ZTE unveils world's first 5G smartphone at MWC 2017 that achieves 1Gbps download speed: Specifications

ZTE is returning to MWC, Barcelona for the 13th time with the Gigabit Phone, the world’s first smartphone with download speeds reaching up to 1Gbps. ZTE has independently developed Pre5G Giga+ MBB solution and smart devices, onsite visitors witnessed a successful test of download speeds reaching up to 1Gbps on the Gigabit Phone, an indicator of ZTE’s technology strength in the upcoming “5uper Generation”.

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ZTE Gigabit Specifications:

The ZTE Gigabit Phone is powered by 

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile platform with an integrated Snapdragon X16 LTE modem and utilizes a combination of carrier aggregation

- 4x4 MIMO antenna technology, and 256-QAM modulation to achieve LTE download speeds that are up to 10x faster than first generation LTE devices.

Thanks to ZTE’s technology strength in 5G and Pre5G Giga+ MBB solutions, the ZTE Gigabit Phone is three times as powerful at improving data processing capability in the current network. It is the cornerstone of ZTE introducing 5G to 4G networks and providing worldwide carriers with Pre 5G solutions.

Nothing is impossible in future with 5G

In the future, with download speeds up to 1Gbps as a standard, the mobile experience on smart devices will be enhanced to an unimaginable level.

The Gigabit phone will challenge world limits and transform the ultimate pursuit of human senses. The unimaginable speed of up to 1Gbps will improve users’ lifestyles by allowing for 360° panoramic VR video, instant cloud storage, entertainment upgrades and the fast cache of ultra Hi-Fi music and movies, and instant APP, which removes the need for download or installation of applications.

The introduction of ZTE’s Gigabit-class mobile phone marks an important cornerstone for the 5G mobile era. This phone is not only revolutionizing communication, but also revolutionizing human connectivity with a new standard of speed, bringing a qualitative leap to a new world of mobile experience.