Joining the likes of Oppo, Sharp and HTC, ZTE is now preparing a 5+ inch device with a Full HD resolution. Although the company had some image problems recently, with US authorities accusing both Huawei and ZTE of espionage for China, the brand continues its expansion with this new product. They’ve just teased the mystery 5.9 inch phablet in the picture below.
The picture was posted on the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, called Weibo. This is a Windows Phone model, a rather bulky one that frankly doesn’t look as if it had a screen bigger than the Galaxy Note II. As you can see the device is available in black and white and aside from the picture and diagonal size, we have few details. The different between ZTE and its rivals would be the pricing, that’s usually below the average for smartphones and other gear like that.
The strange thing here is that currently Microsoft doesn’t offer official support for 1080p resolutions on its Windows Phone platform, going only up to 720p right now. Coders are claiming that the underlying Windows Phone 8 kernel is able to reach Full HD with minor tweaks, that unlock that resolution. So, does this mean ZTE, a Chinese company was allowed to play with WP8, the product of an American company? It would be strange in light of the US accusations…
