Rabu, 29 Februari 2012

2012 ZTE Optik Tablet Review


Sprint has officially taken the wraps off the ZTE Optik and, as expected, the 7-inch tablet will be landing for a measly $100 on contract. Of course, to hit that price point you'll have to make some sacrifices, like signing up for a two-year agreement and an appropriate data plan. Not to mention you'll have to settle for a 3G connection -- there's no WiMAX or LTE in sight. Underneath the hood is a respectable dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon and 1GB of RAM pushing Honeycomb to the 1280 x 800 screen. There's also the usual Bluetooth and GPS antennas on board, as well as dual cameras (5MP rear and 2MP front-facing), 16GB of storage and a MicroSD slot for adding more. If you're not keen on locking yourself into a two year contract for a CDMA-only device, you can pick up the Swype-sporting tab for $350 obligation-free on the same day -- February 5th. Check out the complete PR after the break.
The phone will be available in Sprint’s network for $99.99 with a 2-year service agreement and the unlocked version costs $349.99. Obviously, the $100 price tag is somewhat misleading as you also need to pay the monthly data plan. The ZTE Optik will connect to carrier’s 3G network instead of WiMAX. Sprint offers four different data plan, 1GB for $19.99, 3GB for $34.99, 6GB for $49.99 and 12GB for 79.99. The ZTE Optik can serve up to five other devices with its built-in tethering feature, however Sprint subscribers need to pay for an extra of $29.99 for tethering plan.
Powered by Android 3.2, Honeycomb, the version of Android designed specifically for tablets, ZTE Optik is a dynamic e-reader, media player and portable computing device. It features a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon® processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and 7-inch capacitive touchscreen that allows the user to get work done or stay entertained surfing the web, playing games and watching videos with Adobe® Flash® enabled websites. It has two cameras – a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera and front-facing 2-megapixel camera that enables video chat.