ZTE announces two Ice Cream Sandwich handsets for Mobile World Congress

ZTE just beat most manufacturers to the punch by announcing a duo of Ice Cream Sandwich-touting smartphones a full week before Mobile World Congress kicks off. The ZTE PF200 and ZTE N910 will feature 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz processors respectively and both feature LTE support.

The PF200 gets a qHD display measuring 4.3-inches as well as an 8MP rear camera with  front-facing camera. It also carries UMTS and GSM compatibility, Bluetooth 2.1, and NFC. The N910 is a CDMA/EVDO device with an 800 x 480 display and 5MP rear camera. For a few more details, peep the press release below. For all the details, check back next week when we will be reporting live from MWC in Barcelona.

ZTE to Announce Two New LTE Handsets at Mobile World Congress

New LTE handsets to have 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz chipsets

Mobile World Congress 2012

SHENZHEN, China–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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, is planning to launch two new LTE handsets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz chipsets at the forthcoming Mobile World Congress telecoms industry show in Barcelona.

The PF200 smart phone will have a 4.3 inch QHD capacitive touch screen, with an 8MP camera and 1080p front facing camera for video calling. The handset will work across all the main LTE, UMTS and GSM spectrums, and will come with Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, WiFi, A-GPS, digital living network alliance (DLNA) compatibility, mobile high-definition link (MHL) for connecting to home audio and video devices, and near field communications (NFC) capability.

The N910 handset will work across LTE FDD, CDMA and EVDO spectrums. It has a WVGA (800 x 480) capacitive touch screen, with 5MP autofocus and flash camera with a 1080p front facing camera for video calling. Features will include GPOS, WiFi, Bluetooth and DLNA capability.

“These LTE devices are the fore-runners of a wide range of LTE devices ZTE will bring to the market in the coming months, and as more and more LTE networks come on stream,” said Mr. He Shiyou, Executive Vice President and Head of the Terminal Division of ZTE. “They will be feature products – among a very wide range of devices on display at the ZTE stand at Mobile World Congress 2012.”

ZTE will be on stand B145 in Hall 8 at Mobile World Congress 2012 which takes place at the Fira exhibition site in Barcelona, Spain from March 27-30.