The ZTE Tania is designed to be the phone that brings Windows Phone to the cheaper end of the market, and we got some time to play with the Chinese firm's newest addition.
While top-end brands struggle with recognition when using the Windows Phone OS, as it simply looks the same on each device, the budget manufacturers use that same problem to their advantage.
Picking up the ZTE Tania and you won't find much difference in usability from the Nokia Lumia 800, with the same live tiles on offer, plus a larger 4.3-inch screen.
However, the build quality of the devices does differ quite dramatically, with the smooth plastic back of the Tania not packing the same ergonomic punch as the phones from HTC or Nokia - it's not terrible by any stretch, but the lower price has clearly come from the build quality.
The back of the phone houses the 5MP sensor with single LED flash, which offers up an average shutter speed and medium-length flash length. The test pics we took weren't mind blowing, but not worlds away from most phones in the mid-range these days, plus the camera can be accessed from under the lock screen too.
And it never hurts to have a dedicated camera key in this day and age, something we're pleased Microsoft has continued to insist upon for each new handset.
If you were wondering if there was anything on board that differentiated the ZTE Tania from the rest of the Windows Phone pack, then there are a couple of things that take it from the standard interface.
The first, and something the Lumia 800 didn't manage, is Internet Sharing, which allows you to take the 3G data from your contract and turn it into a Wi-Fi signal (or tether your phone through USB instead) - HTC managed it with the Titan and it's good to see it on further phones now.
Next up is MegaTile, which allows you to use images to extend the Live Tile interface to show more of the items you want to see. It's not exclusive to ZTE, but is a nice way to make the phone look a little different out of the box.
And for all those that hate the unibody designs phones are starting to sport these days - your fears of a frozen and unusable phone are alleviated with a removable battery. It's not the largest on the market at 1400mAh, but it seems large enough to power the 1GHz processor-powered phone through the day.
Another little interesting element is the clear slot for a microSD card: there's no denying that's clearly what it's for, so are we going to see Microsoft bringing expandable storage to its phones with the next Windows Phone upgrade?
It's difficult to properly talk through a Windows Phone-powered handset in a way that we haven't before - everything, from the IE9 internet browser to the keyboard, functions almost precisely the same as on other WP phones on the market, which is a good thing as for the most part it's a slick and easy experience.
Would we buy this phone? It's impossible to say without giving the phone a thorough going over, so keep an eye out for our imminent ZTE Tania review.
However, at £20 a month for a free phone running a top-end OS, we can't complain too much, so we're more than curious to see how the Tania fares in the UK market.