Chinese smartphone brand ZTE, favourite of China's first lady, to unveil bezel-less device
ZTE expected to unveil the much-anticipated Nubia Z9 later this month
China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan has not been seen with her smartphone in about a year, but if she stays loyal to the brand she was last seen using publicly, she may have a bezel-less phone to dazzle the public soon.
Shenzhen-based ZTE, a leading mainland telecommunications equipment maker that has rapidly expanded its smartphone business in recent years, is slated to unveil a brand new edge-less smartphone at the end of the month.
It remains to be seen whether former PLA singer Peng, wife of Chinese president Xi Jinping, will decide to stick with ZTE, a homegrown technology brand strongly promoted by Beijing.
This week, Nubia, a smartphone line under ZTE, posted an invitation to a press launch on its official Weibo page, showing a large number "9" along with the date March 26, leading some bloggers to assume it would be the launch of the new device. The device had been expected to debut at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, but fans were left disappointed.