ZTE has announced two new smartphones under the Blade series, the Blade V7 and Blade V7 Lite at MWC 2016. Both the device come with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. The similarities end there, both the devices are a mixed package. The ZTE Blade V7 Lite sports a 5-inch HD IPS display compared to the 5.2-inch full HD IPS display in the Blade V7. The Blade V7 Lite sports a Fingerprint sensor on the back of the device whereas the Blade V7 does not have one.
ZTE Blade V7 is powered by a 1.3GHz 64-bit octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor with Mali-T720 GPU, the Blade V7 lite is powered by a 1GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735P SoC with Mali-T720 GPU. The Blade V7 sports a 13MP rear camera with dual tone LEDflash and PDAF along with a 5MP front facing camera. The Blade V7 Lite comes with front and rear 8MP cameras with LED flash on both sides.
Specifications of ZTE Blade V7:
- Display: 5.2-inch IPS Full HD display with 2.5 curved glass display
- Processor: 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 SoC with Mali-T720 GPU
- RAM and Storage: 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage with expandable memory using microSD card
- Camera: 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and PDAF along with 5MP front facing camera
- Connectivity: 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wifi 802. b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and USB OTG
- Battery: 2500mAh
Both the devices come with similar connectivity features like 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wifi 802. b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. The Blade V7 supports USB OTG whereas the V7 lite does not support it. Both devices are powered by 2500mAh batteries.
Specifications of ZTE Blade V7 Lite:
- Display: 5-inch IPS HD display with 2.5 curved glass display
- Processor: 1GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735P SoC with Mali-T720 GPU
- RAM and Storage: 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage with expandable memory using microSD card
- Camera: 8MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and PDAF along with 8MP front facing camera with LED flash
- Connectivity: 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wifi 802. b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
- Battery: 2500mAh
- Additional Features: Fingerprint sensor
The Blade V7 and Blade V7 Lite will be available in Gold and Silver colors. The Blade V7 will be available in Germany, Spain, Ethiopia, South Africa and Mexico in the summer of 2016 and the Blade V7 Lite will be available in Mexico, Germany, Spain and Thailand by spring 2016. The details about the pricing of both devices have not yet been revealed.
