The ZTE Skate smartphone competes as a mid-range device and packs Android 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box — one of the most iconic Android operating systems in history.

Those looking to update the operating system to something newer should try looking at the official CyanogenMod custom ROM that is available for the ZTE Skate.

ZTE Skate

Device Type: Smartphone

Model: ZTE Skate

Announced: July 7, 2011

Released: September 1, 2011

Status:

Price:

Dimensions: H 4.96 x W 2.67 x T 0.41 inches

Weight:

Protection:

Colors:

Network 3G:

Network 4G:

Dual SIM:

Display Type:

Size: 4.3 inches

Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels

Display Colors: 16 M colors

Pixel Density: 217 ppi

Touchscreen: Multi-touch

Display Protection:

Features:

Camera, Primary: 5 megapixel

Camera Features:

Flash: LED flash

Secondary: N/A

Operating System: Android 2.3 Gingerbread

User Interface: Close to stock

Facebook: Yes

YouTube: Yes

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227)

CPU: Single core, 800 MHz, ARM11

GPU: Adreno 200

RAM: 512 MB RAM

Internal Storage: 32 GB

Card Slot:

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1

WiFi: Yes

WiFi Hotspot: Yes

USB: 2.0

Battery: