Profit reached 1.6 billion yuan ($249 million) in January-June,
matching a preliminary estimate released in July, the firm said
in a statement.
Revenue rose 30 percent in its mainstay telecoms equipment arm
and fell 4.3 percent its handset business.
ZTE shipped about 26 million smartphones in the first half of
the year, according to investment firm Jefferies. ZTE has a
target of 60 million for 2015.
The firm's Shenzhen-listed shares closed down 1.4 percent ahead
of the results, versus the benchmark's 3 percent decline.
(Reporting by Yimou Lee; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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