ZTE Blade III

  • Released 2012, September
    130g, 10mm thickness
    Android 4.0
    4GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.0"
    480x800 pixels
  • 5MP
    Video recorder
  • 512MB RAM
    Snapdragon S1
  • 1600mAh
    Li-Ion

ZTE Blade III - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, September
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 123 x 63.5 x 10 mm (4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB (2.5GB user available), 512MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Dolby mobile
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Photo viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black, White
Price About 190 EUR

ZTE Blade III - User Reviews

  • my battery is draining too fast how to fix that

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  • Try this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiyfpTAGHDM­­ Its a hard reset method,hold volume up and power on key to acess hard reset menu But if you do hard reset,you will return your phone to factory settings,so decide if you want to do it

  • im. frm msa kenya. where can i get a spare screen for my sim, zte blnde III

  • I blocked my phone! Please help me!!! I do mot know my pattern and my password account

  • I want rooted my phone can anybody help me

  • it was my first touchscreen fone...was awesome....but then it doesnt have a facetime cam but still awesome for me...

  • For having not even a basic camera flash ?5 stars ?

  • I wonder why 5 stars for a phone you barely use

  • For having not even a basic camera flash ?5 stars ?

  • So NOOB Jebac omg!!! Your ZTE Blade III needs a special battery & if the one supplied by the manufacturer is faulty, you have a problem with your phone. Are you implying that opinions of ZTE battery users should be posted elsewhere?

  • Really good phone, had it over 3 years battery life over 3 days / don't use it alot, less wi-fi/ i realy think this phode deserve 5*****/ from 5******

  • So NOOB! Thats the battery Problem, not a Phone itself omg...!!! Learn what is battery and what is Phone! than post Opinions!!! OMG!!!

  • Had it for more than 2 years and battery keeps more than a day(not 24/24 use and 100 app runing in background) Most of the games on google play work on it. Speakers=A little louder than other phones. Camera=Very good for close photos but pretty bad for big far photos as an landscape from a high place. 9/10 The only thing i dont like about it its the way you open it its pretty much imposibile whitout huge nails or something sharp and when you open it its cracks very loud.

  • After 5 months no working well needs to reboot every time

  • Blade 3 battery-life collapsed after 5 months use. Phone just keeps rebooting. Works OK with charger attached, or with another battery.

  • Battery life collapsed after 5 months use. Now need new battery.

  • my zte blade 3 regularly restarts and now the power button freezes when it goes to sleep unless i remove the battery and fix again. after that the same problem occurs

  • It's an okay phone, but for it's price you can get much better. Don't get me wrong, it's really cheap and a great low-budget phone, but you can still find better. For me, the first year or so, it was working fine, but then it started to restart itself and crash, close apps randomly, become very slow for no reason. The 5mp camera isn't bad, but It's not good either. With no LED flash, you basically can't see anything under room lighting, with no sun. Filming makes it even darker. It'd also be a pretty good camera if it had more than 65k colors, but oh well. All in all, I'd recommend this phone if you don't plan to have loads of media,apps on it. :)

  • so.... should have spent a bit more for the better one then??

  • i have had my zte blade 3 for almost a year now and in all fairness its an ok phone. but it has some major problems like automaticly closing apps, shutting down, the browser is poor,and is full of constant legs, i only use it for facebook, kik, and you tube and still fails to maintain prformace and keep apps open. i would recommend the zte blade 3 as a bussiness phone for contacts, email and the calender date (as long as you can get it cheap.)do not get if you are wishing to have games and apps.

  • I had never broken the screen of a phone, and here you are. This was the worst phone I ever had. It crashes very often and is not multi-task at all. I do not recommend it. It's cheap, yeah, but you'll end up by wanting another phone.

  • it is most likely some app is crashing.. 'battery mix' is good to monitor how active apps are, but it takes a while to get a log going..

  • This is problem between the battery and connectors on the phone. Just put the little peace of paper between the battery and phone to fix it. And install clean master or some of that kind of program, clean cash every day and from time to time reset your phone and you will have no problem again. Cheers

  • Put a little pice of paper under your battery and the problem will go away

  • i use blade 3 about 6 months... AND.. you better install android 4.2.2. because 4.0.1. is one big crap.

  • Hello Guys. I have this phone about 1 year now and it has been PERFECT, but now just out of the blue it starts to do some random reboots by itself and when it open it has HALF less battery and it does that every day. If I get a new battery will the problem stop? Tell me if you have any ideas.

  • well designed phone feels as high quality as higher end devices such as the htc desire series which is suprising considering this phone only cost me £50 brand new or around $85. however the single core processor provides sluggish performance on apps such as facebook and instagram.

  • This is my second phone from ZTE and it has been horrible. The phone's battery indicator does not work, it jumps between 90%+ battery to 5% randomly. The phone regularly crashes and restarts itself. Applications seldom work as they also force the phone to crash. Overall, the phone is horrible and it is not worth the low price. Similarly the ZTE Dublin was a horrible phone. Its internal memory could not support applications and transferring them to SD cards did not work. Don't trust ZTE phones.

  • Hey guys, I recorded the conversation on my phone, and it was written that it is saved on SD card, but i can't find it.. Can someone help me?

  • Use KINGO root- worked for me :D

  • hello zte blade III is lock because i set a password and i forgot the password that i used. and now its asking me to unlock my phone by using google account but i'm afraid i don't have one.can you please help me what can i do.because i have many important contact in my phone i need to view them.Please

  • No flash ???

  • Can you tell me how to root it any link or somthing ?

  • It is pretty good compared to high end smart phones. As a low budget phone it has quite a bit up its sleeves as the developers release new updates and patches. Example the new 4.4.3 is out for this phone compared to other S5 or S4. Software wise and after an update, it runs very smoothly. I recommend it if you are looking for a cheap smart phone with same features as high end devices.

  • This phone makes reboot every time it wants.That thing is getting on my nerves and I don't recommend this device.

  • I am very satisfied when i rooted my blade to 4.2.2. No lags just speed and smoothness. So- rooted your phone guys!

  • I have use ZTE Blade III for 12 mounths ago. It is a good smartphone for regular use. But I have to do factory reset every 3-4 mounth for faster working.

  • It,s a good smartphone if you know how to use it.

  • it so cool to have a blade 3

  • I have blade lll how do I tell if the case is comparable the web site says it's only comparable with certain blade lll's

  • this phone is sow bad i cant du enithing on it its to slow camera should be beter

  • On zte blade 3 you can play games like dead triger,gta 3,subway surfers,max payne,real racing 3,fifa 14,gta vice city,nfsmw without lag.dead trigger 2 very small lag

  • Use 1A charger and will not have lag during charging

  • ha - you are an IT engineer ? then root the phone and get rid of the system keyboard !!!!!!

  • Temple run and temple run 2 lag.subway surfers little lag.

  • good

  • now sombody a site for schermen of this phone it's broken

  • Slide right on the touchpal icon when you are writing a text,to enable word prediction. Slide left on the touchpal icon to disable word prediction. - Search for "touchpal".

  • This phone is the best phone I've ever had, with a good Video Card, dual core processor, and a 5MP front camera... the only thing I didn't want is... it does not have a flash and I wanted the RAM to be higher, as well as the internal and phone storage... but this phone has the best performance, both speed and graphics... I also liked its physical appearance and model...

  • i had this phone for 6 months now. at the beginning there was no lag and it worked perfectly. then it started restarting itself and i sent it to repair facility. after getting it back it worked about a month and now its having extreme lag. example whan i close a game like clash of clans, i see wallpaper only for maybe 30-40 seconds. then all the parts start slowly coming. i'm thinking of galaxy s2 or something for now.

  • I Love this phone. I have had it for 3 monthes now and I have only EVER to know it to lag ONCE. It also feels nice and you could play high end 3D Games such as Dead trigger on here with no Lag.

  • I Love this phone. I have had it for 3 monthes now and I have only EVER to know it to lag ONCE. It also feels nice and you could play high end 3D Games such as Dead trigger on here with no Lag

  • Zte blade lll in my opinion is better

  • I think it is a good phone but the camera could be better

  • Okay, thank you very much my friend. I am thinking about buying lg l3 instead of this one, even though it has a smaller screen.

  • Hmm... I don't know about you guys but I admit. This phone lags as hell and that's why I voided my warranty and installed a new custom ROM so now I'm on 4.2.2 and it's faster and smoother. But still just buy a Samsung Galaxy DUOS it's basically around the same price or at least for me that is.

  • I mean generally slow,apps open slowly,OS operate slowly,browser chrashes daily few times,u have to restart or take battery out daily if want it to function propely, there is no such a smoothness,stability and speed for example lumia 520 have,thats why i purchase 520 last summer.Camera is bad but i though it would be better,no it wasnt

  • Oh god. Is the camera also that bad? and when you mean slow, you mean that if you full the memory is slow or it is in general very slow ?

  • Yes its true blade3 is very slow and lag a lot and did not play hd videos,my biggest mistake was when buying this fone 6 months ago,but is was only 98e then, so i do not regret much,u can live with it,mostly im dissapointed blade3 camera performance wich is practically useless,poor pics and terrible videos

  • Hello. I am intersted in buying this phone, but i would like to know if it is true that it can not play hd videos very good and if it is generally very slow. Thanks in advance

  • Well, hello! I am interested in buying this phone but i have a question: is it true that it can not play good quality videos due to its low CPU ? Please reply to me as soon as possible. Thanks in advance!

  • You can get a battery for this phone on Ebay.co.uk. I bought an origInal battery a few months ago. This phone has the same battery as the ZTE GRAND X.

  • Did you find solution? If not I can tell you that it turns off on space bar. You have to push this circle on the left side instead of in the middle. But it is quite hard to do.

  • I have this phone for 5 months now, and let me tell you - this is one of THE WORST PHONES I�ve EVER HAD. First of all browser is chrusing all the time. During the conversation it turns off or says NO SIM CARD, so you must restart (this happens even when it is in my pocket and with locked screen). Then there's keyboard issue. Very often it freezes a little and instead of letter S it keeps writing PRRQ. Next is internet connection. I live about 1 km from repetitor and never have over 50% strenght of signal (that's first phone doing that and I've had more then 20 different phones in 15 years). One more thing, when I answer a call I have to wait for about 2 sec before start talking because microphone does not react before. And me not hearing the person I'm talking to(or other way around) is already normal with this phone. I WOULDN'T RECOMEND THIS PHONE TO MY WORST ENEMY.

  • Does anyone know where to get a spare battery.

  • I got the phone from the Lewisham virgin phone shop I unfortunately lost my battery.I went back to the virgin phone shop to buy Another battery and was told that they do not do accessories.I then contacted customer services to ask if they could help to which I was told that there Is no battery available.why do you not inform your customers of this situation as it is misguiding. And could also be a breach of trading.where do I get a battery as my phone is useless and i've had to buy a blackberry smartphone.

  • It have LED blic light, and secondary camera.

  • ZTE Blade 3 or ZTE Blade G Who is best for games ?

  • What is better? ZTE BLADE III or ZTE grand x Mimosa (1 sim)also wondering to know zte pro blade III has dual core processor? thank you

  • -> This solved my problems with Random Reboots on Zte Blade 3. The Battery contact is not solid, so if you fold a piece of paper like in this video, you will get no reboots again.

  • when ever i recieve a call..my phone restarts..what could be te problem?

  • I have red dots on screen. How can i fix that?

  • -> This solved my problems with Random Reboots on Zte Blade 3. The Battery contact is not solid, so if you fold a piece of paper like in this video, you will get no reboots again.

  • Stand-by time is 5 days.

  • I cannot for the love of anything turn off the Predictive Text. Im an IT engineer, so is my father and there is nothing to turn it off. Nothing on the internet, the customer service of ZTE will not or cannot help, Ive scanned the internet for a couple of hours now, and been using the phone the last few hours to try and turn it off. Nothing. Just ridiculous phone option choice after ridiculous phone option choice.

  • Hi all. I own this phone for 4 month and here is my opinion. I palyed games like Dead Trigger, GTA 3, NFS MW, Blitz Brigade, Heroes of O & C , RF 2012-13, FIFA 14 and other games with 0 lag, and i never rooted phone. All u need to do is, before playing some game, use Task Manager and close all app's, after that u wil have around 200 mb ram free and u can play whatever u like. So for this money this is epic phone

  • the phone is stupid it has gets stuck if u use even the simplest app

  • Help me! How to put a photo on viber? Please if you can clear explanation..

  • I have problem with uploading photos to forsquare. An

  • Stock ROM sucks...i rooted my phone and install a custom Android version - total change in speed, excelent, no lags and no fuss, super phone for this price.

  • Hi.... I'm having a problem with my phone (ZTE Blade 3) network. I have tried various options on trying to get the network, but no good result..... please help. Anyway this phone is good. I would recommend it to friends.

  • whenever you want

  • This is very good phone but I want to ask something :) did he has a secondary camera?somewhere I read that he has but somewhere that he has not.Please can you tell me truth :)

  • I have this phone, but dispay is broken, When can change it?????????????

  • Hello. Is this phone ARMv7? Because I want to play games like Subway Surf, Temple run and that.

  • Absolutley brilliant phone, had zte kis before. Specs on blade are really good, fast works well.

  • I have the same dilemma as Jura, and I'm guessing that we're from the same country judging by his nickname. X'pop is not an option because it's above my budget. I see that M'pop got better rating and most people complain about Blade III restarting all the time, so I'm leaning towards M'pop more, but I'm not sure.

  • take x'pop, not m'pop or blade lll

  • I have the opportunity to take this one or Alcatel One Touch M'Pop. Which one would you recommend? Thanks!

  • i know that ... but problem is... if i am on 2G ... when i enable data ... internet wont work... if i am on 3G network... when i data enable... i have internet... i cant fix it...

  • I want to know, is working GTA Vice City, or Need for Speed Most Wanted ? I want to buy this phone, but I don't know if it is very performance. Thanks for replyies.

  • if you are on 2g, the you are conected on interernet, 2g is only slower conection than 3g.

  • I had a restart during the talks and solve the problem very easily. The battery does not lie well enough in the ZTE Blade and I'm under the last part of the weighted cross slip of paper to secure it. After that I no longer had a restart and it's been 2 months.

  • After month and a half using this phone I have a lot of random reboots on my ZTE Blade 3 every day. I tried with restoring factory settings and software update but the problem is still the same. Have anyone this problem or some solution?

  • why? it is indeed 65k colours.

  • please fix 65k colors to 262k

  • i have asimilar problem. i have nokia bluetoth headphones and zte can't find them.

  • need me help with my data mobile network... if my phone is in 2G network i cant connect on internet... why ? anyone can tell me ? need me help ?

  • Hi all, i own this phone and only big minus is that he heats too fast, and if some1 know how to root him tell me pls.

  • Very good phone

  • Hello guys,after nearly a month I finnaly bought it and I can say that is a very good phone...Also if you root it like me you will be able toplay hd games and games like dead trigger and hungry shark without lags , so If you buy this phone you should root it with this simply guide....

  • I have these smart phone and want to update software... it have android 4.0.4 ... can be updated ?

  • Hello! Please update the specifications of the phone. Here it is written that it is 65K colors display.I have stumbled on fact at official page: that says that its display has 16M colors (which really, really makes sense for smartphone of this type :D). Of course, I have never held/tested this smartphone personally. Cheers!

  • i own blade 3 and most of games works, i have tried few HD gameloft games (not big ones) and they work good, also temple run2, subway surfer, rail rush, hill climb racing, and asphalt (idk which but was latest) works like a charm.

  • Can this phone play games like gta 3 or asphalt???

  • hi guys I want to say that my blade play games like real racing 3,frontline commando and temple run 2 without lag and at very good graphics and I have done it with purchasing a 16gb micro sd, and that's all....(sorry for my bad English)

  • zte blade 3 or Samsung galaxy ace 2 ?????? I want the phone to play games like real racing 3 , I know that galaxy ace 2 has got dual core 800mhz , can zte blade 3 play heavy games???

  • please i want to buy this phone and i want someone say me if it is good at games like dead trigger, please someone.....

  • what's better sony xperia E ,or ZTE blade 3

  • my zte blade 3 turn off and on every 40 second.menu not work or other app. Please help

  • can someone say me if the blade 3 can play hd games like gangstar,gta and dead trigger without lag

  • can it play gangstar rio and real racing smooth

  • I want to buy it,can it play games like gangstar rio,dead trigger,real racing 3....?if not, root can help or you have to install chainfire???

  • you can download adobe flash player from adobe archive web site..

  • Blade III is Flash enabled but Android no longer supports Flash.

  • imo, it's worth it, at least for the price you're paying it for. You get what you pay for. So yeah, thumbs up. >;DD

  • don't buy this phone,low speed applications

  • Very good quality price raport! I own this phone and I'm very glad. A litle minus is the flash but the rest is perfect for that money.

  • temple run lags a lot so if ur a game lover do not buy this phone,also capasitive touch screen sensitive is guite bad,display quality is good for only 119e(i payed)phone,internet is fast enough,flash player can be installed,battery backup is good,2,5gb free int memory is nice to have

  • Hi ive had the phone a couple of weeks I cannot set a different ringtone for a different contact any ideas

  • This phone is incredible good for that money.I have 2 in my family.I have also 2 LG Optimus E610 but display on LG is incredible bad compared to Blade 3.

  • 65K Color? is that display good?

  • this phone all sold out in the shop so i sold my phone to my friend lase month n this month i bought new one so far no problem thanks

  • Not yet, hopefully in future...

  • After 3 month using this phone, i must say that it could not be bether phone for this money. Even for the more expensive. I'm soo pleased. Thanks ZTE company for prodused this phone. If you are potentional bayer, belive me, YOU will not make mistake. For everyone who have unpleasent experiance, it is you who don't know how to use this phone. The connection with PC is peace of cake. Baterry, screen, touch, speakers, ergonomicaly, everything is how it sopose to be. By thise phone, and you wont regrete.

  • I buy this mobile yesterday and im very much surprised, touch is fast, sound is clear, screen also very clear with colors, radio sound is great, camera is ok, not the best but ok, great job ZTE :)

  • Is the platform upgradable to Jelly Bean 4.1.1?

  • just change the rom..using sweedish snow..

  • it has reasonble good connection speed (3G) screen is very responsive (capacitive) it plays temple run 2 without any problem! :)

  • you have faulty memory or processor. Ask for replacement device if you have warranty. Otherwise, try rooting the phone and setting cpu speed to less than 1ghz.

  • hey people do you know how to start weird animation on zte blade 3 one with android straped in a sandwich and flying line nyan cat i started it accidentaly but i dont remember how and how to put digital clock to screen i go to widgets and there is only ordinary clock with pointers pls respond soon

  • Im a potential buyer Does it support temple run2 without lags Is internet fast Does the battery last long Is touchscreen resisive Should I buy it.... Pls answer Tnx

  • After month and a half using this phone I have a lot of random reboots on my ZTE Blade 3 every day. I tried with restoring factory settings and software update but the problem is still the same. Have anyone this problem or some solution?

  • when connecting your blade III to pc check the first oprion on the screen

  • how to transfer files from pc to phone

  • blade III doesn't have a front facing camera, blade III Pro will have a front facing camera, the only thing that blade III has on the front is a light sensor and a led indicator

  • download avira from google play and in there you have options to block certain contacts from mesasging and calling you...atleast it should be like this

  • how can I block "some persons

  • does your sd card have a manual lock on it, if not try to connect it to a pc via card reader and format it, or check the properties for a software lock

  • as a owner of blade III I can say ot's very good, easy to costumize, good battery, it hits nicely in the hand, good picture quality, but if I had seen this alcatel with 4.3' screen I would have to consider it a bit more, but for the cost of blade III there isn't a better smartphone, but if you have a few bucks to spare buy alcatel, although zte phones are better in quality overall

  • please does anyone know how to block unwanted persons calls

  • go for ot-995!

  • Please help, I can't decide between Alcatel OT-995 and ZTE Blade III? Which one do you suggest me to buy?

  • Has anyone faced problem with this phone's Bluetooth and GPS? Somehow I am not able to connect my bluetooth headset with this phone. Also when I connect to Google Maps, 90% of the time, it is not able to locate my position through GPS. Has anyone else faced similar issues? and any suggestions on what to do??

  • take it to the shop. I bought mine 3 months ago and it works fine, it must be a faulty model

  • Im still wondering. what is the difference of zte v889m blade3 and zte v889f. i want an specific answer. thanks

  • for the price what you get puts the big boys to shame will consider Zte for future products

  • I also have the same problem can someone help us to solve this problem

  • Please help me..i have ZTE Blade III..and since i've turn it on fo r the first time after some time (about 10 min) it shows the massage "Low storage space...there is not enugh space available to complete this action. Please clear some space and try again."!! It's brand new mobile phone.. Does anyonehave any idea what it could be!? I think that Blade III has 2,5 GB of free space internal memory...

  • is there 360° view... rotation? I compared to old Samsung Galaxy Ace and thing Blade 3 is better.

  • What is a problem whit a memory card? Is it suporting micro sd??

  • What is a problem whit a memory card? Is it suporting micro sd??

  • your explanation is not working as any other I've found on the net..... SD card is simply locked and donno how to solve this.........

  • you get 2.5 Gb of usable internal memory, 1.5 Gb of rom and 512 Mb of Ram

  • please tell about int.mem

  • please tell about int.mem

  • can someone please tell me about loudnes of in-call sound and loudspeaker?

  • galaxy s3 mini is better hands down, but if you look at the price difference and compare them both to the top models in their price range you'll see that it's better to buy zte blade III, but if you want a cellpfone for gaming and similar stuff galaxy s3 mini is the way to go, but I eould wait a little longer because zte blade III Pro will soon be released, and it will cost a little bit more than blade III but is stronger 2-3 times than blade III, somewhere in the range of s3(performance wise) mini but less expensive

  • For those compering blade 3 with SG 3 mini, always keep in my mind the price difference! That and only that is the reason for someone to buy blade 3 over SG 3 mini! Posted by Blade 3

  • If I don't care for price, I would get a HTC top model, or any cell phone brand top model.

  • reply to helen u shud have called me at work id teach you how to answer ur mobile phone wea did u bought ur mobile phone??? 4fm MH???

  • For those compering blade 3 with SG 3 mini, always keep in my mind the price difference! That and only that is the reason for someone to buy blade 3 over SG 3 mini! Posted by Blade 3

  • S3 mini is a lot better: dual core CPU, more internal memory, much better android version and capabilities, and if you don't care about the price go with Samsung.

  • For those who can't use their phones: ask google. Every phones is complicated at the start but once you use it, you'll get along because you don't have a choice...

  • What is better: Samsung Galaxy S3 mini or ZTE BLADE III? please give me reasons..and dont tell me about price.

  • Just bought it and I am very satisfied. Runs Apps quite smoothly and battery seems to last long. Very good choice for its money

  • this fone is so complicated / i bought mine on Monday this week and the funny thingn about this fone is that i was havin trouble in answering the kol which took the whole day to learn to answer da kol....

  • if there is a front camera... how to activate it... i cant found any option for that.. please help me..

  • this phone dont have front camera

  • Picked it up in the UK for $90, no contract. Awesome value! Feels really solid, everything works snappy, good battery life (currently 2 days and still 8% left). Definitely feels like a Premium phone. Hope it will last. The screen could be better, and it runs Epic Citadel at only 22 fps, but for this price, can't complain!

  • Jelly Bear?

  • bought mine on saturday...in FIJI cost around $279..but... is worth it Can anybody help me with the front facing camera.. mine cant actually work

  • what's the diference between Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and Android OS, v4.0 (jelly bear)

  • because the front facing camera is a feature that will come with blade III Pro

  • i just bought mine on saturday..so awesome....

  • very good phone,fast,480/800 screan resolution,it 1ghz procesor,5mpx camera with af mode,android ics 4.0.4 , 4 iches,no too big,for my almost perfect

  • Just bought mine from SM Fairview today

  • had my phone about 2 weeks now ,good phone ,no front facing camera and sound not very loud unless ear phones are connected.

  • why some zte blade 3 dont have front\secoundary camera ?

  • They are the light censors for the screens auto light setting and also to put the screen in standby when you are on the phone and block the censor with your head

  • I have it two days. All I can say is that you will not find better phone for the money! The sound is incredibile, the sound from headset is clear, crisp, loud, the touch is sensetive, light, the screen - SHARP, chrystal. There is no problem with connection with PC's, there is no problem with charging! Only one small negative I can say, on sunnyday the screen is hard readable. With all my heart I recomendet this phone.

  • Do you have one of these at SM City Fairview?

  • I want to use it because i like looking,camera is enough,don't make much troubles but here in Serbia is 180� so it's better in AL only one thing i wonder is listening to music(sound).

  • usb connect-> plug the usb cable with you cp on the computer or laptop, go to my computer then eject the ZTE USB Driver (by right click) then on your mobile your screen will turn to usb mode, "Turn on usb storage", by ejecting, simply "Turn off usb storage"

  • this phone is awesome for the money it costs you can't buy a better phone, it can handle up to two days of normal using (some wifi, games, music and such stuff) very nice camera quality, fast response time, it can be charged via pc or via outlet

  • well perhaps if you took some time and studied the phone you would notice that you must check the option that says connect as a media drive

  • I use hours and hours searching for some answer to why this phone doesnt get recognized by computer, some speaks of flashing rom and such stuff AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH Im not a tachfreak,,,,,Dont Ever buy this pile o. ....

  • no front camera, towards user

  • charge your phone via PC usb port. when charging via wall charger it's laggy, probably some kind of software bug.

  • please help me if this mobile has a front camera can i use for skype

  • please help me if this mobile has a front camera should Skupе

  • In face, in front, it has two "eyes"... What do they present?

  • I own this phone about a month now. The phone is excellent... And it worth 100% its price...

  • i want to buy this phone, but i don't know what to do. Please help me.

  • excellent phone for this money. have no led on camera, but other is OK

  • mine too, when its charging then Its very slow and lagg like it has 200 mhz, when its not charging its great phone. So overall the phone has a BUG when its charging....

  • Mine too mate, and its with no apps install just one factory reset...

  • Thnx a lot.I bought today.

  • If You wanna cheap phone, better look on Sony Miro. Yes it's got a smaller screen and CPU clock, but its more optimized and has better finish, better camera. Fill is pretty better.

  • It lacks on touch reaction, when playin games like subway surfer, it makes it impossible to react fast twice or 3 times in a row, my brother bought Sony Go´s for his kids, though there graphics is less,they just react on touch much better , the Blade3 camera is not good indoors, AND the support homepage stuff, is REALLY lousy, and not many people have this phone if you want to search for advice. The phone doesnt show up on my computer when connecting, and its such a hassle trying to find out what to do. I had mic problems people couldnt hear me. One more problem showing up, and i will call this phone a nightmare.

  • Wow, I got it in Serbia for free from my provider. It is very good phone and for even that price it is worth every penny.

  • I wanna buy a ZTE Blade III this days...Is it a good one?Here in Albania cost about 150$...is a good price? Thanks a lot.

  • I bought it last week and i am very proud of him.it is avery good product and i recommend you to buy it insted on sony tipo.... tip:all the phones in the world are made in chne so do not belive in those who say that zte,huawei o something else is a chinese thing.told them this.

  • no front camera

  • i think that this phone is better cus it's screen is bigger camera is better,he is faster than Xperia Tipo(1000Mhz vs. 800Mhz) there is front camera which tipo don't have it.

  • Is this a good phone? I don't know which one to buy Sony Xperia Tipo or ZTE Blade III? Please tell me which one is better and why.

  • how can I activate my front camera if there is one... someone can help me please...

  • video format is: 320 x 240 mp4, 28 fps

  • you could add: dual-core dual sim TFT 480*800 (WVGA), 16million Resolution amd not the ones you writen. the rest is good

  • itz really a gud phone enjoyed using...

  • Yes front camera.

  • Is anybody know how igo gps can work on blade III ?

  • yes there is front camera

  • no front camera

  • You only cannot turn off while these two options. You could completely turn off the vibration

  • there is no front camera, please correct it

  • do any one know how does the front camera work

  • Its a sleek phone with awesome Screen, soft touch screen,Good performance with unique features

  • Both you and me are unhappy about that buddy, but thanks for the clarification. Wish i had known earlier, and i'm pretty sure ZTE didn't exactly make the best effort to clarify that point.

  • Thanks for your comments and answers. I never thought that a company would allow for such a large difference between the same model phone as front facing camera. I was pretty upset that the eu model came w/out a front facing camera, considering that was one of the major reasons i bought the phone. It's also pretty crappy of ZTE to not post such a major difference in their specifications. Somehow I think I won't ever be buying something ZTE anytime again...I feel cheated.

  • Doesn't look that good, even for an entry level smartphone. Quite similar specs-wise to a 2010 Samsung Galaxy S, but with a sub-par CPU and unimpressive screen. You can probably find better in the same price range.

  • Mic-problems is an issue for zte-phones,and mine too, people can´t hear me!! I have a Blade 3(III) only 2months old!! try searching this. And my screen will not go horisontal anymore. Dont know the reason.

  • this is blade 3, or zte racer 3, it has a front facing camera!

  • Hello,that is the most asked question about this phone,as you can see there are 2 markets,1 is the USA.The other one is Europe,Half of them in Europe dosent have front camera,however half of them has front camera in USA market,basicly its a lottery.I did not get camera :(

  • The ZTE Blade is a small black rectangular phone with a 3.5-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen dominating the top of the phone. The screen is packed with 480 x 800 resolution pixels and it is one of the brilliant screens we have ever seen, as it is able to display clear and vivid colors accurately. Measuring at 116 x 56.5 x 11.8mm, the ZTE Blade fits nicely in my palm.

  • Seriously no one can comment on the whether or not the bladeIII has two cameras or not? Please people some feedback. And while you're at it, my blade also seems to be making this light crackling noise every once in a while...anyone have any idea what all that is about?

  • for the people who ask about the task manager i the blade 3 u just have to keep pressing on the home touch button and u will see a list of the active apps and tasks and by drag them right they will be closed so easy ...... enjoy

  • Does anybody know how can I turn off vibration after call connect and after unlock phone?

  • Video format is MP4 and format is 640*480 i checked

  • Video format is MP4 and format is 640*480 i checked

  • I don't know anything about Huawei Ascend G300. But i can recommend Blade 3. It's very good.

  • ..what do u think..ZTE Blade III or Huawei Ascend G300..????

  • I've had it just a couple of days, but i really love it already. Totally awesome for it's price!

  • Looks interesting, although it is from China but their phone is still beautiful. I like the clear camera.It has Excellent display and Solid loud speaker

  • I recently bought the ZTE Blade III in Greece. Although I love the phone and find it to work exceptionally well and smoothly I was driven crazy by the fact that it has NO front camera. Every specification that I had previously found online, including gsmarena, stated clearly that the Blade III had a secondary front facing camera. Can anyone shed some light on this? It's a subject that I have to admit has bothered me somewhat.

  • Hi,i have problem with my blade 3,when i put him on charger phone work very very slow. When is not on charger it works fine. Do u have same problem and how i can fix this?

  • I have purchased Idea ZTE Blade 3 Months before, Hand set features are good but Battery backup is very poor. It's on standby get 7 hours charging only if i use this device continually get 1 hour or 1 hour 30 minutes only. Due to this i can't use this... Also you need to download an App Killer, so that the apps dont keep running. Try some of these examples. I charge my phone about once a day. When your battery gets low, dont charge it until it gets to the red, not the yellow. By the way battery is good also, just had to manage apps and get those power-suc*ers out if necessary. Lasts 3 days with average phone calls and SMS, not much gaming, few wifi.

  • The ZTE Blade 3 is an affordable handset for those looking to get the Android experience on a budget. Costing abut $230, it will keep your pocket very happy. Users looking for a high-end device will have to look elsewhere, though. This little guy comes packed with a 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, Android 4.0 and a 4.0-inch and a super device to use.

  • can i put some dictionary in this phone? i dont want the simple pdf version but more like a program?

  • ZTE is definitely better, more stable, browsing is better, battery life good The browsing is excellent, the downloading is quick, the web pages load in seconds The alarm feature is just awesome The BATTERY life is good I've been able to do most everything from my phone when i'm not in my office. Best thing i ever did. It really is worth buying, I personally think its better

  • It does not have front camera.

  • ascend g300 ripoff with worse screen, no gorilla glass, even worse camera. I bet you cant chat with added front camera bcs no one would recognize you. xD

  • ZTE Blade III comes with a secondary (front facing) camera enabling you to do video chats.

  • does it have front camera?

  • I can assure you that with same price, this ZTE Blade III is worth the money more then HTC Desire C

  • Please help me, should i buy HTC Desire C or ZTE Blade III ?

  • Does phone have adobe flash player?

  • i had the previous version of zte blade and it had an sim lock too i just rooted it and installed an rom and it unlocked it.

  • Very negative on this device, I would not recommend. Just set up, I put my sim card and cut regular wifi and no service on my supplier despite detecting it. Returned after the repair and return, the wifi is perfect but still the problem of network. I missed 3 calls because of this phone. I gave it a 2.5/10, it is a gaming console than a phone.

  • i cannot find anywhere some review of this phone... please help

  • does anyone unlock this phone using imei code? i wanna buy it, but it's locked and i'm not sure can it be unlock?

  • This is dual core

  • ..it's dual core my friends

  • This: bigger screen, bigger screen resolution, it's probably cheaper.

  • i already have it and i want to sim unlock it! don;t know how and where

  • i already have it and i want to sim unlock it! don;t know how and where

  • zte blade III or galaxy ace plus and why?

  • i also mean to buy him,but i want to know what is battery life?did you know how much is unlock for ?

  • I got ZTE Blade 3 two days ago. This phone is fantastic, compare to his price. Bought it in croatia TELE 2 store for 945kn (163 $). Very sharp display, built quality ( its not like some cheap plastic, compareing to arc s, which my sister has it), fast performance ( on Antutu benchmark got SCORE of 3744), android 4.0.4. working smooth as butter. playing most wanted on zte like charm .only con is camera, which is very solid. But all in all, comparing the price and performance i gave it 9/10,

  • ZTE blade III dual core. Ice cream Sandwich 4.0 7990php

  • zte blade iii or lg l5?

  • Spec is perfect if we were concerned with its price. we are not able to easily find some other models with the same spec at the same level price. i was using ZTE Blade III for three month. its design, experience and almost everything is really good. previously, i aslo heard about Blade, which i mean the first Blade I. compared to the first one, Blade III shows it maturity on Android platform and give me trendy experience. it is much unfair to compared it with Iphone and other big brand.

  • come on. why are you looking so much for the chip .if you want a fast one buy an ip5 or an s3.write only the stuff for every day use.it is a cheap phone with many options, is it working well???

  • FYI: In the Philippines, this phone is ZTE Blade III V889M: Features a Dual Sim, 1ghz Dual Core; 1650 mAH Battery. 480X800 Display Android 4.0 ICS 4gb ROM +512 Ram I got the specs from a ZTE ad on the newspaper. cost is about USD 195.00 or P8000 Pesos.

  • what is the difference of this unit of zte to the other brand

  • Yes, I'm shure. In my country is is stated as dual core but with adreno 200 which is wrong... Its 203...

  • Are you sure about that? I am in doubt because every web adress is saying that Blade III is single core. I want to buy it just because it is dual-core but web page of my service provider today changed from dual core to single core :/

  • SAR value ZTE Blade III is 0.628 W/kg. So that's not that high...

  • Took me a while to find out what exactly chipset does this device have: this is the correct data, found it by searching by "dual core cortex a5": Chipset: MSM8225 45 nm ARMv7 Up To 1.2 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A5[11] Adreno 203 (FWVGA/FWVGA) UMTS (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA) 1H 2012 Devices: Huawei Ascend G330D, Karbonn A9+,HTC Desire X, ZTE Blade 3

  • It is dual core. I am going to buy it this week when come to shops and weite full opinion but it seems really nice for that price. Good value for money.

  • single core, but it works very well. my personal experience with this phone is better than with lg 2x, all in all.

  • Wait,so is it Dual-core or Single-core ?

  • nowhere can I find the SAR value of this phone

  • it's definitely a single core processor because the LG L7 has the same one.. see for yourself.. ;)

  • I was wondering too what kind of chip does this phone have? in various reviews it is said that it is single core, and msm7227a is in fact a single core processor,and yet here is written that it is dual-core....whats up with that?

  • you're right. This mobile has a single core MSM7227A Snapdragon.

  • Hey guys, what kind of processor does this phone really have? all the shops say it has 1ghz single core, but this says it has dual-core.

  • Upgraded from the Blade I, and this is a great phone for the price. Speed is great, cam is ok, no complaints.

  • Hello! Roby C Your link is wrong. FIXED: you're right Roby C

  • Yep, Look the same with ZTE SKATE PRO from Spain (Movistar)

  • I found a recent report, the chipset that accompanies the ZTE BLADE III is a Snapdragon S4 "Qualcomm MSM8225" CPU: "Dual-core ARM Cortex-A5" and GPU: "Adreno 203" You can check this information on wikipedia, "Qualcomm MSM8225" (system_on_chip) GREETINGS!

  • Look the same with Q-Smart S18 from Vietnam.

  • i purchased this device it is a fast andriod phone with beautiful sense is a cell phone that has everything, and the system is perfect, is made of durable material is easy for me to handle, is thin and pretty, is quick to navigate and download applications, the camera is good, I would like the battery will last longer.

  • Would be better to get the Liquid MT - probs cheaper and has the Adreno 205. :p

  • still Adreno 200? Crap.

  • The Blade II had a camera flash! Why was it taken out of the supposedly next advanced model?

  • I believe it has Single Core Qualcomm MSM7227A 1GHz

  • You need to learn English. In case you didn't get it, u nd t lrn engl.

  • i need 2 no d price