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

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE ZTE ZTE
Announced September 2012 April 2013 May 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - May 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
113 x 66.1 x 9.4 mm
(4.45 x 2.6 x 0.37 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) - 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577T
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 203 -
RAM 512 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB 4 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors - 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.43% 59.37% 74.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
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 HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1600 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 500 h
Talk Time - - Up to 11 h 15 min