ZTE Light Tab 2 V9A - Back To Basics

Introduction and Physique

From OEM To A Brand Of Its Own

The Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation, or ZTE Corp., is one of the biggest telecommunications equipment manufacturers in the world and is based in Shenzen, China. Similar to its rival Huawei, ZTE made its name making OEM mobile phones and tablets for international telcos. In its native China however, it has become one of the most popular mobile phone brands, and now they are venturing out of the mainland and into neighboring markets like the Philippines. In fact, it was only last week that they officially landed on our shores as an individual brand, through distributor MSI-ECS, launching three handsets and one tablet, the ZTE Light Tab 2 V9A, which we take a closer look at in this review. 

The ZTE Light Tab 2 V9A is a 7-inch Android tablet, running Android version 2.3 (Gingerbread). Its display is rated at 600 x 1024 pixels and has a 1.4GHz Scorpion processor from Qualcomm and half a gig of RAM. It has a form factor that is reminiscent of the original Samsung Galaxy Tab, so it is relatively thick at 12.6mm, and it actually weighs almost the same too. Not a bad way to go in our opinion, since the Samsung Galaxy Tab was such a hit two years ago. Instead of a glossy plastic rear, the Light Tab has a more sensible matte finish, and only three touch-sensitive buttons on the bottom part of the bezel since it runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Similar to the Galaxy Tab, it also has a SIM card slot next to the usual microSD (supports up to 32GB cards), which kind of  makes it a very large Android smartphone, especially if you use the included headset. For imaging, has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera (no flash0 and a VGA-resolution camera up front for video chats.