| Since May 7, it is possible to acquire from Bouygues | | | | adjust to the screen, whether the phone is hold |
| Telecom in France, the latest high-end model from | | | | vertically or horizontally. The ZTE Link integrates |
| ZTE. | | | | music, video, photos and audio players. The micro |
| Called ZTE Link, it is also the first ZTE model | | | | USB port allows the Link to be easily connected to a |
| imported into France running Android OS. As | | | | PC for file transfer or battery charging. |
| mentioned by Emmanuel Rousseau, the Director for | | | | Finally, the fact that the Link is running an Android |
| terminals in France, the ZTE Link aim is to | | | | operating system (version 1.6), this makes it |
| democratize Android cell phones in France. At 149 | | | | compatible with more than 10,000 applications |
| in prepaid, or 1 in a pack, ZTE has good | | | | available for example at Android Market or Androlib. |
| chances to succeed. | | | | The ZTE Link casing uses plastics which are similar to |
| Despite the tight price ZTE Link is a well equipped | | | | the HTC Touch 3G's one. Although some of the |
| mobile phone. It has a very reactive 2.8-inch resistive | | | | photos show the Link in white, Bouygues Telecom |
| touch screen of 320x240 pixels. The processor, a | | | | offers it only in black. Its dimensions are rather small: |
| Qualcomm MSM7227 clocked at 600MHz, has an | | | | 102 x 55 x 14.5 mm and with a weight of 104 grams, |
| internal memory of 120MB and comes with a 2GB | | | | it is lighter than most other Smartphone's. The 3 |
| memory card to store multimedia files (pictures, | | | | controls (home, menu, back), bellow the screen, are |
| MP3s, videos). This memory can be extended to 8 | | | | sensitive, the 2 steps button bellow is mechanical. |
| GB by adding a microSD card. The Link is quad bands | | | | The volume button is located on the right side of the |
| and works on the 3G+ networks, which allows | | | | cell phone. |
| surfing at an average speed of 1.2 Mbps (7.2 Mbps | | | | Our first impression concerning the ZTE Link is |
| maximum). It also has Bluetooth and WiFi to surf for | | | | positive. The casing, the call reception and the |
| free in one of the numerous hot spot available | | | | emission are good and the screen is very responsive, |
| around the planet. The A-GPS is used in combination | | | | but lacks of brightness in daylight. |
| with Google Maps. The camera is a 3.2 megapixels, | | | | ZTE managed to provide an Android phone with a |
| which is quite satisfying given the price of the | | | | good performance for an entry-level price. |
| terminal. The built in accelerometer, allows photos, | | | | Competition should start to worry and for ZTE it is |
| videos and the digital keyboard to automatically | | | | only the beginning. |