Update: We've now checked this out in our lovely and in-depth ZTE Tania review. Read it please.

ZTE has launched its first own-brand phone of 2012 in the UK, and it comes in a Windows Phone flavour: the ZTE Tania.

Close-to-ridiculous name aside, the Tania comes with the same sort of specs as many other Windows Phone handsets on the market, but like the Orange San Francisco before it (a rebadged ZTE Blade) it will sit squarely in the budget category.

The ZTE Tania features a lot of decent specs for a phone that will cost between £10-£20 on contract according to the Asian firm, such as a large 4.3-inch capacitive screen and 5MP camera with flash.

Update: Clove has the SIM-free handset available for pre-order for £249.99, giving a ZTE Tania release date of 13 February.

Mango and all

It's running the latest version of Windows Phone (Mango, if you weren't aware) and even can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot - something even the Nokia Lumia 800 can't manage.

There's nothing really to differentiate it from the rest of the Windows Phone brigade apart from the price point; however, seeing as it will only be available on the likes of Go Mobile, Virgin Mobile and an unnamed 'leading specialist retailer' (probably along the lines of Expansys or feasibly Phones4U) you might have a little trouble getting hold of one.

We've got nothing that resembles a ZTE Tania UK release date at the moment, but it should be within the near future according to TechRadar's sources within the firm - and stay tuned for our hands on ZTE Tania review in the near future.