ISSUE 10 • ANDROID ADVISOR 79to unlock your phone, but we haven't been able to
test that feature yet.
Raising the phone to your head will trigger the
voice assistant in the ZTE Star II to ask you who you
want to call.
Cameras
The ZTE Star II's camera features also impressed
us. With a 13Mp rear-facing f/2.0 camera and 5Mp
front-facing camera, you can expect to capture some
really nice photographs and some fairly good selfi es,
particularly as the front-facing camera has a wide
angle lens. The rear-facing camera also sports a
dual-LED fl ash.
Software
Running Android 4.4 KitKat, the ZTE Star II doesn't
yet boast Google's latest operating system, but ZTE
has made some changes to the vanilla Android to
make it feel fresh and new. It's colourful without
being over the top, with fun, bubbly icons and
easy to understand navigation. All of your apps are
situated on the various home screens, though, as
ZTE's Star II doesn't have a dedicated app drawer.
Verdict
We were very pleasantly surprised by this good-
looking and well-specced smartphone, with
excellent cameras and an even better voice-control
feature that we can't wait to spend some more time
with. We'll have to wait and see how much the ZTE
Star II costs, but if the price is right this could be a
solid contender for a spot high up in our mid-range
smartphone chart.