ZTE Grand Era LTE launches in Hong Kong with dual-mode LTE (video)

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LTE technology is usually divided into two distinct camps, FDD-LTE and [TD-LTE](http://www.engadget.com/tag/TDLTE/), that might as well exist in two different worlds: own a device using one and you can't access the other. ZTE is bringing some harmony to 4G through the Grand Era LTE. The smartphone can connect to both LTE formats on [China Mobile](http://www.engadget.com/tag/ChinaMobile/) Hong Kong's newly dual-mode network, keeping locals in the high-speed zone if 3G . As our friends at Engadget Chinese discovered in a hands-on, however, it's not quite seamless at this stage. Subscribers have to reboot to switch networks, and the Hong Kong take on TD-LTE access doesn't upload as quickly as its FDD counterpart. Even with those bubbles burst, the Grand Era LTE is still a solid phone in its own right, touting a 4.5-inch 720p screen, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and ZTE's relatively light Mifavor interface sitting on top of Android 4.0. Check our video after the break to get a taste of the phone and the network -- although the clip is in Cantonese, the results are universal.

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