ZTE's Grand S makes a grand entrance in the US

ZTE USA, the fastest-growing smartphone provider in the United States, today announced the US pricing and availability of the award-winning Grand S, a beautifully crafted smartphone decorated with the 2013 iF International Design Award.

First introduced globally at CES 2013, the 0.27-inch Grand S is ZTE's slimmest smartphone available in the United States, and is compatible for use with GSM/UMTS carriers. The phone is available for pre-order on Saturday, 5 October, with an MSRP of $399.99, through Amazon and other channels.

With a large, eye-catching, five-inch display and 13 megapixel camera, the Grand S caters to today's design-conscious consumer by providing the perfect combination of aesthetics and technology. Its quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and use of several MiFavor applications designed by ZTE, provide the brains behind the elegant uni-body design, capturing true user demands.

"For many consumers, technology and design are inseparable. Today's higher-end smartphones must be both physically and emotionally compelling, and the Grand S offers this winning combination of form and function," said Lixin Cheng, Chairman and CEO of ZTE USA. "We've been looking forward to bringing the Grand S to the US since we announced the device at CES. Our goal is to launch more products like this in the future."

ZTE Grand S technical specifications include:

* OS: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
* Display: 5" FHD (1920 x 1080), 440 ppi with scratch-resistant glass
* Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with 1.5GHz quad-core CPUs
* Cameras: 13 megapixels Auto Focus with Flash, and 2 megapixels front-facing camera
* Battery: 1780 mAH
* Dimensions: 5.59" x 2.72" x 0.27"
* Memory: 16GB in ROM, 2GB in RAM

For additional information on the ZTE Grand S features, please visit www.zteusa.com/grands.html.