Huawei has confirmed and made official that their most powerful smartphone yet will be released soon - the Ascend Mate. But Android users and even iOS should watch out as ZTE will have a device of their own to contend Huawei's outrageous mobile device.

ZTE Nubia Z7 is an insanely powerful Android smartphone rumoured to be released this year. The device will boast of latest technologies that are under development in 2012, including the eight-core processor which is also planned by Samsung. It seems that ZTE will outwit Samsung to release the first powerful smartphone for 2013.

ZTE Nubia Z7 consists to have these rumored insanely specifications:

  • 6.3 inches of screen display
  • 1080p display quality
  • 2560x1440 display resolution
  • OS: Android 5.0 or Key Lime Pie
  • 1.4GHz octo-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro
  • First quad-core: Cortex A15, second quad-core: Cortex A7
  • 2GB of RAM
  • Mali T658 chipset for Graphics
  • Up to 128GB of internal storage
  • 16MP rear camera shooter with autofocus and LED flash
  • Rear camera records video with 1440p @ 60 frames per second
  • 4G LTE enabled
  • Bluetooth 5.0, USB 3.0, NFC ready
  • 9mm thickness and weighs about 200g
  • 4000 mAh battery

It's likely that ZTE Nubia Z7 and Huawei Ascend Mate are the first to pick up the heat for battle, so let's get a peek of their spec comparison based on speculations.

Specifications

ZTE Nubia Z7

Huawei Ascend Mate

Thickness & Weight

9mm, 200g

9.9mm, 198g

Operating System

Android 5.0

Android 4.1.2

Display

6.3" 2560x1440

6.1", 1280x720

Processor

1.4GHz octo-core Snapdragon S4 Pro

1.5GHz quad-core Huawei Hisilicon

Memory

2GB of RAM

2GB of RAM

Camera - rear

16MP with 1440p@60fps recording

8.0MP AF with HDR

Battery

4000mAh

4030mAh

Overall, ZTE wins here but do not forget that Samsung is still keeping something in its sleeve that may shock everyone once the surprise performance comes possibly before May as the new Android version will likely be introduced.