ZTE Grand X bringing dual-core Ice Cream Sandwich to thrifty shoppers

Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has just ripped the wrappers off its latest handset – and it’ll be one of the more affordable dual-core Android phones on the market.

Powered by a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, the ZTE Grand X sports Ice Cream Sandwich, a 960 x 540 4.3-inch screen, 4GB of built-in storage, Dolby Mobile Sound and a 5-megapixel camera. By the looks of it, ZTE has kept Android fairly close to its stock look, but there is a social media app called Facetones, which keeps your mates’ updates in one place.

And the price? Well, the Grand X is hitting Virgin Mobile and Phones 4U in early August, and Virgin will be offering it for £190 on PAYG or £24 a month on contract; existing Virgin customers can get their mitts on it for as little as £19 a month. Look out for our full review soon.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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