Smartphone ZTE X3: characteristics and reviews. Editor's Choice Smartphone ZTE Blade X3 White ZTE Blade X3 White - Not a bad smartphone

Equipment

• Smartphone
• Charger
• PC connection cable (also part of the charger)
• USB-OTG cable

Appearance, materials, controls, assembly

Externally, the Blade X3 looks like a typical budget smartphone without any eye-catching features, it is worth highlighting, perhaps, an unusually designed bottom panel with a touch ring, but more on that later.

The user can choose one of three versions of the device: golden, white or black. Pay attention to the official photos of the device, in the photo with the white model, the frames were specially reduced for her, it looks, of course, funny.

The back cover is made of matte smooth plastic, fingerprints easily remain on it (although, of course, it is not as easily soiled as gloss or glass), but they are just as easy to remove with any microfiber cloth.

Let's go through the controls:

Front camera and indicator light

Touchpad: Back, Home, and Menu buttons

Right end. Power button and volume rocker. The keys have a short hard press, they protrude strongly, they are comfortable to use

Upper end. 3.5 mm headphone jack

microUSB port and microphone hole

To remove the cover, pry it off the microUSB port. Hidden under it are two slots for microSIM cards, one of them is combined with a slot for a microSD card.

I didn’t really like the touchpad, because in the dark you have to grope for it to turn on the backlight. By the way, if you wish, you can swap actions for the right and left buttons.

The main speaker has an average volume margin, but good quality, it does not wheeze at maximum volume. As far as the assembly is concerned, there are no complaints about the device.

Dimensions

I must say that despite the impressive battery capacity, ZTE Blade X3 does not feel like a bulky smartphone in the hand. Yes, it is weighty and not as thin as the company's flagships, but all this is within reasonable limits. The device is almost as comfortable to hold in the hand as the iPhone 6, adjusted for a little more width and weight.

Compared to Apple iPhone 6

Screen

HD-resolution is increasingly appearing in the segment under 10,000 rubles, and this fact makes me very, very happy. Speaking specifically about the display in the Blade X3, it has good viewing angles, a good brightness range, mediocre behavior in the sun and no oleophobic coating. That is, it is a typical average, but for the money the screen is quite good.

Operating system

The device runs on Android 5.1 with proprietary shell MiFavour. It seemed to me that specifically in X3 the version of the shell was severely curtailed, so all elements look the same as on stock Android, the only exception is the launcher with rounded icons. To be honest, I like that you can put another launcher and actually get a device on pure Android with a couple of ZTE chips like Russian letters in the dialer, for example.

Performance

An updated version of the good old MT6735 with the “P” index is responsible for performance. Its power is enough for the eyes for most everyday tasks and simple casual toys. Higher performance games like Asphalt 8 will also work, but at medium settings.

Offline work

In fact, the battery in this model is removable, but in my sample it was sealed with a warranty sticker, so apparently the manufacturer does not recommend replacing it yourself.

In terms of battery life, the impressive capacity allows the Blade X3 to last a couple of days with an average of two hours of screen activity (twitter, mail, browser, instant messengers - all on the mobile internet). In our tests, the device also showed excellent results.

Camera

The camera shoots mediocre. You can take normal shots in sunny weather, but noise and pixelation appear in artificial lighting. The front camera, despite the high resolution, also did not impress.

Wireless interfaces

The smartphone is inexpensive, so there is no NFC or newfangled Wi-Fi standards here. But there is support for two SIM-cards and a fast cold start GPS for MediaTek chipsets.

Conclusion

I had no complaints about the quality of speech transmission: you and your interlocutor hear each other perfectly.

In retail, ZTE Blade X3 is asking for 9,000 rubles. For this money you get a smartphone with a capacious battery and a good display. Among the shortcomings, I will single out only an average camera and 1 GB of RAM. And the lack of an oleophobic coating, of course. In my opinion, ZTE has released a good budget smartphone, because they did not save on key parameters (speed and operating time, screen quality). If you need an inexpensive device with HD-resolution, then be sure to pay attention to this model.

Of the direct competitors for this money, there is only Xiaomi Redmi 3, but it is wrong to compare it with the Blade X3, because Xiaomi will be taken by those who are ready to wait for the device for two or three weeks and more or less know the brand, and ZTE can be purchased at most retail stores .

Autonomy is not a strong point of most modern smartphones. The pursuit of the optimal ratio of "autonomy-performance" probably cost many sleepless nights to engineers of almost all companies that produce mobile gadgets.

Improving features and increasing performance often entails a decrease in the battery life of the device, forcing the user to frantically rush in search of an outlet at the first sign of a low battery. Using a battery with a larger capacity can lead to a change in the dimensions of the gadget for the worse. In this case, the device will please with a long operating time, but have the size and design of a "brick", which is also not always acceptable. Where is she, the golden mean?

Let's study the situation on the example of a smartphone with an extended battery, ZTE Blade X3. Reviews about the device are somewhat contradictory. Has ZTE managed to achieve a long battery life of the device without recharging? And what did you have to sacrifice? Let's try to figure it out.

Unpacking and scope of delivery

The device comes in a solid white cardboard box with a very unpretentious look. There is nothing surprising in this approach to packaging a smartphone. Many eminent manufacturers, even when supplying much more expensive and productive devices, prefer to use the usual light packaging in a discreet style without any special design frills.

Contents of the delivery set:

1. Phone ZTE Blade X3.
2. Charger.
3. microUSB cable.
4. OTG adapter for connecting external devices.
5. A set of documents that includes a brief user manual for ZTE Blade X3, which will greatly facilitate getting started and help you understand the basic functions of your smartphone.

Such a modest list is not surprising. The lack of headphones in the package has become the norm for most modern devices.

Appearance and design features

When we first met, I was surprised by the appearance of the ZTE Blade X3. User reviews on the Internet regarding the design of the smartphone are mostly positive. The phone looks finished, assembled. At first glance, you can’t even believe that it has a high-capacity battery, its appearance does not give it away.

At first, the body of the smartphone seems to be non-separable. The rear plastic panel comes to the ends of the device. The fact that the back cover of the device can be removed can only be guessed by the absence of a SIM tray and a microSD memory card on the outside.

The location of connectors and buttons on the edges of the device is standard. On the top there is a jack for connecting stereo headphones, on the bottom there is a microUSB connector and a speaker. A double volume button and a device power button are attached to the right side, the left one is empty.

On the rear panel in the upper left corner there is a peephole of the main optical module of the device. Next to it is an LED flash. At the bottom of the rear panel is the main audio speaker of the device. There are protrusions on the case along the edges of the speaker slot. They are needed so that the speaker is raised above the surface for better sound transmission.

Almost the entire front panel, like most modern smartphones, is occupied by a display. Above it are the front camera, light and proximity sensors, as well as a speaker for talking. At the bottom are touch control buttons. On the left is the "Back" button, on the right is the "Menu", in the center is the "Home". The location is odd, but it can be fixed. If desired, you can reassign functions to all control buttons through the smartphone menu. The backlighting of the buttons has a nice blue color.

The assembly of the body of the device does not cause absolutely no complaints. Nothing creaks, there are no backlashes. Made very high quality and reliable.

What does the back cover hide?

So, we found out that the back cover should open. Somewhere you need to insert a SIM and a memory card.

A detailed examination failed to detect any protrusions or recesses designed to open the cover. Fortunately, the Chinese manufacturer foresaw this difficulty: right on the smartphone box there is a brief instruction on how to open the back cover. It turns out that to do this, you need to hook your fingernail into the USB port slot on the bottom edge of the device and pull up.

Well, the lid is open, and an unpleasant discovery awaits us: despite the fact that the socket is removable, the battery cannot be changed. But why? Completely incomprehensible. Giving access to the battery and making it non-removable is at least a strange decision. Well, there's nothing you can do. On the other hand, the smartphone may not live to see the death of its battery, the owner, most likely, will change the device to a newer and more modern model much earlier.

Above the battery are micro SIM slots and a slot for memory expansion cards.

I was pleasantly surprised by the large number of screws under the lid. This once again speaks about the overall build quality of the gadget.

Specifications

Let's briefly go over the main technical characteristics of the ZTE Blade X3.

Overall dimensions of the device: height - 145 mm, width - 71.5 mm, case thickness - 8.9 mm. The device weighs about 120 grams.

Smartphone ZTE Blade X3 is equipped with a five-inch display with IPS-matrix. Screen resolution - 1280x720 pixels. The processor is a 4-core Mediatek MP6735P, with reduced power consumption, the Mali-T720 accelerator is responsible for the graphics. The amount of RAM - 1 GB, internal storage - 8 GB. The ZTE Blade X3 user, according to reviews, has only 4 GB available, the rest is occupied by the system and pre-installed applications. There is support for microSD memory cards. The smartphone runs on Android 5.1 operating system.

You can install two micro SIM cards in the device. There is only one radio module in the device, so SIM-cards can only work one by one. The smartphone supports 4G (LTE) networks. Navigation is carried out by GPS satellites, there is support for A-GPS. GLONASS is not supported.

The device contains Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11 n wireless modules.

The battery of the smartphone is notable, the capacity is 4000 mAh.

Screen

The display of the ZTE Blade X3 is the most common. IPS matrix, HD resolution, screen diagonal is 5 inches, has a uniform backlight. The screen has a good margin of brightness, it is more than enough in sunny weather. At the minimum brightness level, you can comfortably read from the smartphone screen in the dark.

The color rendition of the ZTE Blade X3 display is natural, the viewing angles are decent, the screen practically does not fade when tilted.

Smartphone performance - everything as expected

The smartphone uses a Mediatek MP6735P processor with 4 cores at 1 GHz. The main chip ZTE Blade X3, according to its characteristics, is characterized by low power consumption, which should favorably affect the battery life of the device. Graphic accelerator - Mali-T720. 1 GB of RAM allows the smartphone to perform its basic functions. The memory of the built-in drive may not be enough for the buyer. The characteristics of the drive include the figure of 8 GB, but here the manufacturer cheated a little, because only half of this volume is available to the user. In this scenario, only the most unpretentious consumer will be able to do without the use of a microSD memory card.

In performance tests, the ZTE Blade X3 smartphone, according to online reviews, showed an average result. You won't be able to play "heavy" fresh games on your phone normally. It affects the low performance of the processor. Ordinary games, such as Asphalt 8, run on the device and function without problems. In terms of the gaming component, a smartphone, in principle, is no different from most similar devices. With its price, ZTE Blade X3 does not pretend to be a gaming phone (the phone will cost about 7.5 thousand rubles).

Camera: could be better

The main optical module of the gadget has a resolution of 8 megapixels. Of course, nothing supernatural was expected from the camera of the ZTE Blade X3 phone. And so it happened. In the daytime, in good weather on the street, the pictures are very good, but if the meteorological conditions worsen a little, the smartphone camera begins to lose ground. There is noise in the photo, the sharpness of the pictures is reduced.

Of course, these are rather unfair "stones in the garden" of ZTE. The device is budget, and it is simply pointless to expect more from the camera. It allows you to get good photographs under appropriate conditions, and it is unreasonable to demand more from it, at least.

The front camera is normal. It is no better and no worse than similar optical modules among budget-class devices.

Wireless modules, navigation and communication

The smartphone is equipped with a standard set of wireless modules - Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11 n. Wireless interfaces are completely ordinary, they cannot boast of anything special, they work stably.

The built-in GPS module with A-GPS support is responsible for navigation. There are no complaints about the work of GPS, satellites are located quickly, while driving a car, communication with them is stable. Unfortunately, GLONASS support is not provided in the device.

The sound component of the gadget

The sound reproduced by the device cannot be called outstanding. He is ordinary. Listening to music through the main speaker does not cause rejection even for people with an ear for music, but the sound cannot be called excellent. Rather, another word would fit here - acceptable. For the vast majority of smartphone users, this will be enough. When playing through headphones, the sound quality is at a fairly high level, although it may not satisfy real music lovers. This is confirmed by reviews of ZTE Blade X3.

The sound settings in the pre-installed smartphone application are very primitive. Only the most basic parameters can be set. But if standard programs for listening to music do not suit you, you can always download third-party applications with a large number of settings and adjustments.

A little about the software...

The gadget runs on Android 5.1 operating system. ZTE Blade X3 firmware update is supported over the air.

The operating system works in symbiosis with the proprietary ZTE shell. All application shortcuts are placed on desktops, there is no separate menu for working with installed programs.

I liked the possibility of reprogramming the control buttons located under the screen.

The factory firmware of ZTE Blade X3 includes a standard set of pre-installed applications.

The battery, or for the sake of which everything was started ...

So we got to the main "chip" of the ZTE Blade X3 smartphone - a battery with a long battery life. The manufacturer promises a long battery life, but as they say, trust but verify. Let's see what the phone battery is capable of.

The tests revealed the following results: when watching a video in HD format, the smartphone lasted about 15 hours (this is at a brightness value slightly below average), the battery capacity allows you to continuously listen to music throughout the day, browsing Internet sites with working Wi-Fi put the battery in 11 hours . Now we add two plus two, figure it out and get a wonderful result: in normal mode, for an average user, the device can last a whole week! A very good indicator for a modern smartphone.

Of course, for the sake of autonomy, I had to sacrifice performance, but here, as they say, to each his own.

Summarizing

In terms of autonomy, the device was very pleasantly surprised. Still, a week of battery life without recharging is very good.

The build quality of the ZTE Blade X3, according to reviews, was liked by many users. Everything is neat, nothing to complain about. Looking at the thickness of the case, you wonder how the developers pushed such a capacious battery into it.

Of course, the smartphone has its drawbacks. Performance has been sacrificed for long battery life. The device cannot boast of this parameter. The power of the processor is enough for everyday work and light games, but nothing more. The cameras of the device were not impressed either, they are ordinary, good quality pictures can only be learned in ideal conditions.

Despite the shortcomings, ZTE Blade X3 will find its buyer. Many will not pay attention to the performance or the camera, but they will appreciate the autonomy of the device.

The cost of the device is about 8000 Russian rubles. At this price, the ZTE Blade X3 is an honest budget gadget that has its drawbacks and advantages.

Smartphones with increased battery capacity have always been in high demand. It is understandable, because not to leave the outlet is an unpleasant pleasure. It is noteworthy that now a long-lived smartphone is in the lineup of almost every manufacturer of mobile devices, but in most cases it is a nondescript bar with an impressive thickness and tangible weight, which is far from being liked by many. What to do if you want long autonomy and do not give a damn about the appearance? There is a solution, one of such pleasant-looking "long-livers" is a smartphone from the company ZTE entitled Blade X3. It has a rather modest "iron", but in contrast, a 4000 mAh battery is placed, which is quite a lot, and a stylish appearance. What is only a set of colors worth, in addition to the traditional black and white cases, you can find in stores ZTE Blade X3 in gold color, looks stylish.

Specifications:

• Screen: 5 inches, IPS, 294 ppi, 1280x720;
• Operating system: Android 5.1;
• Processor: MediaTek MT6735P, 4 cores, 1 GHz;
• GPU: Mali-T720
• RAM: 1 GB;
• Built-in memory: 8 GB,
• Memory card support: microSD;
• SIM slots: 2, micro-SIM, Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS);
• Communication: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA: 850/900/2100 MHz, LTE: 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz;
• Cameras: main 8 MP (flash, autofocus), front 5 MP;
• Battery: 4000 mAh;
• Dimensions: 145 x 71.5 x 8.9mm;
• Weight: 121 grams;
• Price: about 8000 rubles.

Packaging and equipment

Minimalism reigns in the packaging. A small white box cut with curved lines. No technical specifications, no description of features, just a small sticker with the model name and information about the manufacturer.

Contents of delivery:

• Smartphone ZTE Blade X3;
• Charger unit;
• USB-microUSB cable;
• USB-OTG cable;
• Documentation (quick user manual, warranty card).

As you can see, the bundle is standard, with the exception of a cable for connecting peripheral devices (OTG), now you can rarely find it in the kit.

The charger unit is compact, the output has 5 V and 1.5 A.

Design and management

As announced at the very beginning, the smartphone looks very nice. Of course, it cannot be said that it is very different from hundreds of its counterparts, it is still the same monoblock with a screen almost the entire front panel, but there are several nuances that make the entire Blade X3 design. Firstly, the color, as already mentioned, there are three options for sale - white, black and gold, we had a white smartphone at our disposal. Although this is not very practical, but the almost completely white device looks excellent. Secondly, the frame around the screen, it is made in black, which, when the display is off, creates the feeling that there are no frames at all, but in fact they are very wide, like most inexpensive smartphones. Body material - matte plastic. The entire front panel is covered with scratch-resistant protective glass, the oleophobic coating is most likely absent. The back cover is made of matte plastic with a mother-of-pearl effect, it looks quite nice, shimmers in the light. The material of the back panel is non-slip, the device does not strive to slip out of the hand. The overall build quality is at the highest level, one gets the feeling that you are holding a smartphone not for 8,000 rubles, but at least twice as expensive. Absolutely no plastic squeaks or gaps between elements.

The touch buttons under the screen attract attention. They are an unconventional blue color, they are a pair of dots and a small circle in the center. The backlight is present, it is also blue. The functions performed are standard - "Back", "Home" and "Menu", which is interesting, by default the buttons are located unusually, "Menu" on the right, and "Back" on the left, but after digging in the settings you can set a more familiar layout.

Above the screen is a standard set of elements - a front camera with a resolution of 5 megapixels, a speaker under a small metal grille, a barely noticeable indicator light and proximity and lighting sensors.

The main camera has taken its usual place in the upper left corner of the case. Under the camera is a single LED flash. It is worth noting the slightly elevated bezel around the camera eye, thanks to which you should not worry that you will scratch the camera glass on the table.

The lower part of the rear panel is reserved for the speaker. So that the sound is not muffled when the smartphone is placed on a table or any other hard surface, two small elevations are provided next to the speaker grille, although they are not very noticeable, but the volume of the sound during a call increases significantly. As for the overall impressions of the sound, it is difficult to classify the smartphone as a musical one, the sound from the external speaker is rather dry, the bass is not saturated, the volume is high. In general, if you are an inexperienced listener, then the sound will seem quite normal to you.

Next, we will talk about the elements at the ends of the case. They are evenly distributed, on the bottom end there is a microUSB port for charging and connecting to a computer, next to it there is an inconspicuous opening for a spoken microphone. A 3.5 mm audio output is in the same place at the top.

The power button and the volume button, as expected, are on the top right. Taking into account the very small dimensions of the device, it will not be difficult to reach the buttons even for people with a medium-sized palm. The buttons themselves are plastic, pressed smoothly and silently.

Now about the dimensions. It would seem that a 4000 mAh battery implies a considerable thickness of the case, this is partly true, it is difficult to call the ZTE Blade X3 thin, after all, 8.9 mm, but it does not feel particularly bulky in the hand either. The width and height of the smartphone are 71.5 and 145 mm, respectively. Blade X3 weighs only 121 grams, which is even less than some competitors with a much more modest battery.

The back cover is removable, but there are no slots or recesses for removing it, you have to use the hole for the microUSB port. After removing the cover, not the most pleasant surprise immediately awaits us, it turns out that the battery is non-removable, which means that when the complete battery is working out its resource, it will not be so easy to change it to a new one on your own. There are also a couple of slots for micro-SIM cards, and one of them is combined with a slot for a microSD memory card. The smartphone supports 2G, 3G and 4G networks. SIM cards operate in Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) mode, which implies the presence of only one radio module and, as a result, the inaccessibility of one SIM card when talking on another.

Screen

The ZTE Blade X3 screen has many of the characteristics already familiar: a 5-inch IPS panel with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The pixel density is 294 ppi. This density gives a completely smooth high-quality picture, individual pixels on which can be seen only upon closer inspection. The brightness adjustment range is very wide, at the minimum level it is comfortable to work with a smartphone even in the dark, and the maximum level allows you to use the device in bright sunlight. Color rendition is natural. Supports up to five simultaneous touches, which will be enough for most applications and games.

The viewing angles are quite wide, at strong angles of deviation, only a slight darkening of the picture is noticeable, which is not critical.

Illumination uniformity on both white and black backgrounds is good. Weak areas of light can be detected only when looking at an angle at a black picture.

Operating system and software

The smartphone runs on the Android 5.1 operating system using a proprietary launcher from ZTE. There are no global changes in the system, the launcher makes rather cosmetic changes. In addition to the standard unlock screen, there is a screen called "Start", which looks very nice, and offers additional functionality, but it just slows down noticeably, so it's quite difficult to use it for pleasure.

There is no menu with applications, all icons are on desktops, the number of which can be easily increased or decreased. Access to widgets is carried out by tapping on an empty spot on the desktop, initially there are quite a lot of widgets, you can pick up something useful. It is noteworthy that the manufacturer has provided two modes of operation of the smartphone, or rather the display of the main menu and main applications. In addition to the standard design, there is also the so-called "Family Mode", which makes a smartphone a real "grandmother's phone" with huge icons and a minimal set of functions, in addition, there is also a quick emergency call, which is especially important for older people.

You can slightly customize the shell using the built-in designer, where the color of the design changes, various effects are set when turning pages and different types of icons are selected. Fans of experimenting with launchers will definitely like it.

The set of pre-installed software is small, there is only the most necessary. Naturally, there is the entire list of standard utilities from Google, as well as a calendar, calculator, voice recorder, a convenient file manager, WPS Office, and so on. It is also possible to update the firmware "over the air", but at the time of testing the latest version of the system was installed. It should be noted that the possibility of changing the location of the touch buttons under the screen, the manufacturer took care of the left-handers.

"Dialer" and the application for SMS have a standard appearance.

Performance and memory

ZTE Blade X3 is based on the MediaTek MT6735P platform. The processor has 4 cores ARM Cortex A53 with a frequency of 1 GHz. Responsible for the graphics core Mali-T720 with support for OpenGL ES 3.0 technology paired with OpenCL 1.2. According to the manufacturer, this platform is designed for mid-price solutions that require relatively high performance, especially in terms of working with media content. The main "feature" of the MT6735 is the support of most cellular networks in the world, which is why this chip is increasingly becoming the main chip for budget 4G smartphones.

The amount of internal memory is 8 GB, of which about 4 GB are available, quite a bit, but it is possible to install a microSD memory card. The RAM is 1 GB, which is a little frustrating, although the device is inexpensive, but putting an extra gigabyte of memory was a very right decision. After downloading, 590 MB of RAM is available to the user.

As you might have already guessed, you shouldn’t expect high performance from the tested smartphone, after all, the engineers relied on autonomy, and based on this, the platform was selected as the most economical in terms of power consumption, but at the same time not entirely weak in performance. In the AnTuTu v6.0.1 test, we get 25123 points, not much, but not the lowest among smartphones of this price category. In other tests, the result is similar, a kind of average.

Graphics tests on medium settings show about 50 fps. The result is not bad and suggests that it is quite possible to play games not at the maximum settings. For example, the popular Dead Trigger 2 or Asphalt 8 run and perform well on this smartphone. Newer and "heavier" 3D games can cause problems, after all, the Blade X3 cannot be classified as a gaming smartphone.

As for the speed of work in everyday tasks, everything is fine here. There are no slowdowns in the interface, applications open quite quickly. When you open multiple tabs in the browser, the performance does not decrease.

Multimedia

The smartphone has several settings to improve the sound, they are quite primitive, but still they can be useful to someone. As already mentioned, the sound through the main speaker is not bad, with a high volume margin. In headphones, the sound quality is of a good level, it is quite possible to listen to music, especially if you choose headphones of decent quality. The built-in player is absolutely standard, a minimum of functions, but for an ordinary user it is enough for those who need advanced settings and an advanced equalizer to download their favorite player from the market without any problems.

Using AnTuTu Video Tester, we checked compatibility with various video formats. Most of the files were played without problems, the smartphone can’t cope only with 2K and 4K video, but this is completely uncritical for a budget device.

Wireless interfaces

ZTE Blade X3 works both in the usual 2G and 3G networks, and in the less common 4G, although operators have recently tried and covered almost all major cities with LTE coverage, so the availability of support for this generation of networks is now very important. The smartphone supports LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600 frequencies, which means it will work correctly with any Russian operator. The quality of cellular network reception does not raise any questions, where there is a coverage area, there is also reception on a smartphone. In addition, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are supported, but this will definitely not surprise anyone.

For navigation, a GPS module with A-GPS support is used, the Russian GLONASS network, unfortunately, is not supported. "Cold start" GPS takes no more than 10 seconds, location accuracy is high.

Camera

The camera interface has not undergone significant changes. There are a minimum of settings, there are several effects, but you are unlikely to use them. The quality of the pictures corresponds to the price of a smartphone, you can’t get any masterpiece shots with this camera, but you can take a picture of a schedule on a board or a text in a book. With good lighting outdoors, you can achieve at least slightly acceptable shots, but indoors, photos in any mode are below average in quality.

Sample photos from the camera below, the last photo was taken on the front camera.

The video example also shows the low quality of the camera module.

Offline work

And finally, the most important thing. The battery of the smartphone has a capacity of 4000 mAh, which should be more than enough for such a hardware. In practice, it turned out that the manufacturer is not in vain positioning the Blade X3 as a long-lived smartphone. In the AnTuTu Tester battery test, we got a whopping 10443 points, which is a lot. Discharging the battery from 100% to 19% took a little over 6 hours, and this is at maximum load. In everyday use, a full battery charge will last for 12 hours of web surfing via Wi-Fi, a day of music playback, or 13-14 hours of HD video playback at medium brightness. With mixed use, you can forget about the outlet for 5-6 days. Impressive? Us, too, especially given the small dimensions of the device.

Eventually

In fact, although the ZTE Blade X3 is positioned as a budget solution, it gives the impression of a solid expensive smartphone. This is facilitated by the excellent build quality of the case, good materials, support for LTE networks, a good display, and a stylish appearance. Separately, it should be said about autonomy, it is simply excellent. How many smartphones can boast a week of work without recharging at an average load?

There are, of course, not the most pleasant moments. The performance is far from extreme, but, in principle, sufficient for any everyday tasks, except for resource-intensive games and applications, a camera for a "tick", a small amount of memory available to the user. But, whatever one may say, the ZTE Blade X3 has much more advantages.

The price of ZTE Blade X3 ranges from 7500 to 9000 rubles. Quite justified for a device of this class and level of performance.

Pros:

• Very long battery life;
• Pleasant appearance;
• Excellent build quality and body materials;
• Support for 4G networks;
• High quality IPS display.

Minuses:

• Non-removable battery;
• Poor quality of the main camera.

Comparing all the pros and cons of the ZTE Blade X3 smartphone, as well as the overall impression of use, in our opinion, it deserves a high award from the i2HARD editors.

According to its characteristics, an unremarkable smartphone, if not for one thing: the ZTE Blade X3 has a powerful 4,000 mAh battery. A positive effect on low energy consumption and 4-core processor MediaTek MT6735P with a low core frequency of 1 GHz.

Despite the fact that the smartphone has a high-capacity battery, its thickness has been kept within reasonable limits: 8.9 mm.

The Russian model X3 is called ZTE T620, which is indicated in the firmware. In China, the device is known as , and there is also an international model ZTE Blade A452. It appeared in Russia much later than China, adding to the new X-series of ZTE smartphones. The first in this series was also having other names abroad.

In general, the characteristics of the ZTE Blade X3 smartphone are not bad: an HD resolution IPS-matrix screen, 1 gigabyte of RAM, support for 4G networks. An excellent choice for those who use the Internet every day, watch videos and download large files. The screen will provide a fairly high-quality picture with rich colors and good detail. But for games this is not the best choice. Yes, the smartphone will work for a long time without additional charging, only the processor used for low power consumption will not be able to handle the most demanding games.

Front camera: 5 MP.

The SIM card slots accept two micro-SIM cards. The memory card is supported up to 32 GB.