Phone Comparison - ZTE Blade vs ZTE Blade III vs ZTE Blade III Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE ZTE ZTE
Announced October 2010 September 2012 April 2013
Status Available - November 2010 Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 56.5 x 11.8 mm
(4.57 x 2.22 x 0.46 in)
123 x 63.5 x 10 mm
(4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
122 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.8 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 150 MB storage 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED or LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors -
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (267 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.02% 58.43% 59.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 150 MB storage, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1250 mAh 1600 mAh 1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 192 h - -
Talk Time Up to 4 h - -