ZTE's Blade III made the UK its last stop on its meandering journey across Europe. It's being brought to UK buyers by Virgin Media, in a variety of pricing options. One can buy the handset outright for £80, or take it home for free by signing up for an £13 per month subscription plan.

The 4-inch handset measures 120.5 x 63.5 x 10.85 mm, weighing 130 g. It features a WVGA resolution (800 x 480 pixels) screen, a single 5-megapixel camera, 3.5G HSDPA support, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7227A single-core processor clocked at 1.00 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB in-built expandable storage, AGPS, Bluetooth, and 802.11 b/g/n WLAN.