ZTE Blade A3 is one of the mid-range smartphones to be disbursed by ZTE into the smartphone market this year. The smartphone has specs that don’t even make it look like a mid-range smartphone. One of the key areas ZTE focused on this device is the camera sector which features a dual selfie camera. The dual selfie cam smartphone also comes at an affordable price. Stay with me as we unlock the ZTE Blade A3 smartphone.
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DESIGN AND DISPLAY
The design is crisp and smooth with the smoothly furnished behind and the entire plastic wrapped material. At the fore of the smartphone, the side bezels are very thin while the top and bottom bezels are very thick. The top bezel contains the dual camera, earpiece and ambient light sensor while the bottom bezel has no occupant. The rear has a primary camera present as well as the fingerprint sensor, LED flash and ZTE logo. At the base of the smartphone, a loudspeaker is located.
The smartphone has a large 5.5 inches display together with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The pixel density of the smartphone that handles more of the smartphone’s sharpness is pegged at 267 ppi. The smartphone has the 2.5D Curved Glass, and it’s of the IPS LCD touchscreen origin. It has a screen-to-body ratio of 72.60%.
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND MEMORY
The smartphone tuns on the Android v7.0 Nougat OS. The smartphone uses the MediaTek MT6737T chipset while its CPU is a Quad-core 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A53. The 64-bit processor operates on the 28nm process technology. The ARM Mali-T720 MP2 produces the graphics on the smartphone. The GPU clocks at a speed of 600MHz. The RAM on the smartphone is an impressive 3GB RAM. This makes the smartphone multi-task fluidly. For the storage of files, the smartphone has a 32 GB capacity which can be extended to 128GB with the use of a micro SD card.
CAMERA AND CONNECTIVITY
The front camera of the smartphone has a dual camera setup. The dual camera setup consists of a 5MP shooter and a 2MP sub snapper for taking the selfies as well as recording videos. There is no LED flash for brightening the occasion in dark conditions. The rear camera has a massive 13MP snapper that captures images and also records excellent videos. A LED flash is present for brightening images in low light conditions. Cellular connectivity on the smartphone includes 2G, 3G and 4G LTE connectivity. Other connectivity options on the smartphone include Bluetooth v4.0, Micro USB v2.0, GPS and WLAN connectivity.
BATTERY AND SENSORS
ZTE Blade A3 has a powerful Lithium Polymer 4,000 mAh battery. The battery is non-removable and offers a standby time of about 300 hours. The smartphone is equipped with the fast charging technology to quicken the charging time. The fingerprint sensor is present at the back. Other sensors present on the smartphone are an ambient light sensor, proximity sensor and compass.
ZTE Blade A3 Full Technical Specifications
General
Device Type | Smartphone |
Model | ZTE Blade A3 |
Announced | September, 2017 |
Released | Yes |
Status | Available |
Network
2G Network | GSM – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
3G Network | UMTS – 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
4G Network | LTE – 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz |
SIM Type | Micro + nano SIM/ micro SD card |
SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Data
2G | GPRS Up to 32 to 48 kbps; EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps |
3G | Up to 21 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA) |
4G | Up to 150 Mbps |
Speed | HSPA 42.2 Mbps |
Web Browser | Yes, HTML5 |
Design
Type | Smartphone |
Dimensions | 152*75.8*8.2mm |
Weight | 138 g |
Body Material | Plastic |
Colours | Black, Blue |
Display
Display Type | IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen |
Size | 5.5” HD |
Resolution | 1280 * 720 pixels |
Colors | 16M colors |
Pixel Density | ~267 ppi pixel density |
Touch Screen | Yes |
Protection | Yes |
Features | Capacitive touch, 2.5D Curved Glass |
Secondary Display | No |
Camera
Primary | 13 MP |
Image | Yes |
Video | 720p@30fps |
Features | HDR, autofocus, Geo-tagging, ISO, panorama camera with LED flash |
Flash | Yes, Single-LED flash |
Secondary | 5 + 2 MP |
Software
Operating System | Android v7.0 Nougat OS |
User Interface | Yes, MiFavor 4.2 |
Java Support | No |
Skype | Yes |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
Chipset | MediaTek MT6737T |
CPU | Quad core 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
GPU | ARM Mali-T720 MP2 |
RAM (Memory) | 3 GB |
Internal Storage | 32 GB |
Card Slot | Expandable to 128GB |
Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass, ambient light sensor |
Controls | Lock Button, and Volume Key |
Connectivity
Bluetooth | Yes, Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP (Advance Audio Distribution Profile), LE Profile |
Infrared | n/a |
Wi-Fi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct |
Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
USB Type | Micro USB v2.0 |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
NFC | n/a |
HDMI | n/a |
Wireless Charging | n/a |
Battery
Battery Type | Li-Poly Battery |
Capacity | 4,000 mAh Battery |
Placement | Non-removable |
Standby | Up to 300 hours |
Talk Time | Up to 12 hours |
Music Play | Up to 30 hours |
Messaging
SMS | Yes (threaded view) |
MMS | Yes |
Yes, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP | |
IM | Yes & BBM |
Media
Audio Playback | Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC |
Video Playback | Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player |
Video Out | n/a |
FM Radio | Yes, Stereo FM radio with RDS |
Alert Types | Vibration, Ringtones |
Ring Tones | MP3, WAV |
Loudspeaker | Yes |
Handsfree | Yes, 3.5mm Jack |
Other Features
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player – DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer |
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PRICE
ZTE Blade A3 costs $120.
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