Hands-on with ZTE Engage and Alcatel Authority for Cricket

With September's spate of big smartphone reveals now safely out of the way, it's time for the smaller carriers to trot out their new mobile wares. And here at Pepcom's event in New York City, Cricket's showing off two newly announced phones -- both from OEMs that haven't quite achieved household name recognition. The powerfully named devices -- ZTE Engage and Alcatel Authority -- are actually rather modest in the spec department. ZTE's handset sport a 4-inch WVGA display, an 8-megapixel rear camera and runs a vanilla version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich atop a single-core CPU clocked at 1.4GHz. As you might imagine, there's a definite lag when navigating through the homescreens and even when accessing the app drawer, but that's simply par for the course with a phone of this low-end caliber. Alcatel's 4.3-incher is actually the nicer looking of the duo, oufitted with the same 800 x 480 resolution and processor, but that's where the similarities stop. Like that other ZTE phone we just spent time with, this handset ships with Gingerbread onboard, so it's certainly no screamer. We're still waiting on official pricing and release dates for both devices, but you can likely count on an October retail bow. In the meantime, check out the gallery below for some extra shots.Gallery: ZTE Engage hands-on Gallery: Alcatel Authority hands-onFiled under: Cellphones, Wireless, MobileHands-on with ZTE Engage and Alcatel Authority for Cricket originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Commentsgreatest copons in acdelco 18m755 switch assembly buy cheap 2012 amazon greatest coupon clippers for many hitachi wr14dl 14 4 volt lithium ion cordless greatest coupon clippers of g floor garage floor design 22 black buy cheap 2012 greatest coupon clippers of yellow jacket 46021 charging manifold buy cheap 2012 greatest coupon codes at cardone 18 7017 remanufactured domestic friction buy ch greatest coupon codes at kidde 466183 fire extinguisher rated buy cheap 2012 ama greatest coupon codes for many ancra trackstar wheel chock 49603 10 buy cheap 20 greatest coupon codes for many earls at101295erl ano tuff fuel line buy cheap 20 greatest coupon codes for many eastwood butt weld clamps backers buy cheap 2012 greatest coupon codes just for longacre 50473 shock inflator 300psi buy cheap 20 greatest coupon codes over g floor garage shop floor coverings buy cheap 2012 am greatest coupon codes to receive gxt v040 01 powerlink battery tester buy cheap greatest coupon code to alloy usa d30488rjk pinion overhaul buy cheap 2012 amazo greatest coupon code to midtronics mdtpbt200 automotive conductance electrical b greatest coupon code to obtain electronic refrigerant leak detector r134a buy ch greatest coupon code to obtain vintage 491214 rva polished vertical control buy greatest coupon deals in mcgard 65554bc chrome splinedrive installation buy chea greatest coupon deals in msd ignition 8501 ultimate hei buy cheap 2012 amazon greatest coupon deals this week to obtain gearwrench 85204 quadbox ratcheting wr greatest coupon deals this week to obtain steelman ste97952 digital tire inflato greatest coupon deals to receive acdelco d1432d switch assembly buy cheap 2012 a greatest coupon deals to receive imperial 72530 pressure grease swivl buy cheap greatest coupons available for acdelco d6070 switch assembly buy cheap 2012 amaz greatest coupons available for diamondstep universal style bumper black buy chea greatest coupon saver available for acdelco d1482d switch assembly buy cheap 201 greatest coupon saver just for acdelco d6241d switch assembly buy cheap 2012 ama greatest coupons by mail to obtain all sales 9202fp door plate buy cheap 2012 am greatest coupons by mail to receive rds rectangular auxiliary transfer fuel buy greatest coupons codes at gorilla automotive 18023 bolts thread buy cheap 2012 a greatest coupons codes at neiko floor jack 3 ton buy cheap 2012 amazon