ZTE to unveil 5-inch full-HD Grand S smartphone at CES

ZTE is set to unveil a new high-end smartphone, the ZTE Grand S, at CES 2013 in Las Vegas on January 8.

In line with what is likely to become a trend with most flagship devices in 2013, the highlight of the ZTE Grand S is expected to be its 5-inch full-HD display. CNET dug out the information from the exhaustive schedule put up on the CES website.

"Be the first to see the brand new Grand S, ZTE's flagship handset in its high-end Grand Series of products. ZTE's first FHD smartphone is also the world's thinnest for 5 inch FHD smartphones. Made of ceramic and featuring traditional Chinese style, the Grand S is the perfect phone for the fashionable set."

The only full-HD smartphone out there in the market right now is from HTC. The smartphone is available under the names HTC J Butterfly, HTC Droid DNA and HTC Butterfly across various markets. However, as mentioned earlier, 2013 is set to be the year of full-HD phones, with flagships from Samsung and LG expected to feature big displays with 1080p resolution.

The LG Optimus G2 is expected to feature a 5.5-inch full-HD display, quad-core 2.0/ 2.5GHz Krait processor, at least 2GB of RAM, 13-megapixel camera and 3rd generation LTE radio. The Galaxy S IV is rumoured to have a 4.99-inch full-HD display alongside a 13-megapixel camera, a significant upgrade over the Galaxy S III's 8-megapixel rear shooter. There's also buzz about the Galaxy S IV featuring a 2 GHz quad-core Exynos processor and an 8-core GPU.