Better than Siri?
Huawei’s not the only Chinese company showing off new smartphones this December – domestic rival ZTE also unveiled their newest smartphone dubbed the Star 2. The main draw for this new phone? Voice commands. While that tech isn’t new, ZTE promises that the Star 2 is able to do more than Google, Apple or Microsoft’s implementation, which includes switching apps, taking photos, playing music and a whole lot more.
ZTE Star 2 specs
- 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 5-inch full HD OGS display, 1920 × 1080 resolution
- 16GB internal storage, expandable via microSD
- 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash
- 5-megapixel front camera
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
- 2,300mAh battery
- Android 4.4.2 KitKat with MiFavor 3.0 UI
ZTE is promising a response time or around 1.2 seconds and a 90% success rate each time you talk to the ZTE Star 2, though that’s a claim that we’d really want to see in action. The hardware isn’t too shabby either – 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 5-inch full HD display, 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and 2GB of RAM plus 16GB of storage. ZTE is pricing the Star 2 at RMB 2,499 in China, or Php 17971.
