Another option for choosing 3G EVDO-enabled Android smartphone on Cricket, here's the ZTE Groove. The phone comes with a 3.5-inch touch display, a 3.2 mp rear camera, 0.3 mp VGA front facing camera. ZTE Groove CDMA powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7627 Snapdragon, supported by 512 MB of RAM and equipped with a 1 GB built-in memory storage and a microSD card slot for up to 32 GB MMC card support. The handset runs on CDMA at tri-band CDMA 800, 1900 and 1700/1900 MHz frequency and support 2G data via CDMA1xRTT or 3G via EVDO Rev. A technology.
Cricket ZTE Groove CDMA Specs:
Network: CDMA
Band: CDMA 800, 1900 MHz
Data: CDMA1xRTT, CDMA EVDO Rev. A 3.1 Mbps
Processor: 800 MHz by Qualcomm
RAM: 512 MB
OS: Android (Gingerbread 2.3)
Display: 3.5-inch HVGA, touchscreen, 480 x 320p, 262K colors
Camera: 3.2 mp, Video recorder at HD 720p quality
Front camera: VGA
Memory storage: Internal 1 GB
MMC slot: support up to 32 GB
Music: Muvee, CMX, MP3, MIDI, AMR, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC, WAV, M4A
Connectivity: Bluetooth, WiFi BGN, USB 2.0
HDMI:
DLNA:
NFC:
WiFi Tether: Yes
Battery: 1500 mAh, up to 350 hours talk time
ZTE Groove is available with Cricket on Nov 2012. Cricket's 3G broadband coverage areas: If you are on an eligible account, Cricket Broadband Nationwide 3G covers over 275 million people across the U.S. including Hawaii and Puerto Rico starting July 12, 2011. Visit www.mycricket.com/coverage/maps/broadband on July 12 to see an updated map.