ZTE Blade X9

  • Released 2015, December
    160g, 8.6mm thickness
    Android 5.1; nubia UI 3
    16GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.5"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 615
  • 3000mAh
    Li-Ion

ZTE Blade X9 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE
Launch Announced 2015, November
Status Available. Released 2015, December
Body Dimensions 155.3 x 77.2 x 8.6 mm (6.11 x 3.04 x 0.34 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop); nubia UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 405
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/2.2, AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/2.2
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 DTS audio
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Misc Colors White/Silver
Price About 170 EUR

ZTE Blade X9 - User Reviews

  • need to install MIUI to make it work well, stock rom cpu just wont enter sleep state become battery drain alot. camera are horrible noise also, must install bacon camera and in the app set the sharpness to max to shoot good photo. MIUI rom will make your phone stuck at 800mhz. delete the thermal file in system/etc to make it full load

  • After bought this phone I feel all my lousy phone are so luxury. Display: 2/10 even its full HD Battery : 3/10 Sound volume : 4/10 Viewing angle: bad Overall it feel like 40buck China phone

  • is this your current version? n939sc_ascommon_1.08

  • sir, what are those update?

  • then how did u manage to get this done? i have the same situation but i dont have any customer care around in cebu city

  • in kimstore

  • have you done ur update..... there r 3 update that u should do..... after that ur phone will perfect

  • the battery drains so fast. i bought a brand new phone Blade X910 a week ago after with in less than 6hours the battery is gone went back to the Seller and was given another one same problem. its my first time to use a ZTE phone honestly l am not happy.

  • How to update to latest firmware?

  • 4500 nalng

  • Ano po ang issue ng zte x9? Pls answer my question

  • my phone works great!

  • what is the features that improved in that update?

  • have you done 2 ota update? if u have not... than start now. after updates. uour phone will work great.

  • hi. where do you buy your phone? how much estimated hrs of usage to easily drain?

  • battery is not good.. just had my phone today ... its easy to drain.

  • Where did u but your x9? It is not selling on Amazon or ebay. So where should I go for an unlocked one?

  • can u transfer installed apps to sd card? I dont see any option to move app to sd card.. is it normal to all x9?

  • Please make sure u hve done 2 software update. Than u can tell how your blade x9 work. At 1st i was disapointed. Then evrything work fine. Can play games and btry still last

  • I also have ZTE Blade X9. And yeah some of you are right, about its camera(less color/lifeless), battery(3000,but it easily to drained). But i encounter one weird things about this handset.! I plugged my earphone, well it's fluently played. But why in it's speaker will also playing too. It's like a dual sound, there a sounds in my earphone and there's also a sound in the speaker...arghhh very intimidating!!!

  • I have this for a month now,Rear cam have less color than to front, but over all thumbs up:D

  • Tried a ZTE phone. Bought a Vec Pro and it only last for about 5 months. The screen won't respond to touch. Specs wise, it's a good phone but durability is a big issue.

  • huh!??do you know the term handset??it is the phone itself...lol

  • yes...zte made in china...if you have time you can search it in google...thats easy question you dont have to ask to others

  • It says 3000mAh battery life, but why does this phone seems to get low battery? I am not even using this while charging.

  • Can I ask what is the screen protection of this device? is it scratch prof?

  • go to sound profile...there you can find "vibrate when typing"...just uncheck/disable

  • not me. My two weeks old phone is running flawlessly and i got mine around $100.00~ and it's the best $100 i ever spend.

  • My phone reboots itself every other time,is there anyone who experiences the same?

  • Sir how can i get rid of the vibration everytime i type? I didnt see any option sir abt the vibration whilr typing. Thanks sir.

  • im planning to buy this phone?? hows your experience of dis unit? what bugs you've encounter and what is the fix for that thank you...,

  • Open the metal case of my phone. Seem that the GPS problem solved. Maybe the thick metal case block the signal of the GPS to the receiver.

  • Help. Sound/speakers not working. Is there a fix on thus w/o going to the repair shop?

  • that a bug of android version 5.1.1, there is no way to fix it unless u root it and perform some very complicated step. Actually, u no need to bother it, just make sure u have close the gps in setting. the logo keep stay on noticification no matter u turn on your gps or not, as well as u close it in setting and it will be closed and will affect your battery.

  • Anyone experience GPS problem.? Mine got problem after update FOTA(currently 1.08). Any solution to fix this? Have try reset to factory setting but unsuccessful...

  • Is zte made in china?

  • you mean no handset at all just the accessories?

  • can someone enlighten us about this phone? most of reviews i read is all sound problem, can we guarantee its not really the issue to get this phone?

  • Hello, I am thinking of buying this phone. The comments about the sound of the phone suddenly bother me. Is it really bothering?

  • Can someone tell me how to change my lock screen on this smartphone? I don't see an option at all. Thank you!

  • Hi, anybody knows how to set music, there is no music or entertainment option in the settings menu. Tnx

  • its a nice, practical and value for money smartphone....im an apple user before but this phone is so cool... i did not regret buying this phone...express delivery pa almost one day lang....im from cebu....thx LAzADA,,!!!!!

  • Just got this phone and it seems great. But how do you set the default download location to the sd card, there isn't an option under storage to designate a default storage.

  • How to enable the sound?

  • It yeah good

  • i have no sound! how to solve without going to a repair shop

  • my zte blade a711 has no sound?how to operate to be able to play sound?

  • slim_ap_daemon only active when location service activated. To stop slim_app_daemon just turn off location and then reboot.

  • no. Only adapter with usb cable plus manual plus warranty card. Thats all in the box, including the phone.

  • no.. its from China

  • Is ZTE made in korea? is there a clone of this phone?

  • Maybe you should uninstall tubemate..if you have this apps.My phone also had a same problem,but after i uninstall tubemate,the problem solved.

  • Yes to unlock developer options, in the 'About phone' menu press on 'Build number' a few times. I only found this by sheer coincidence. About the battery, an app slim_ap_daemon is draining mine like crazy. However, it is not on any App list to force stop/remove (it only shows on the battery usage list). I suspect it may be part of UC Browser. But this is just a suspicion. Can anyone comment?

  • do you mean, i have to root this phone for update? hmm

  • how to activate dts sound ? i tried to enable but, the button is not accesible.. to access developer options, u just have to click the build number multiple times, then the developer options will appear

  • Yes, it has slo-mo when making viseo

  • quick question... does this phone have digital image stabilization. and does it havetime lapse and slow motion video? thansk for answering :)

  • where can i find developers option?

  • do they have a free handset when you buy this phone?

  • If you want to update v1.10 ,you must instal via twrp.sorry for my bad english 😊

  • how do i update it to latest firmware ? mine was 1.07 version, i tried to update it to 1.10 but it failed , i love this phone due to its awesome NeoVision camera, please help me

  • how come ur battery is ok ? mine was draining fast , even worse when play game

  • Yhe battery is disaster for me , and microphone also bad quality , i got n939sc the gold one

  • Does this phone use micro SIM or nano SIM? or is it different for every country ?

  • ..for those who had problems with a711 being HOT and LAGGY..turn on "force use GPU on 2D/3D" on developer Options..it helps :-)

  • i just bought this phone, and its a very decent phone and quite good for its price, the camera, multi-effects, timelapse, slow motion, the battery is quite poor at first, and after update it, the battery performance increased a little, so far so good, and its reasonable with its price

  • I don't have any problem with this phone,... Works great, very smooth even I play Asphalt & Contest of Champion at the same time simultaneously, no laggy at all. Battery ok, Camera, sensors work excellent,...

  • Guys is the zte blade X9 camera good enough ?

  • Yes. it solve some of the problem. but the battery still same.

  • hey guys im evans from indonesia, um anyway i do really wants to buy this kinda of phone, but looking at some of the reviews about this phone i found that, this phone is laggy, it goes blank screen, the signal services wont detected and the solution is , update to the newest frimware . so have you guys update it yet ? does the prombles solve? anyway i really need somehelp, i wont buy a damage product guys :( thanks and have a good day

  • Good spec & value, bad UI. The phone has never had a problem.

  • Pick the gold one IMHO. But it's depend on your taste I think. Btw don't forget to update the software to the latest since they kind of drop the ball with the first version of it. It make your phone unusable after 15 minutes usage.

  • I want to buy this phone, but im confuse with the color. Should I buy gold or silver color? Help me choose, because i think the gold look more like bronze and the silver its plain

  • vote for xiaomi redmi 3

  • I buy the end of February 2016. The device has several problems such as: 1) signal is often lost, the device became hot and the batteries run out quickly. 2) Device can not receive incoming calls, or reject incoming calls. 3) If an outgoing call, the call lasted only 13 seconds and then loses itself (call failed). The device I sent back to Lazada to do replacement with a new device. However, devices that exchange is also experiencing the same problem. How can I fixed it?

  • I got mine last Friday. I am absolutely contented with this device. It doesn't look cheap as its price, it is far far beyond the price. I was told by a salesman from SM that Iphone and ZTE have the same manufacturer. I was'nt surprised at all because the specs are really good..camera, speed and resolution are all GREAT!! Kudos to ZTE!! I just noticed that the battery quite runs out easily, i was thinking if I was a heavy gamer? I thank God I found this handset...Good job to Lazada also for the very fast delivery!

  • Ofcourse shine!! Its really good

  • Battery problem.....

  • hardbricked my phone.. doesn't turn own but led blinking if connected to computer or charger.. how can I fix it?

  • is it good battery? performance? laggy?

  • Which one do you think is better? this one or coolpad shine? i'm confused

  • go for it.. awesome one.. but battery is worst,,.. otherwise.... awesome....

  • Is there an option to move apps from phone to SDcard? Thanks.

  • Hi Jason, the link is here you can choose your country, at my link i am using indonesia version

  • I'm going to buy this phone,but i'm still confused and worry about this phone. Because the brand is not familiar in my ear. Am i going to buy it or not? Please someone answer this in order for me to think whether to buy this or not... Thx

  • What is the official website you got the update. Thank you

  • Blade A711. battery detected only 2000mAh. others are good and work for me: cam, sound, fingerprint. at first use, i got problem with over-heating. but after i updating to FOTA 1.06 its resolved. result with antutu bench 6.0.1 around 26k-32k with condition app installed only antutu bench, antutu tester, antutu cpu master, battery tester, cpu-z, and snapdragon batteryguru.

  • I have this phone for about one month (bought it in Dec 2015), in Indonesia it called ZTE a711 and only cost 2.000.000 idr (150$) At first it is so dissapointing, the phone is laggy. but after i update the software from the official website, it run smooth and one thing i am sure is this phone is the best value phone for today; you can compare it's hardware with other manufacturer :) i am satisfied with this phone

  • Thank God someone from INA gave comment here, I was interested to buy this phone anyway but after read your sentences, it made me think twice hahaha. Is it really octa core after got tested by CPU-Z?

  • i rate it 7/10.thats all.

  • That explains it. The phone is very light. But battery life is abysmal.

  • Guya, install phone tester or phone info or other application, see the battery capacity, its stated just 2000mAh not 3000mAh. Really shocking

  • How do you install custom ROM on this phone? Also, should I install the update from ZTE homepage in addition to the FOTA update that was available when I turned on the phone? Thanks!

  • I have being using the device for a wile. I have installed several roms. My findings are: The hardware is good. It really needs a good firmware. The officials firmware aren't good at all. The phone gets hot. (May be fixing the Rom / kernels) they can make less hot. Sometimes lags (probably should be fixed by new firmware) Nubia interface needs polishing. The finger print is not good at all. For me this phone needs tons of hours of firmware development. It was released in a hurry. By the moment I won't recommend this phone to any one that is not a power user that likes to play with new firmware / customs tons, hacks etc.

  • Heats up a lot when play games. Battery drains quick.

  • Battery killer. Lags a lot.

  • Well..i got new recplacement a117 from lazada malaysia yesterday and this morning i start to use it but its that hot compare the previos phone that i had return...its stop working(turn off) after 10 to 15 minutes..its happen again and again..tomorrow i will return to lazada (subang jaya)and ask for my money....people out there please dont buy this phone.

  • Nice phone and price for fingerprint sensor

  • This phone called ZTE Blade A711 in Indonesia. I have this phone for about 2 days now. My complain is only the drain of the battery is so quick. I had a screen on time on first full charge for about 5 hours 34 minutes with only 2G data enabled. Which means i used this phone for only chatting. Oh.. And the brihtness level of this phone looks lower than any other phone. I compare this phone to my alcatel onetouch flash plus. The alcatel has more brightness in the same level setting as the zte a711.

  • I've had this phone for a week, lasting batteries, never hang or restart. this phone is not for ordinary users, you must use a pc / laptop. first time received the phone directly factory reset, then updates the recovery obtained from ZTE official website. ui is very simple without bloatware, I bought just for the test because there are too many who complain phones often hangs or restarts

  • Good handphone , battery consumption is the only problem , just install snapdragon BatteryGuru it will help you alot ...

  • Just dont buy this thing, the ui is crap, software and battery life is horrible, hang/blackscreen/lag since unboxing.thanks God I mamage to sold it after one week

  • Good phone. I owned one. In Indonesia called ZTE Blade A711. The phone suddenly disappear from Indonesian market

  • I'm more curious about the speed of the phone , and the ram comsumed when the phone is on stand by (with the background apps running) over the ratio of the rsms of the phone

  • I can confirm that my device never get hot while I'm using it. Battery life is good, can get 18+ hours with casual gaming. There is a gyro too!

  • yes, it is. zte a711 is for indonesian market.

  • look like ZTE Blade A711

  • Around 12gb

  • Strange, because i watch lots of videos on youtube and also play COC for few hours and i didn't experience any of that, i can even say i'm even surprised how good battery is and the fact that it doesn't get hot as any of my previous devices that i had.

  • I bought this phone about a week ago and i can say that you can expect everything that you read in Specification section, except camera, 13mp camera is not as good as it sounds i've had a phone with 8mp and it produced better quality pictures. But don't get discouraged about it is not bad either i'm just saying i expected more from 13mp camera.. That's the only downside i would like to share about this phone, as for rest everything works as expected , no lag, good battery life, it doesn't get hot ( I have used it more than usual just for testing the battery and see if it gets hot ), and a fingerprint sensor is responding very fast. Overall very good phone for that price, very pleased with this purchase.

  • Good looking phone, poor cpu

  • Phone start getting hot when screen is ON of any app..battery drain very fast from 100% to 15% in 2 hour on line...very bad

  • So the picture quality is not any better ,or even, as good as Xiaomi mi4i?

  • Not bad for the price (199$ here). Ok performance no lag, good battery life, good sound. 13 Mpx camera but not as good as samsung or sony camera. Color are bit wash out, pale, but sharp enaugh. Front cam produce good pic, in good lighting. In indoor light, front cam produce noisy pic. Back cover (around cam) feels bit warm under long usage, but not hot.

  • Definitely, it use hybrid sim

  • This phone can't have two Sims stand by if we install a micro SD?

  • OK, I got it now. Thanks for the explanation & sorry for my misunderstanding..

  • true octa core mean it can use all 8 cores simultaneously, but no this phone can't use all 8 cores at same time, its either 4 faster cores, or 4 slower cores for battery saving.

  • it is true octa core, but be divided into two distinct parts with different clock speed. - first half is quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 - second half is quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53

  • octa core means 8 core, 4 core on 1,5 ghz A53 cortex, 4 core on 1 ghz A53 cortex for battery saving mode

  • is it using a nano-SIM or micro-SIM?

  • Snapdragon 615 is Octa-Core processor.

  • Not supported...

  • Which one is true? using a Quad core processor or using octa core?

  • Which one is true? using a Quad core processor or using octa core?

  • Yes its support usb otg

  • in indonesia zte blade a711

  • is this support USB OTG?

  • at official indonesian zte website its has gyroscope

  • from a total of 16 GB, how much space is left for the application?

  • The best value phone.

  • It's not gorilla glass and no gyro

  • In indonesia $150 , preorder tomorrow via lazada

  • Ir a about 165 tite 180usd in china

  • What is the expected pricing on this device?

  • -how to switch the storage from internal to SD card?

  • Here it is the Rom v1.35 and a patch to clean Chinese apps and enable multi language pack May be when this device is released into Europe we may get a better firmware

  • Yes, it's the same as V5 PRO (ST939ST). Blade X9 is just European market name.

  • This is the ZTE n939st. ZTE rom is not good at all. The phone gets hot.

  • Is this not the same specs and pictures of ZTE V5 pro? Besides I can't see v5 pro in the list of ZTE devices on this site, is it a fake?

  • this ph.is looking good , but battery back up not good..