ZTE confirms Grand Era LTE release, 5-inch phablet rumored

12/20, 6:01am

Rumor claims Nubia Z5 to reach China on December 21st

Images and specifications of a new low-resolution 5-inch phone-tablet from ZTE has been leaked. The budget-level phablet comes at the same time as rumors that ZTE's Nubia Z5 will be released in China on December 21st, as well as an official announcement of the company's first dual-mode Grand Era LTE smartphone in Hong Kong.

First live images of China's ZTE Nubia Z5 flagship

11/12, 12:20pm

Nubia Z5 will be thinner than iPhone's 5

The first live image of ZTE's Nubia Z5 flagship smartphone introduced at the end of October has now been offered, thanks to China's CNMO. Along with the image, the source got some information about the handset, including that it will ship in Asia in December. The phone's body was reportedly styled in Italy, and a side-by-side comparison to Apple's iPhone 5 reveals it is slightly thinner.