ZTE launches 3 new Budget Smartphones Blade Vec 3G, Blade Vec 4G and Kis 3 Max

The Chinese manufacturer ZTE has unveiled three new Android KitKat smartphones at the IFA 2014 show being held at Berlin, Germany. Two optically identical smartphones are from ZTE’s blade series and the third one is from the ZTE Kis series.

ZTE Blade 3G and ZTE Blade 4G are mid-range stylish phones with 5-inch (720 x 1280 pixels) HD TFT display,  7.8 mm thick body, rear panel coated in carbon fiber and both running Android 4.4. Other features common to both are 1GB RAM and a 2300mAh battery.

The ZTE Kis 3 Max sports a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) FWVGA display and runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat. This handset is priced lowest among the three.

Let’s have a look at the specs for the three new ZTE smartphones:

ZTE Blade Vec 4G:

• 5 inch HD TFT (720x1280px) display


• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core CPU clocked at 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A7


• 1GB of RAM, 16GB ROM with microSD card slot expandable up to 32GB


• 8 or 13 MP primary camera with AF/Flash (region dependant)


• 1 or 2 MP front camera (region dependant)


• Connectivity GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, LTE 800/900/1800/2600 Cat 4


• Other GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, mobile hotspot, WiFi


• 2,300 mAh Lithium-Ion battery


• Operating System Android 4.4


• Dimensions 143 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm


• Price: €230


• Availability: It has already been launched in Turkey, France, Romania, Slovakia, Belgium, Norway and Sweden.

 

ZTE Blade Vec 3G:

• 5 inch HD TFT (720x1280px) display


• MediaTek MT6582 quad-core chip clocked at 1.3GHz ARM Cortex A7


• 1GB of RAM, 8GB ROM with microSD card slot expandable up to 32GB


• 8 MP primary camera with AF/Flash


• 5 MP front camera (better than the 4G model)


• Connectivity GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz


• Other GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, voice recorder, FM Radio


• 2,300 mAh Lithium-ion battery


• Operating System Android 4.4 KitKat


• Dimensions 139.3 x 69.8 x 7.8 mm


• Price: €180


• Availability: It will be initially available in Germany.

ZTE Kis 3 Max:

• 4.5-inch FWVGA TN matrix screen


• MediaTek MT6572 dual-core chip clocked at 1.3GHz ARM Cortex A7


• 512MB of RAM, 4GB ROM with microSD card slot expandable up to 32GB


• 5 MP primary camera with AF/Flash


• 2 MP front camera


• Connectivity GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz


• Other GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, voice recorder, FM Radio


• 1,850 mAh Lithium-ion battery


• Operating System Android 4.4.2 KitKat


• Dimensions 132 x 66 x 9.1 mm


• Price: €100


• Availability: To launch in Germany, UK, Greece and Bulgaria.

ZTE launches 3 new Budget Smartphones Blade Vec 3G, Blade Vec 4G and Kis 3 Max