The idea of a modular handset is not new at all, where just a couple of months back, we talked about the Phonebloks concept that certainly stoked the interest of many. Well, it seems that China-based ZTE Corporation might be on to something this time around with a conceptual idea of a possible modular smartphone. This conceptual device is known as the ZTE Eco-Mobius, and it sure as heck does seem to look pretty sweet, even picking up Red Dot Design Award along the way. Right at the heart of the Eco-Mobius, it will feature a quartet of main modules – the display, core, camera and battery.
It is different from Phonebloks as it does not use snap-on modules, but rather, you slide in the Eco-Mobius modules slide into place using tracks. The various components within each module including the CPU, GPU and RAM can also be attached magnetically. Everything about the ZTE Eco-Mobius has been specially designed to be replaceable and swappable so that wastage is reduced. One thing is for sure, this is one conceptual smartphone that we would like to see make a debut in the real world, and hopefully, at an affordable price point, too. ZTE, are you listening in on our cries?
ZTE Eco-Mobius Concept Modular Smartphone original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Word on the street has it that ZTE has a new high-end phone in the works called the ZTE nubia 5S. According to the reports, the handset has been pegged for an announced at the end of the year, but it seems that ZTE has decided to make the announcement a little earlier and has since started to send out invites to a ZTE event that has been scheduled for the 19th of November, as pictured above in the event invitation received by the folks at CtechCN.com.
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The folks over at Cricket Wireless, while they are not exactly the largest and most notable of all mobile carriers over in the US, has just announced that they will be offering a spanking new mid-range budget oriented smartphone that they call the ZTE Source. Do not get me wrong, ZTE has come up with its fair share of high end models in the past, but this time around, it seems that they are about to enter mid-range territory. Never mind about rumors circulating in the past of the carrier which is set to be picked up by AT&T, although on the flip side, that could also mean more premium smartphones headed in the direction of Cricket Wireless.
ZTE, one of the smartphone manufacturers from China who are now starting to make its presence felt worldwide, has mentioned that they have plans to introduce a new flagship device for the masses later this November. This particular flagship smartphone will run on the Snapdragon 800 processor, and will obviously target the high end market. If the name Nubia sounds familiar to you, that is because right now, the ZTE Nubia Z5 and Nubia Z5 Mini have been released already, so it is not surprising to see them concentrate on the Nubia name to introduce a new flagship this November at best, and early December at worst.
Boost Mobile has just announced that they will have yet another 4G capable smartphone on offer, where it will come in the form of the ZTE Warp 4G. The ZTE Warp 4G might seem familiar to some, that is because it is the updated version of last year’s smartphone that will also come with support for Sprint’s LTE 4G network. The ZTE Warp 4G will be powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice, which means it will be far from a flagship device that can challenge other top line handsets from different manufacturers.
