ZTE, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network offerings, has launched its Android-based handset Lutea, which is available through German network operator E-Plus.
The co-branded Lutea handset is an Android Smartphone that provides a capacitive 3.5inch multi touchscreen with 480×800 megapixels.
The handset features an MP3 player and FM-radio, a 5-megapixel camera, 3GSM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
In addition, the phone also supports a data capacity of up to 32GB, and comes with a 2GB micro SD card inbox and in-built memory of 300 MB.
The company said that the launch of Lutea is the first ZTE-branded handset in the German market, and it has entered into agreements on co-branded and own branded handsets in some European countries.
The mobile smartphone known as Blade in other countries has been made available in more than 20 high-end markets including the UK, France, Finland, Norway, Turkey, Hungary and Japan.
French carrier Bouygues launched two ZTE-branded Android handsets in 2010, Three in the UK offers ZTE F930 with the ZTE logo and in Portugal, the ZTE-branded Bluebelt holds 30 percent of the local Smartphone market.
ZTE vice president Betty Cui said in Europe they have reached a year-on-year increase of 150% in terms of handset shipments and in the UK and France, the sales of handsets in 2010 exceeded 3 million units.
"We are very happy with the launch of our Android device with E-Plus and this partnership will further deepen our very business and relations with the company," Cui said.
"With this device, we want to support our partner in offering cost effective and high quality smartphones to customers, helping to provide innovative mobile services to the German end-users."
