ZTE, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network offerings, and mobile operator Three, have launched Android 2.1 (Éclair) powered handset Racer.
ZTE and Three’s co-branded handset Racer, combines a 2.8 inches QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 256 MB of internal memory, Bluetooth and 7.2Mbps HSDPA capabilities.
ZTE said that their new handset is aimed at consumers who require access to a wide range of applications.
The Android operating system (OS) allows users to download apps from the Android market with quicklink access to services including Facebook, Spotify, YouTube, Google Maps and Google Talk.
Wu Sa, director of mobile device operations at ZTE, said: "The Racer is ZTE’s next step in making smartphones available to the UK market at prices affordable by the majority of consumers.
"Mobile handsets using Android operating systems are taking a large share of the market and ZTE is investing in the innovative platform with Three to meet customer demand."
