Phone Comparison - ZTE Era vs ZTE Grand X Quad V987

ZTE Era
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ZTE Grand X Quad V987
zte grand x quad v987
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE ZTE
Announced February 2012 Expected Announcement - Q2 2013
Status Available - December 2012 Rumored - Q2 2013
Colors Black Black/White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 7.8 mm thickness
(0.31 in thickness)
141 x 70 x 8.9 mm
(5.55 x 2.76 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT6589 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 69.69%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UMA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h