As per the media reports, the launch of Android has helped Chinese network equipment vendor ZTE to join increasing number of phone manufacturers. The company mulls to unveil smartphones based on the operating system in the first quarter of this year.

Though not much details were provided by the company related to the products, a computer rendering showing a device has made it clear that they will have a large display, a 3.2-megapixel camera and what looks like a standard 3.5 millimeter stereo headphone jack.

Geoff Blaber, analyst at CCS Insight, explains that ZTE's Android push might help in pulling down the cost of smartphones based on the Google-backed operating system.

Blaber said that the Android based phones would be sold for less than €100 (US$145), excluding taxes and operator subsidies.

Blaber added, “Android, in particular, is going to be the platform that drives smartphones into the mass market. We have talked about it before, but this will really be the year when we see that happening. The price drop will also make the differentiation of premium smartphones all the more important, to justify their higher price.”