Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.
Design
Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Materials used, colors offered, certificates.
| Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 66 mm (millimeters) 6.6 cm (centimeters) 0.22 ft (feet) 2.6 in (inches) |
| Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 132.3 mm (millimeters) 13.23 cm (centimeters) 0.43 ft (feet) 5.21 in (inches) |
| Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units measurements. | 9.15 mm (millimeters) 0.92 cm (centimeters) 0.03 ft (feet) 0.36 in (inches) |
| Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement. | 134 g (grams) 0.3 lbs (pounds) 4.73 oz (ounces) |
| Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. | 79.9 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 4.85 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale. | White Black |
| Materials for making the case Materials used to make the device body. | Plastic |
SIM card
The SIM card is used in mobile devices to store data that certifies the authenticity of mobile service subscribers.
Mobile networks
A mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to communicate with each other.
Mobile communication technologies and data transfer speeds
Communication between devices on mobile networks is carried out using technologies that provide different data transfer rates.
Operating system
An operating system is a system software that manages and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.
SoC (System on Chip)
A system on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device on one chip.
| SoC (System on Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation. | MediaTek MT6572 |
| Technological process Information about technological process, on which the chip is made. Nanometers measure half the distance between elements in the processor. | 28 nm (nanometers) |
| Processor (CPU) The primary function of a mobile device's processor (CPU) is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications. | ARM Cortex-A7 |
| Processor size The size (in bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of the registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have higher performance compared to 32-bit processors, which in turn are more powerful than 16-bit processors. | 32 bit |
| Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute. | ARMv7 |
| Level 1 cache (L1) Cache memory is used by the processor to reduce access time to more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small in size and works much faster as system memory, and other levels of cache memory. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for it in the L2 cache. On some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2. | 32 kB + 32 kB (kilobytes) |
| Level 2 cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache memory is slower than L1, but in return it has a higher capacity, allowing caching more data. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for it in the L3 cache (if available) or in RAM memory. | 256 kB (kilobytes) 0.25 MB (megabytes) |
| Number of processor cores The processor core executes software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to be executed in parallel. | 2 |
| CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 1300 MHz (megahertz) |
| Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Graphics processing unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphic applications. IN mobile devices ah it is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, etc. | ARM Mali-400 MP1 |
| Number of GPU cores Like a CPU, a GPU is made up of several working parts called cores. They handle graphics calculations for various applications. | 1 |
| GPU clock speed Running speed is the clock speed of the GPU, measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 500 MHz (megahertz) |
| Volume random access memory(RAM) Random access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted. | 512 MB (megabytes) |
| Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device. | LPDDR2 |
| RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines its operating speed, more specifically, the speed of reading/writing data. | 266 MHz (megahertz) |
Built-in memory
Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed capacity.
Memory cards
Memory cards are used in mobile devices to increase the storage capacity for storing data.
Screen
The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.
| Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the quality of the information image directly depends. | TFT |
| Diagonal For mobile devices, screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches. | 4.5 in (inches) 114.3 mm (millimeters) 11.43 cm (centimeters) |
| Width Approximate screen width | 2.2 in (inches) 56 mm (millimeters) 5.6 cm (centimeters) |
| Height Approximate screen height | 3.92 in (inches) 99.64 mm (millimeters) 9.96 cm (centimeters) |
| Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side | 1.779:1 |
| Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. More a high resolution means sharper detail in the image. | 480 x 854 pixels |
| Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be displayed on the screen with clearer detail. | 218 ppi (pixels per inch) 85ppcm (pixels per centimeter) |
| Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about maximum quantity colors that the screen can show. | 24 bit 16777216 flowers |
| Screen area Approximate percentage of screen area occupied by the screen on the front of the device. | 64.11% (percentage) |
| Other characteristics Information about other screen features and characteristics. | Capacitive Multi-touch |
Sensors
Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators into signals that a mobile device can recognize.
Rear camera
The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on its back panel and may be combined with one or more secondary cameras.
| Svetlosila F-stop (also known as aperture, aperture, or f-number) is a measure of the size of a lens's aperture, which determines the amount of light entering the sensor. The lower the f-number, the larger the aperture and the more light reaches the sensor. Typically the f-number is specified to correspond to the maximum possible aperture of the aperture. | f/2.8 |
| Flash type The rear (rear) cameras of mobile devices mainly use LED flashes. They can be configured with one, two or more light sources and vary in shape. | LED |
| Image Resolution | 2560 x 1920 pixels 4.92 MP (megapixels) |
| Video resolution | 1280 x 720 pixels 0.92 MP (megapixels) |
| 25 fps (frames per second) | |
| Characteristics Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera. | Autofocus Continuous shooting Panoramic photography HDR shooting Face recognition ISO Setting |
| Interpolated resolution - 8 MP |
Front-camera
Smartphones have one or more front cameras of various designs - a pop-up camera, a rotating camera, a cutout or hole in the display, an under-display camera.
| Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of cameras is resolution. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in an image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often list resolution in megapixels, indicating the approximate number of pixels in millions. | 1600 x 1200 pixels 1.92 MP (megapixels) |
| Video resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record. | 640 x 480 pixels 0.31 MP (megapixels) |
| Video recording speed (frame rate) Information about maximum speed recording (frames per second, fps) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic video recording speeds are 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps. | 20 fps (frames per second) |
Audio
Information about the type of speakers and audio technologies supported by the device.
Radio
The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.
Location determination
Information about the navigation and location technologies supported by your device.
WiFi
Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for transmitting data over close distances between various devices.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless data transfer between various devices of different types over short distances.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.
Headphone jack
This is an audio connector, also called an audio jack. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Connecting devices
Information about other important connection technologies supported by your device.
Browser
A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.
Video file formats/codecs
Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital video data.
Battery
Mobile device batteries differ from each other in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge necessary for their functioning.
| Capacity A battery's capacity indicates the maximum charge it can hold, measured in milliamp-hours. | 1850 mAh (milliamp-hours) |
| Type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more precisely, the chemicals used. There are different types of batteries, with lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries being the most commonly used batteries in mobile devices. | Li-Ion (Lithium-ion) |
| 3G talk time 3G talk time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 3G network. | 13 h (hours) 780 min (minutes) 0.5 days |
| 3G latency 3G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 3G network. | 700 h (hours) 42000 min (minutes) 29.2 days |
| Characteristics Information about some additional characteristics device battery. | Removable |
| Specifications | |
| Number of SIM | 1 standard, 1 micro |
| Chipset | MediaTek MT6572, 2 cores |
| CPU frequency | 1.3 GHz |
| Standard | GSM: 850/900/1800 MHz WCDMA:900/2100 MHz |
| Diagonal | 4.5" |
| OS | Android 4.4.2 |
| Rear camera | 5 MP autofocus |
| Front camera | 2 MP |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| ROM | 4 GB |
| Screen type | TFT TN |
| Screen resolution | 480x854 |
| Memory card support | up to 32 GB |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS/A-GPS |
| Battery capacity | 1850 mAh |
| Dimensions | 132x66x9.1 mm |
| Weight | 136 g |
| Equipment | smartphone, battery, instructions, micro USB cable, Charger |
Contents of delivery:
- Smartphone
- Battery
- USB cable
- Network adapter
- Warranty card
Introduction
Next chinese smartphone, standing out from the crowd of other brethren, perhaps, only by its rather attractive appearance, the presence of two cameras (one of which has autofocus) and a relatively capacious battery. Price ZTE Blade G Lux (strange name) will cost less than 4,000 rubles, and the device will appear with us in October (white at the very beginning of October, black - closer to mid-October).
Design, dimensions, control elements
Devices of this class almost always look equally inexpressive: black plastic, lots of gloss, thick as a fist, and so on. Oddly enough, the ZTE Blade G Lux differs from them for the better. The developers tried to make G Lux not only attractive, but also pleasant to use.
The case thickness is 9.1 mm, but real life The device fits perfectly in the hand, and it seems that the gadget is much thinner, apparently due to the fact that the back cover becomes smaller towards the edges. Dimensions – 132x66x9.1 mm, and weight – 136 grams.
The sharply smoothed corners of ZTE look original. I don’t know about you, but the device reminds me of a racing car. Interesting execution touch buttons: in the center there is a large round one, and at the edges there are small ones, they are highlighted in blue.
Nothing like that, we saw something similar in Meizu, but here I like the backlight better.
The top and bottom edges smoothly transition to the back side. The rim of the main camera is also painted blue. As far as I know, so far only the white device has gone on sale: part of the front panel and the rear panel. The sides are painted grey.
Semi-gloss plastic and soft-touch coating (cover) are used. The ZTE is assembled perfectly, nothing creaks or plays, the back side does not bend to the battery.
The front side is glass with an oleophobic layer, fingerprints are almost invisible, the finger glides well. During testing, one shallow scratch appeared on the screen.
A speaker for speech output, a selfie camera, light and proximity sensors, as well as an indicator of missed events are located on the front of the device. The speaker volume is average, intelligibility is good, the interlocutor can be heard clearly, there is no echo. When overloaded, it may wheeze a little.
It has already been said above about the buttons under the display: on the left is “Back”, in the center is “Home”, and on the right is “Menu”.
On the left side there is a micro-USB connector, on the right there is a volume rocker and a power button. They are flat, long, convex, have minimal travel, and firm pressure. At the bottom is a microphone, at the top is a standard 3.5 mm audio output for headphones or a headset.
At the back there is a camera module, slightly rising above the body, a single-section flash and a speakerphone.
To remove the cover, you need to pry it from the recess at the bottom. On the left above the battery is a miniSIM slot, on the right are microSIM and microSD.
Display
The screen diagonal of the ZTE Blade G Lux is 4.5 inches, which is budget apparatus not quite familiar. Physical size – 56x99 mm, frames on the right and left – 5 mm, frame on top – 15 mm, bottom – 18 mm. There is an anti-reflective coating, but it is very weak. There is an air gap.
Display resolution – 480x854 pixels, density – 217 pixels per inch. The matrix is made using TFT TN technology: if the screen is tilted towards you, the image is inverted, and if it is tilted towards you, the image will lose contrast. In general, typical behavior of inexpensive matrices.
The brightness of the backlight is adjusted either automatically or manually. The range is small, maximum level not enough for comfortable reading of information during the day, especially in sunny weather.
Screen viewing angles
White color
Black color
The capacitive touch layer processes two simultaneous touches. The sensitivity is low, sometimes you have to “tap” on the screen several times.
Battery
IN ZTE smartphone V830 installed lithium ion battery(Li-Ion) with a capacity of 1850 mAh (7.03 Wh). Considering that the average budget Android phone has a 1500 mAh battery, we can say that the Blade G Lux has a good battery.
Average operating time is about 9 hours. Here I include the functioning of the device in 3G, infrequent calls, a couple of dozen photos on the camera and some other not very necessary activity. If you use the device as a video player, then expect about 4 hours at medium brightness (720p) and listening to sound through headphones (50%).
The device charges from USB within 4 hours.
Communication capabilities
In this section, everything is typical for any Android smartphone in the budget category. The device operates in 2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 850/900/1800 MHz) and 3G (900/2100 MHz) cellular networks. SIM 1 slot works in 2G/3G, SIM2 (microSIM) slot – only in 2G.
Available Bluetooth version 3.0 (EDR+A2DP) for file and voice transfer. Wireless available Wi-Fi connection IEEE 802.11 b/g/n. The device, of course, can be used as an access point ( Wi-Fi Hotspot) or modem.
OTG (USB On The Go) mode does not work.
There is GPS. Its sensitivity is weak: in “cold” mode it finds up to 3 satellites near a window in a minute, in open space in the same time - up to 8.
Memory and memory card
Like most similar devices, the ZTE V830 is equipped with 512 MB of RAM. On average, just over 200 MB are free. Flash memory is 4 GB, but, as always, much less is available: 2.4 GB for installing applications and storing data.
There is a slot for a microSD memory card. Its maximum volume can be 32 GB.
Camera
The smartphone is equipped with two camera modules: a main one of 5 MP (in the final version of the device - 8 MP) with autofocus, a front one of 2 MP. There is a flash, but its effectiveness drops to zero when we are talking about photos at a distance of more than 30 centimeters.
The picture quality is consistent with cameras used in cheap mobile phones: poor detail, dynamic range, behavior in direct sunlight. The only good thing is the white balance and focusing.
The device shoots video in 720p resolution at 25 frames per second, and has touch focus. The sound is clear, mono. The front camera records videos in a resolution of 640x480 pixels at 20 frames per second.
EXIF information
Video file characteristics:
- File Format: 3GP
- Video codec: MPEG-4, 12 Mbit/s
- Resolution: 1280 x 720, 25 fps
- Audio codec: AAC, 128 Kbps
- Channels: 1 channel, 48 kHz
Photo examples:
Example photo on front camera :
Performance and Software Platform
Of course, there is a chipset from the Taiwanese manufacturer MediaTek. The chip is called MT6572 - it has two ARM Cortex-A7 cores (28 nm process technology) at 1.3 GHz. Graphics core – Mali-400 (500 MHz).
The phone behaves relatively cheerfully without a load, but as soon as you try to load it with something, it’s even trivial to download an application from Play Market, then the smartphone begins to slow down greatly: the animation freezes, tasks practically do not switch, and so on.
Almost all the toys fit, but, of course, you shouldn’t count on heavy games with full graphics: GTA and Modern Combat 5 could not install - there is not enough memory, even if the memory card is checked in the “Memory” section.
Brief information and performance tests (Antutu, Quadrant, GFX Benchmark).
Today, a smartphone is not necessarily an expensive phone. There are a lot of models available, with a lot of useful functions. One of them is the ZTE Blade G Lux. Reviews indicate that this is an ultra-budget model designed to perform the simplest tasks. At the same time, the device looks interesting and behaves quite cheerfully for its price. Therefore, today we are talking about this Chinese smartphone.
General overview
So, first, let's get acquainted with the device. It is presented in two color variations- black and white. Outwardly it looks quite nice, due to the luminous circles it is very similar to Meizu (we are talking about physical navigation buttons on the front panel under the screen). In general, the ZTE Blade G Lux v830 (reviews confirm this) is assembled according to the classic scheme: on the right side panel there are “rockers” - volume control keys, as well as a button for unlocking the screen. There are front and main cameras, due to which the device, apparently, wants to claim a higher price class.
Design
As customer reviews note about the ZTE Blade G Lux, appearance the smartphone does not have any special features - it is a simple “touch brick”, such as those produced Chinese manufacturers. However, given low price model, we can say that it looks more expensive. Perhaps the reason for this is the gloss that covers the entire body. As indicated in the technical specifications, the front panel is hidden by an oleophobic coating to prevent scratches.
Thanks to the luminous circles, the model looks even more impressive in the dark. As reviews of the Blade G Lux testify, this feature is implemented more successfully here than on Meizu. The meaning of the keys is the same as in all Android devices: the right one means “Exit” or “Back”, and the left one means entering the options menu. Accordingly, the central icon is “Home”.
Frame
The ZTE Blade G Lux smartphone, reviews of which we are interested in, is made of fairly high-quality plastic that looks worth its price. Holding it in your hands, at least, you can’t say that this is an ultra-budget device. The back cover of the phone fits quite tightly to it, due to which there are no backlashes or creaks.
The dimensions of the phone are quite large - the thickness of the case, for example, reaches 9 millimeters. True, due to the smoothed corners, the effect is created that the device seems thinner than it actually is.
Display
The device screen size reaches 4.5 inches. The display resolution is only 450 by 854 pixels (data taken from the official ZTE specifications Blade G Lux). Reviews from buyers of the device indicate that the screen is clearly not its strongest side. If you tilt the phone and look at it at an angle, you will notice a serious distortion in the color gamut of the image. For example, the picture becomes either too light or, on the contrary, too dark to distinguish anything.
Involved in displaying images on the screen TFT technology, which was also used in keypad phones. Therefore, there is no point in talking about some kind of high-quality color reproduction on the ZTE Blade G Lux v830. Customer reviews, however, are the least likely to complain about this. There are also more serious disadvantages of the device.
CPU
One of them is a weak processor and a small amount of RAM. Considering the price of the phone, it would be foolish to expect high power and ideal performance of the most “demanding” applications from it. However, the amount of RAM equal to 512 megabytes is clearly not enough. Perhaps even for a phone of this class. According to the technical parameters, the device uses Mediatek MT6572, consisting of two cores. Their alternate balanced work ensures maximum clock frequency at 1.3 GHz.
Reviews note the following about the operation of the ZTE Blade G Lux processor: as long as no application is launched, the device works normally and without any special delays. If you run any program (even not the most resource-intensive), the phone begins to “glitch” and it becomes impossible to work with it. Those who are tempted by such inexpensive devices for performing simple tasks should take this into account. In another situation, it doesn’t even make sense to take the ZTE Blade G Lux Black. Reviews show, again, that you shouldn’t expect the functionality of an average smartphone from it. It's simple mobile phone, which may be a little more.
Additional features
The so-called “additional” include such features as determining the location of the device using GPS, as well as support for two SIM cards, a memory card up to 32 GB and a camera with autofocus. From all this, a remark can be made specifically to cameras: objects that are photographed at a distance of over 30 centimeters are poorly detailed in the pictures. For example, it is impossible to shoot text with such a camera. Even autofocus does not save the situation with such a weak matrix, so buy this model for taking “selfies” or taking photographs text documents There is no point in reading them further.
operating system
Like all similar phones, the ZTE Blade G Lux V830 smartphone, reviews of which we are interested in, works under Android control. To be more precise, this is version 4.2.2. True, manufacturers went a little further in trying to uniqueize the design of their product and redrawn the icons standard applications. In all other respects, as reviews note, the platform under which the device operates has not undergone any changes.
Android OS supports a lot of functions, including downloading new applications from a specialized program catalog Google Play. True, as user reviews describe the ZTE Blade G Lux Black smartphone, when you start downloading a new application, it begins to seriously freeze. And then, you need to carefully monitor the programs that are loaded - not all of them can be launched on a device with such a small amount of RAM.
Cost and features
We have already repeatedly emphasized that the smartphone (or simply phone) that was described in this article belongs to the ultra-budget class. It's time to clarify that its cost reaches 3,800 rubles. Perhaps the price is decent, considering that the buyer receives a phone with a modern operating system with support for GPS, two SIM cards, cameras, at least basic programs from Google Play and much more. Moreover, it has a cute design.
This gives reason to note that the device will pay for its price. Perhaps we should even somewhat praise ZTE for developing a device at such a cost and pay tribute to the opportunity to use this model even for low-income people.
In addition, the phone can be an excellent solution for a child, a student, or just a person who does not want to spend money on additional bells and whistles. Perhaps someone will simply like this design, which is why they will decide to purchase this affordable device.
General impression of the model
Of course, it is not difficult to call the phone weak in all respects, note all the lags and highlight the shortcomings that the ZTE Blade G Lux V830 Black has. Reviews show that the model is worthy (at least because of the low price). Many devices in the same price class do not have the capabilities that this phone has.
The device can be used by those who mainly need a dialer and only occasionally a smartphone. And load a web page, application social network or even a video to watch on the V830 will not be difficult. At the same time, you do not pay for a famous brand, a metal case or a high-precision display of a device that you are unlikely to ever appreciate sufficiently.
Moreover, the presence of two SIM cards makes the Blade G Lux a reliable assistant in all matters! By saving on your device, you can also continue to spend less on mobile communications, communicating in different mobile networks on one device. Again, with a phone of this class, you can listen to your favorite music on the way home, without worrying about whether there is enough charge. Enough installed here powerful battery with a capacity of 1830 mAh, which, given the low screen resolution, will last for a long time.