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Amidst all of the MWC 2014 madness that will see major releases from all of the big players such as Nokia, Samsung, and LG among others, there will be some of the other smaller players such as ZTE of China. Granted, China is the country with the world’s largest population of over 1 billion easily, and if you were to control just a small percentage of the local market alone, it would be easy to say that you have it made to live a comfortable life for the rest of your days on earth. The thing is, there are always new horizons to conquer, and it seems that the ZTE Geek with Tizen OS has been rumored to arrive at MWC 2014. (more…)

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When we first caught a glimpse of the ZTE Geek in Beijing, it was merely an awkwardly named prototype. Now, it looks like the smartphone with “Intel Inside” will soon be ready for primetime — in China, anyway. It boasts the same Clover Trail+ processor as the Lenovo K900, but with pared-down features that help it achieve a lower price point. The phone’s outfitted with Android (Jelly Bean), a 5-inch 1,080 x 720 pixel display, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 1-megapixel front cam, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage space. Clearly, it’s not the most tricked-out phone there is, but its price might entice people to try it out. The ZTE Geek will make an exclusive arrival at Jingdong Mall on July 25th, where it’ll retail for ¥1,888 ($307). If you despise cables and your wallet can take a hit, you can also get one bundled with a wireless charging kit for ¥2,288 ($372).

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Via: Engadget Chinese (translated)

Source: ZTE (Sina Weibo)

While Intel had initially planned to break into the mobile scene by releasing mobile chipsets of their own, perhaps to compete against the likes of NVIDIA and Qualcomm, there hasn’t been that many Intel phones out there compared to Qualcomm and NVIDIA devices yet, and the ones that are available aren’t terribly impressive. However ZTE seems to have an Intel device up their sleeves called the ZTE Geek which the folks at Engadget spotted at IDF in Beijing.

Featuring a 2GHz Clover Trail+ Atom processor, the ZTE Geek, apart from its rather weird naming, does appear to sport some pretty decent specs worthy of smartphones these days. The device will come with a 5” Gorilla Glass display and an 8MP rear-facing camera, a 1MP front-facing camera, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, and the typical connectivity such as Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, and GPS. The design of the device is really nothing to shout about, but according to ZTE, this prototype unit was rushed in order to make the IDF exhibition, so hopefully the final retail until will prove to be more exciting. What do you guys think? Would the ZTE Geek be an Intel smartphone worthy of your attention and money?

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