,500 mAh battery and contains both a 13-megapixel and a 5MP camera.

Waiman Lam, from ZTE's marketing department, told Xinhua that the Blade V7 was a mid-range product and was comfortable to use thanks to its "fine" design.

"We are trying to create a bit of everything in order to lead in a market where everyone has different needs," Waiman explained to Xinhua.

The company also presented another version, which is slightly thicker that the Blade V7, the ZTE Blade V7 Lite, which has a 5-inch HD screen. It uses a MTK6735P 1.3GHz processor with 2GB RAM and has an 8MP camera with forward and backward flash.

The Blade V7 Lite has a 2.500 mAh battery and uses the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. The smartphone also has a fingerprint scanner on the back.

According to ZTE, both phones will go on sale in selected markets later in the year.

The report said that the Blade V7 and the Blade V7 Lite were ZTE's second and third products unveiled at the MWC after the company presented the Spro Plus intelligent portable projector on Sunday, Feb. 21.

As described by Waiman, the Spro Plus is "a multifunctional device, which is very useful both for business presentations and also for entertainment."

The 2016 MWC features exhibits of more than 2,100 companies in the spacious 110,000-square meter "Fira Gran Via" exhibition center in Barcelona. More than 95,000 visitors are expected to come to the event before its doors close on Thursday, Feb. 25.