February 21, 2012 — NVIDIA and ZTE today announced the ZTE Mimosa X, the first smartphone to be powered both by the NVIDIA ®Tegra ® application processor and its Icera® modem, which came to NVIDIA through its Icera acquisition in mid-2011. “The ZTE Mimosa X is exciting for a few reasons,” said Michael Rayfield, General Manager of the Mobile business at NVIDIA. “The Mimosa X marks the first time NVIDIA technology powers all the major processors in a single smartphone, and also the first time a premium mobile computing experience is coming to the mainstream smartphone market.” The Mimosa X is powered by the NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor, featuring a dual-core CPU and GeForce® GPU, and the NVIDIA Icera 450 HSPA+ modem, comprising baseband and RF processors, featuring excellent throughput and low power. It will run Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0), feature a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) screen, rear 5 MP and front cameras, and 4 GB of storage expandable to 32 GB. The ZTE Mimosa X will deliver super multimedia capabilities, including advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP), Dolby sound, digital living network alliance (DLNA) compatibility for easy sharing of content, HD video record and play, dual microphones, and built-in gyroscope. The Mimosa X will be launched around Q2 2012. Positioned squarely for the mainstream market, it brings new levels of performance and connectivity to this large segment of users. Consumers will now be able to use a mainstream smartphone to experience the same speedy web browsing, smooth multitasking, and HD video, as well as console-quality gaming with TegraZone, that was previously available only in high-end phones. TegraZone™ is NVIDIA’s free Android Market app that showcases the best games optimised for the Tegra processor. The NVIDIA Icera 450 supports up to 21Mbps category 14 HSPA+ with fast downloads in fading channels, IceClear™ interference cancellation technology for even faster throughput at the cell edge and advanced Release 7 features for an ultra-low latency network response.
that's the thing you see. we see it, but their product manager doesn't! they had to demo it at every htc product launch event i attended. Why are they so proud of their weather widget? HTC One X prematurely pictured? - SlashGear see!! AGAIN! Also, how many clocks do we need? there is already one in the notification bar. one is enough!
Since stock Android OS is actually pretty good, HTC only has the clock to differentiate their products! And I can't understand the obesssion with big screen. Who has pants with pockets so big??? I bought HTC mostly for the XDA community, that's why my old HD2 is still relevant today thanks to them!
You think so too? I think it's getting ridiculous how much bigger smartphones are getting. Don't forget the extra bulk added by the almost necessary case.
I hate the slim design of these phones. Since these are touch screens, the only way to hold the phone is by grabbing both sides, and just look at how thin phones are these days, 8mm? And now they are going for tapered design... What the heck is the consumer thinking? Big screen and ultra thin profile is not the way to go IMO.
Yeah, don't feel natural in the hand. For example, I actually prefer the feel of the iPhone 3GS over the new iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4S felt too angular and a tad too thin (and fragile!). But now with the Mophie battery case, it feels much better even though it's a little bulkier.
