Last year, ZTE introduced its ZMax Pro phablet, a 6-inch smartphone with mid-range specs and priced at just $ 99. This year, ZTE announced to successor to the Zmax Pro, LLAMADA Blade ZMax, which features a larger battery, dual rear camera, and large screen, all for one U.S. dollar price 130.
Like last year's model, the Blade Z Max packs a fairly limited hardware, but excellent considering its price. First, the mobile has a 6-inch IPS LCD screen with 1080p resolution and 2.5D Dragontail Glass protection. This is already more than enough to beat the TFT panel of its predecessor. In addition, the front of the Blade Z Max also contains a 8 megapixel camera for selfies, and at the bottom some capacitive keys for navigation.
ZTE Blade Z Max hardware
Inside, the Blade Z Max houses a processor Octa-core Snapdragon MSM8940 (435) clocked at 1.4GHz, as well as a memory 2GB RAM, 32GB space for data storage, a card slot microSD up to 129GB and a 4.080mAh battery.
In this way, the battery of the Blade Z Max is 600 mAh larger than the battery of the previous model, and according to the company, users will be able to enjoy a range of 31 hours of talk time and 528 hours in standby mode. Besides, the battery also comes with the Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 fast charging technology.
At the rear, the ZTE Blade Z Max brings a fingerprint reader and a dual camera, whose main function is to allow the taking of photos with depth of field effects in the style of the iPhone 7 Plus.
The dual camera of the Blade Z Max makes use of a 16MP and 2MP sensor combination to achieve this depth of field effect. The Blade Z Max will run Android 7.1.1 out of the box, and includes a 3.5mm jack for headphones.
At the moment it is unknown when or if this mobile can be purchased in Europe, although initially it will go on sale exclusively through the MetroPCS platform with a price of $ 130. In addition, it is already in presale.