ZTE Skate Acqua

  • Released 2012, Q4

    Android 4.0
    4GB 512MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.0"
    480x800 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 512MB RAM
    Snapdragon S1
  • 1600mAh
    Li-Ion

ZTE Skate Acqua - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Launch Announced 2012, February. Released 2012, Q4
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions -
Weight -
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p
Selfie camera  
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Dolby mobile
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Document viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black, White

ZTE Skate Acqua - User Reviews

  • How to start the telephone? I buy this phone only market and then it so lag

  • Where you the acsosery ???

  • could you let me know the details of this phone? like size and photo.

  • If I am correct,they call this phone the Telecom R22 here in New Zealand,at least the Skate Acqua appears to be identical to it.Good phone for the money at $299NZD although would prefer better battery performance

  • Where can i find update package file for this Phone?

  • i've been using this unit for months. there's a lot of turndown for this phone such as poor battery, laggy stock zte UI, camera not quite good enough even for mid range phone. the accessories just too hard to find here in malaysia even for screen protector.. but now i think to use it as my portable broadband hotspot since its support wifi n bluetooth tethering. at least i can use it for some use as i paid rm299 for it. still, i feel a bit regret buying this.

  • the same shit with zte blade 3!! only led flash and video in 720p extra! bulshit!!

  • You should set white balance to "daylight" :-)

  • how would i over come primary camera problem ??? it seems li'l bit blue..

  • Just buy it from me still new

  • where can i buy this phone??? please help meeeeeee!

  • yes it has front camera. main disadvantage side of my Skate acqua is bad primary camery, taken photos colour is little bit blue.

  • It does have front VGA camera.

  • i would like to know is that any secondary camera at this hp.. tq

  • i want to know that this hp have secondary camera at in front of this hp.. tq

  • i bought this phone in portugal under name tmn A15 and is better than this original,have facing camera vga for videocalls and 256k colors and battery 1650 and costed 600 points and 103 euros....the usual price on the stores is 159.90 euros in portugal...i will going to put a big more capacitive battery to increase the autonomy....is very good to navegate on internet on free wifis with more than 10 cms of diagonal srceen large like a small tablet pc and make free videocalls on skype or tango everywhere in the world....facebook,videos on youtube,etc.

  • aswad you need to get the setting from the operators service provider in order to able your device to send mms and surf internet..

  • I have this phone just few days ago. Today I want to send mms it cannot sent even I already click the data on the phone but I can recived mms from another myfriends. Anyone can help? Thanks

  • Walaoweh just bought this phone ysterday for rm499.damn!

  • So far I am satisfied with my phone.I think it is worth to buy in terms of pricing compare to other hp with the same application.thanks

  • So far I am satisfied with my phone.I think it is worth to buy in terms of pricing compare to other hp with the same application.thanks

  • 1.I,ve been using this phone for 3DAYS! and too bad that it just have 3MP camera and 0.3MP front camera that cannot MAKE VIDEO CALL! 2.this phone is quite good when it comes to surfing internet BUT...the lifetime of the battery for this DEVICE didnt quite satisfied me because it only take 3hours for this device battery to be fully drain.And also this device get hot easily on the back side(the camera area) which make you uncomfortable to hold it and bad feelings afraid for this device to be broken. 3.when it comes to playing games, it does support all games with a higher resolution and good graphics BUT.. this device always on the hang state and the operation is stucked for example : when you play AGENT DASH GAMES, its stucked! I REGRET BUYING THIS PHONE EVEN FOR JUST RM299!!

  • Yes everything is okay. But im super pressure when my zte acqua cant make a call or even a sms. Urgh!! I hope somebody can help us.

  • yeah man,im facing the same problem too,is there any solution for this probs? other than that,everything is perfect!

  • am using ZTE Acqua. However, am faced "mobile network not available" problem. i already did a factory reset, however it still "mobile network not available". How?? Can somebody help me??

  • I have this phone for two months now, and its very good for its price range. Good responce, fast enough, decent camera, it supports skype fully, it SUPPORTS FLASH (i found a ,modded version of adobe flash for zte skate in modaco- it works great!), and the battery life is more than good (7 hours of web browsing over wi-fi, and 4 days of phone usage. Unforunately, the video recording is vga. I recommend it to anyoone that wants a decent smartphone that sports a large and good screen, without having to spent a small fortune on it.

  • This phone is worth to buy when it comes to price range.It runs smooth and the screen respond well.Till this date i have not faced any such problems.I am satisfied with the ZTE phones

  • how bout th e secondary camera? can it make skype video call?

  • To purchase ZTE Skate Aqua u can contact ur service provider its a good phone to use buy ASAP.

  • For 1400mAh battery, the standby time is 250 hours, and the conversation time is 360 minutes. Please make sure that the charger is removed from the device once after the device displays 100% charge. This will hel you to save the battery life.

  • i found out somewhere from phone review blog that ZTE Acqua came with two variant, 5MP and 3.2MP camera.. gsmarena didn't mention it has two variant but i think they give the accurate information but only for the 5mp.. it depend on the country they enter to line malaysia, it only come with 3.2mp camera (currently)..

  • do u have any link to English version of Firmware for V889D :-(

  • To unlock the device you need to contact your service provider..

  • There is one way. But it will have to put the firmware on the v889d, is a tried, but very complex. Here in Russia, even just 4.0 on the phone v880e acqua do not have, and that's when we are ruled by four Ku v889d, it was fully functional, plus the phone is unlocked, as well as a way to help if you do brick))) 4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=376369&st=­320#entry16066241

  • unlocking ZTE Skate Acqua

  • Agree. .5mp for 56k camera? No way.. I think it'a only 3mp..but for me this device is still call a smartphone without that 5mp camera..?

  • this phone is already available in the philippines for 13,xxx pesos. however, it'll be against local assembled phones that has the same and even higher specs with ICS at which the price revolves around 6,500 to 7,000 pesos.

  • is this available in ph?

  • Yes, there are both.

  • I Believe that this is a misunderstood. Look at all the descriptions in this and in other Websites. A device that has a 5MPx Camera with 65k colors? No way. Been looking around and many places give the device 16Milion colors, like many average Phones.

  • is there a front and back camera?

  • For 1400mAh battery, the standby time is 250 hours, and the conversation time is 360 minutes.

  • How is the battery life? There is plenty of information about it. On average lasts how many days? How many hours watching a video?

  • I'm using this phone since beginning of august and I can't find any other phone in this price range that works as smooth and well as this ZTE Skate Aqua. Woeked with Sony Xperia, Samsung, Acer and other phones but nothing comes even close for this price.

  • nice sugestion... they should try these developing countries market.. a major part of poopulation will support them

  • i've buy dis hfone last week...4 me..its very gud hfone.smooth ics...browsing n games...screen is very clear.u should try it...n its WORTH 4 MONEY$$$!!!

  • It's an excellent phone for the money. 800X 4inch screen with all the hardware features a regular user needs. It will not disappoint anyone that needs a phone that does everything a modern phone does, without wanting the most high-end available.

  • Contact your service provider or visit by nearest ZTE stores to purchase this device

  • I dont believe those comment which said it is better than iphone, u guys must be from ZTE, hoho. 65k colour, hello now is 2012, not 2002

  • Wow the best smartphone i ever used considering its price range.The phone feature is simply astounding and the touchscreen very responsive.Much more user friendly and responsive compare to the iphone 4s that i am currently using.Highly recomended smartphone, trust me because i have switch from using iphone to this smartphone.

  • i want in zte mimosa x pleas help

  • Already buy last 4 days. Its fair for entry level smart phone.

  • To purchase this product visit near by ZTE stores or contact your service provider.

  • the best smartphone ever i had , but the video is not 720p , in Germany they call it Medion lifephone P4012.

  • Hello, I'm in Delhi, India. I'd like buy this phone. can u please help me with the from where i can purchase the phone? Seems its not available in the indian market

  • This is the best phone i ever used, and the features are really good, and the features are really good it has Black, White SNS integration Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic,MP4/H.263/H.264/WMVplayer,MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAVp­layer,Google Search, Maps, Gmail,YouTube, Calendar, GoogleTalk,Documentviewer/editorVoicememo/dialPr­edictive text input , and the music clarity is really good

  • To purchase ZTE Skate Aqua u can contact ur service provider its a good phone to use buy ASAP

  • We have Zte Skate in Serbia not Zte Skate Acqua!!!

  • Yes, I got the good mobile phone it is vwery fast and fine .it was haveing problem S/W some days back .Than i logged in to ZTE website I got the S/W link i like to share that to all . ww.zteuk.co.uk, click Devices-->Product List(choose models here)-->Product support

  • Had a chance to play with this phone for a while, all in all it` a decent phone for that amount of money, u get more then u pay but it has a disappointing , poor touch screen response. It`s iritating.

  • Arived in Serbia a week or two ago but can`t be bought in retail or shops, just in one one of our network providers. Beautiful phone, slim, simple, excellent specs, had one for a quick look, only thing that I don`t like is the response of the touch screen, kind a slow. But, overall, excellent specs for a low price

  • is this phone gonna come out in the uk and how much will it cost?

  • very very nice:)

  • why zte phones are not available easily everywhere?many people want to buy because of its simple price mostly developing countries such as south asian contries.

  • 56K colors? So it is worse than my 3 years old 5800 XM?

  • hiiiiiii I wanted to have the old skate but the new one attract me