ZTE Grand Era V985: Price, Specs, Features and Availability in the Philippines

ZTE Corporation recently announced the availability of ZTE Grand Era V985, the world’s slimmest quad-core smartphone together with the ZTE Grand X LTE (T82), a 4.3” dual-core smartphone powered by Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the Philippines. More about the ZTE Grand Era V985 after the jump.

The Grand Era V985 is ZTE’s latest flagship smartphone offering some historical breakthroughs in handsets such as a PC-class Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core CPU and operates on the advanced Android 4.0 platform upgradeable to Android OS Jelly Bean. It also has 3D acceleration capacity, an 8M-pixel BSI AF HD camera and a 4.5-inch HD retina screen at a resolution of 1280×720.

With an average thickness of 8.6mm, it is currently the world’s thinnest available quad-core handset in the market. The Grand Era also adheres to an expert-class hardware and software safety protection standard called “Palm Manager,” which was independently developed by ZTE.

“The Grand Era has opened the door to the quad-core era for ZTE smartphones,” said by Mr.James Chen Yi, the President of ZTE Philippines. “We believe this product will produce a butterfly effect across the industry and market.”

The addition of Grand Era to the current line-up of ZTE smartphones is expected to strengthen the position of ZTE brand as a serious player in the local mobility business. Early this quarter, MSI-ECS, the exclusive distributor of ZTE mobile in the Philippines also announced the Grand Series line-up: Kis V970; Blade III V889M; and Grand X V970M.

“The Grand Series has many distinguishable features that set it apart from other smartphones in Philippine market. The handsets are high-quality yet price competitive which satisfy the demand for high-quality and affordable smartphones across the country, “said Mr. James Chen Yi.

ZTE Grand Era V985 Specifications
4.5-inch HD (720x1280) IPS capacitive display (326ppi)
1.5GHz NVidia Tegra 3 Quad Core processor
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
ULP GeForce GPU
1GB of RAM
4GB of internal storage
microSD card slot up to 32GB
8MP auto-focus BSI camera with LED flash
1080p Full HD video recording
1.3MP front-facing camera
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
microUSB / 3.5mm audio jack
HSDPA, HSUPA
GPS with A-GPS support
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
133 x 66 x 8.6mm (dimension)
110g (weight)
Price: Php14,999 (Indicative price)
Availability/ Release Date: Q1 2013!

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