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ZTE Blade A2

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40 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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The Blade A2 Plus has the best specifications you can get at this price but a few small issues hold it back.Read more
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Pros

  • viewing angles of this display are excellent from multiple viewpoints
  • good clarity and minimal noise
  • The usability is straightforward with very few features for the launcher

Cons

  • low audio output from the loudspeaker
  • sluggishness even with over 15 apps in the background
  • phone started to heat up with use of around 20 minutes of GPS navigation

Key specs

  • 13 Mpx
  • 5 in
  • 1280, 720 px
  • IPS LCD
  • 294 ppi
  • 2500 mAh
  • 8-core
  • 5 Mpx

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ZTE Blade A2 - Pros & Cons

ZTE Blade A2

Pros

  • viewing angles of this display are excellent from multiple viewpoints
  • good clarity and minimal noise
  • The usability is straightforward with very few features for the launcher
  • you can swiftly multitask between apps with ease
  • the fingerprint sensor serves more than one purpose which comes really handy
  • can navigate with ease and sort how things work in a jiffy
  • stock video and music player handle most files well enough
  • The panel produces good colours with decent viewing angles
  • fingerprint sensor works well and the shortcuts that you program do come in handy
  • ZTE has certainly achieved a great price point

Cons

  • low audio output from the loudspeaker
  • sluggishness even with over 15 apps in the background
  • phone started to heat up with use of around 20 minutes of GPS navigation
  • the large battery does push up the weight quite a bit
  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • the camera suffers well with lag in viewfinder and inability to focus
  • no app drawer and everything is right on your home screen
  • battery and mediocre specs
  • the demanding apps surely take a lot of time

ZTE Blade A2 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
2500 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
294 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.5 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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ZTE Blade A2 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core
RAM memory2 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Burst Modeyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
Gesture Shotyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Smile detectionyes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage16 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height5.66 in
Width2.76 in
Depth0.31 in
Weight4.76 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h
Talk time18.0 h
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Display
Screen size5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
Pixel density294.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx
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Design
Colour of productWhite
MaterialAluminum
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
Fingerprintyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes

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