The smartphone is powered by Android 4.0 ICS platform

May 9, 2012 18:31 GMT  ·  By

Chinese handset maker ZTE previously confirmed plans to launch several high-end Android phones in North America.

Mostly known for its budget-friendly devices, ZTE’s first top tier smartphone expected to hit shelves in the United States is the Nova 4.0 V8000.

The device has been recently spotted at CTIA 2012 by the folks over at PhoneArena. The handset is powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and sports a large 4.0-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display.

In addition, the phone is equipped with a single-core Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.4 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 4 GB of ROM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

So far, there are no details on the ZTE Nova 4 V8000 availability or pricing options, but rumor has that the smartphone will be released through Cricket Wireless.