ZTE Grand X Quad V987

  • Released 2013, July
    163g, 8.9mm thickness
    Android 4.1.2
    4GB 1GB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    MT6589
  • 2500mAh
    Li-Ion

ZTE Grand X Quad V987 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA
Speed HSPA
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Launch Announced 2013, June. Released 2013, July
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 141 x 70 x 8.9 mm (5.55 x 2.76 x 0.35 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Dual stand-by)
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR SGX544
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 1.3 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery
Misc Colors White
Price About 200 EUR

ZTE Grand X Quad V987 - User Reviews

  • I received this phone on the 10th of November 2013. After 3,5 years it still works perfectly. Time ffor a new device though.

  • Worst phone.After 2 month phone crash and not booting.Then submit the phone in service center and get back after 2 month. Then again after 1 month the phone was crashed and not booting.

  • How do you install directly to SD card?

  • Worst phone I have ever bought, after two months use, phone software ceased, and crashed.my phone since last year for replacement at ZTE Head Office South Africa. Not yet recieved back. Wasted my money. Bought me a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini. Much better. ZTE DISSAPOINTED ME TO MUCH

  • Finally found that I'm not the only person with the call sound problem. I'm so tired of hearing from everyone that I talk to that they cannot hear me and there's too much static on their end. I hear them loud and clear but no one can hear me clearly at all since I bought the phone. I think it's terrible that the company wants you to pay to send the phone back and be without it for a few days just so that they can send you another phone that will do the same thing. Why does this company sell a phone that you know is having these issues. I'm not paying Cricket another cent. I'll just replace this phone all together as soon as the first opportunity arises.

  • i m confused that zte grand X lite V 967s and zte grand V987 are two different phones with different specs or are these mobiles are of two different smattphones.

  • This phone is quite good based on its price....the only thing i complain is its camera quality on low light..but the rest its awesome

  • Hi! I just received my ZTE V987, all OK, but the data connection have a red icon below. I only have access to internet on WiFi. i did this: Checked to turn the Data Connection ON when i insert the SIM card. Changed the Sim card to the other slot and nothing. checked all the options I saw related to this issue on the phone menu but nothing. It has the Chinese rom . already rooted. Does anyone have this issue? how u solved it? Thanks!

  • Great experience after using this phone from last two days great High end specs, in less value,phone is fast and plays HD games too,sound is a bit low but clear plays HD movies flawlessly in mxplayer,camera is good but you have to manage it by using HD camera ulrra ,download it from play store it gives the best of the best results.I like this phone a lot look is premium,bit bulky but feels you are not using cheap phone,you can install apps directly to SD card only thing you have to change the storage setting to sd card.one can buy this phone blindly........

  • Friends I Want To Buy This Phone . Please Suggest Me In Buying This.

  • Dear all, I bought it a few days back,prior to purchase of it i had lot off doubts relating to Quality of product, after i recieved it & used it i find it very nice looking, Very nice featured, meeting all my expectations, the phone is equipped with Play store, Antivirus,gmail, Kingsoffice, facility to write in hindi, English and n nos of languages, the Battery back up is also very nice, the Battery charges very slow, however it could be due to safety measures taken by Manufacturer, The phone came with a flip cover that was not mentioned when purchased it online. The only pron i find is Poor Loudness of Sound while playing music & the Picture Quality however i am not sure whether i adjusted the camera in right ways, Overall "Product Worth Buying & Really Value for Money."

  • Good battery, smart display, no hanging, good look. Poor camera, poor sound on head set while music play. I love this one.

  • wowww.... i like it tns......

  • Got it... thanx..

  • Thanx.... will check that

  • Yes you are correct. After installing a magnetic compass app it says "Orientation Sensor not found". When I did research in forums people say that if auto-rotate screen is disabled you could encounter this problem . But it didn't work. Is this issue is concerned with hardware or with some kind of firmwares? Please reply to my email ([email protected]) if someone fixed this issue

  • u can buy scratch guard from has good quality glass....instead of guard use mobile cover..u can also buy from hongkong ebay if u have credit card...it will take 15-20 days to come mind that..lot of diff covers also avl

  • Where can i get a Screen guard for this phone ?? (India). I have looked on snapdeal flipkart and ebay.. not available there...

  • is this scratch resistant?

  • Hello, I using this phone over a year and it does not have NFC

  • awasome use this phone realy im happy

  • hiii guys zte phones are awesome..this is my second handset from snapdeal...i bought this phone and believe me guys the quality and specs are awesome...the build quality is just like high end phones...and the performance is awesome..whoever is having second thought for buying this handset just go for it....parts are easily available on ebay hongkong...and plus u get a free cover with this phone from snapdeal which is not mentioned.

  • Heh guys i want to buy this phone plz tell me about this set Is zte are trustible phones???

  • 999 SR from eXtra Store

  • i recently bought zte grand x quad lite in this mobile there is no compass hardware

  • Hello zshachie! I want to buy this phone! can any1 just confirm few details?1. does Google play store come pre-installed? Location - India.2. Can you move apps to sd card?3. how about the camera?4. touch response?5. any major cons u feel compare to moto E?6. Total experience? would u recommend this phone to any1? please reply friend!! thanks a lotReply

  • Hi I have this phone but I can't install my new NBA2k14 I have no games in my phone always say error no space?

  • Hi I have this phone but I can't install my new NBA2k14 I have no games in my phone always say error no space?

  • Hello guys! I am a ZTE V987 user, how could I export movie from my movie studio? Every time that I export, there is something error, what should I do? Please help... Thanks!

  • Hello guys! I am a ZTE V987 user, how could I export movie from my movie studio? Please help... Every time I export the movie, there's something error

  • Hello Everyone! I want to buy this phone! can any1 just confirm few details? 1. does Google play store come pre-installed? Location - India. 2. Can you move apps to sd card? 3. how about the camera? 4. touch response? 5. any major cons u feel compare to moto E? 6. Total experience? would u recommend this phone to any1? please reply friend!! thanks a lot

  • Hello Jatin! I want to buy this phone! can u just confirm few details? 1. does Google play store come pre-installed? 2. Can you move apps to sd card? 3. how about the camera? 4. touch response? 5. any major cons u feel compare to moto E? 6. Total experience? would u recommend this phone to any1? please reply friend!! thanks a lot

  • I have ZTE grand x quad lite v967s, this is very best cheap phone, this phone is easy handling the big games and providing a good experience. Touch and sensor are absolutely good, as we all know that ZTE is a trustable brand and servicing for manny year

  • shall i buy zte grand x or not??? today i thought to buy it. plz guide me.

  • Is it hardware related issue or software? Anybody plz help me out if possible.

  • I'm using ZTE grand x quad lite v967s the lite version of this fone. One of the best fine but camera listed is 8MP but the clarity is disgusting. Its like a VGA cam. Zte is not gonna do regarding this for sure. Is any body here know abt camera?

  • mobogenie app

  • I hope ZTE will release an update for this phone.

  • i have an issue that is heated to the point your mobile ear when i talk about 2 minute or more. Do you have tell me something on this problem? My mobile ZTE V987 X GRAND

  • Hi I having problem with my phone turning off and on and when I opened the program to burn any longer stands Shutting down I tried to format the phone but I failed I do not know if I can format to use the computer I asked for help to get the soft ware to help me. or any idea on this

  • It does 900/2100mhz umts. I use it on the Optus Network here in Australia.

  • Do you know the SAR value for this phone ?

  • I really need to know what are the bands for HSDPA i live in Panama and it only works with 850 HSDPA //

  • Thank you for your answer. Is there still a way to save battery even with a launcher? I am using the prime version of Next Launcher. Also, if I root it. can I unroot it for warranty purposes? Thank you!

  • Yes:

  • You need to root the phone and flash with a new ROM. It's pretty easy: I've tried 4.2 and 4.1 and both works fine.

  • Easy (and necessary) to root this phone. Just follow (carefully) the directions posted in the XDA developers forum:

  • I don't use battery saving software. Android is good as saving your battery as it is, and my experience of battery saving apps is that they use as much as they save, and what they save they primarily save by turning off meaningful features that I need. To save battery: simply don't use live wallpapers, don't use too many widgets, and use a nice simple launcher like Zeam. Also, if you root your phone you can set up a profile to set your CPU to minimum speed when the screen is off. That'll save you some battery without affecting use. This phone really needs to be rooted and flashed, or you'll have all the Chinese junk on it, and you also won't have Google Play, etc (dropping the Chinese stock ROM will also save you battery). It's easy to do. Guide and ROMs here:

  • I had the same problem. you need to change the android version to other than the Chinese you currently have there. I took it to this store which to did it for me for very chip.

  • I have ZTE V987 but it don't have google a/c option in setting->add account. So I'm unable to add google account in my phone, due to this play store is not working and some google specific apps are not working. Please help me here, how to add google a/c in my phone. Thanks, please help !!

  • Hi sir! How do you keep the battery life that good? Do you use a specific battery saving software? And also, how do you root it?

  • I bought this phone from Beijing and this set dont have google store . Can you please send me app to or link from where to download this app. please. Thanks, Asheesh

  • sir please teach me how to root v987 . thanks in advance

  • I do experience it but i send it back to shop i buy it

  • I've had this phone for about two months and I'm very happy (upgraded from an Atrix 4G). Once rooted and flashed with 4.2 it runs really well and the battery life is truly fantastic. You can use it heavily for a full day and still be at 60-70% when you go to bed. I've used plenty of phones in the past but I've never seen anything like it.

  • how can i set the internet and download application

  • Dude, he said 160 Euros, not 160 Dollars

  • Where did you find it with only 160$ ?

  • at this moment last version is 4.2.1

  • hi guys, thank you for the answer. just want to ask if the os is upgradable to jelly bean 4.2.2??

  • Its the best QuadCore phone for ONLY 160�. BIG BATTERY, BIG SCREEN 5", 4.2 JB SUPPORT, GOOD CAMERA, EXCELENT GPS, NICE DESIGN, DUAL SIM, 4gb+sd support for 64GB. The only thing I miss is the NFS support. I recommend this phone and the ZTE V967 (similar model with no HD support)and u can find good ROMS.

  • get nexus 4 instead, only $300 and running 4.3, better specs. zte phones cannot upgrade firmware.

  • It is a good phone bro. Had it for almost a month now. Indeed better than Galaxy Core. It can also read USB drives. Internal memory is 4GB.

  • I hope GSMARENA will conduct a review on this phone.

  • Seems it does not have compass.

  • User available memory is 2.5 GB

  • user can only use 2.5 GB

  • internal memory is 2.5 GB

  • may i know the total internal memory of the device that you can use??? I'm concerned about the memory because some of the apps cannot be transferred to sd card.. I'm planning to buy this phone too.

  • im concern about the internal memory of the device. it says 4GB only. the phone also requires memory for the software of the phone. so what is the total memory that the user can use?? pls help?? I really like it. its better than samsung galaxy core when i compared it at the store. they have same price here in the philippines. the only doubt i have right ow is the internal memory :(

  • im concern about the internal memory of the device. it says 4GB only. the phone also requires memory for the software of the phone. so what is the total memory that the user can use?? pls help?? I really like it. its better than samsung galaxy core when i compared it at the store. they have same price here in the philippines. the only doubt i have right ow is the internal memory :(

  • If you're experiencing problems with the infamous black screen of death or the phone switching off upgrade to official 4.2.1. MIUI also works but is buggy.

  • can you give me the link to from you got the phone from eBay?

  • I just had the device for about a week now. The device is really a high-end one but I noticed that it constantly switches itself off. Is there anyone else experiencing the same problem?

  • this one is overheating and reboots every now and then. any idea how to fix this one? :(

  • Does this can move apps to sd, please confirm for those who owned it, I want to buy this phone

  • Nice phone. Video and camera is worth the price... :)

  • is this phone supported with OTG? I tried to use USB connector using the charger with female-female USB type hub but its not working. is it need to download OTG application in order to work? or is it nothing to with it?

  • is this support usb OTG?

  • Bought this phone about a month before. It is a superb phone with great screen and a very good camera (BSI sensor) which allows you to take very good photos.

  • Bought this phone about a month before. It is a superb phone with great screen and a very good camera (BSI sensor) which allows you to take very good photos.

  • No NFC on this one.

  • bought this phone last 2 weeks, it's good in almost all aspect but one thing is missing "no maganetic sensor or compass".

  • very good fone, but in reality no magnetic sensor or compass

  • I bought one of these phones for $238 delivered from the aliexpress website. The phone came with Google play, which was installed by the seller, as it does not come with it already instslled from the factory. I have been using the phone for over a week now with no problems. It works very well on the Optus network here in Australia. In fact it picks up signal much better than my old sony experia x10i. The phone is vary comparible to my wifes samsung galaxy S3. I have run a benchmarking program and the v987 is only a small margin behind the S3. For the price i got my phone for i think this phone is better value than my wifes samsung Galaxy S3. It also has dual sim slots and built in FM radio player! Here's where I bought mine. The seller has put the price up since I bought mine, so search around aliexpress for one...but make sure the seller will install Google play for you...

  • you need to install an app called 谷歌安裝­器 search the apk from the web and install it.... it allows u to install google service and play store....etc

  • Been using it for about a month now, so far so good. Only shortcoming's that I can't add a Google account and without that it's not possible to run Play Store. Perhaps I don't know how to do it, can anyone help?

  • I've bought this awesome Android phone in . I think it's a very good phone. Screen quality is better than many others. Body is very confortable, size correct and the quality level is very high. You can find a very good ROM for ZTE V987 in this xda link: It's based on another ROM with Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean and everything is running correctly for me. I will try toadd it to my list of rooted Android phones in how to root zte v987 and root zte v987 I hope this information will be useful for you. Regards.

  • It looks really the same to the Grand S having only a few differences which you can�t tell if you don�t look close enough. I bought lately HERE -

  • Most advance phone so far

  • I bought a V987 two weeks ago. It was my first ZTE. But it will be also the last one. I had problem with display: it flickered sometimes and the only solution it was restart. Every time! No more ZTE for me.

  • Good quad core dual sim, i'm quite happy with it in France. The retail stock phone comes without google market, only chineese and english and with tons of chinesse app but there is a custom rom on xda for internationnal language, root and gplay.

  • Can anyone tell me how to get to those 10+ chinese markets mention in this thread????

  • search on xda for custom rom, it has gg play and removes all chinese apps

  • Search on the net and you will find website where they explain how to root and install googleplay!

  • Is not trash for the money is good value. Yes is no Google market is true. but all phones for China market dont have Google market. However there are about 10+ chinese markets very similar to Goggle market and they have many chinese applications but also all the english application from the Google Market. Even better all of them are free and require no account registration, just download all the apps you need, It is very easy to use even easier than Google Market.

  • I bought.. there is no Google Play market in phone. and i cant install it anyway. there are some chinese app. only. and ZTE market. but all chinese.. gr... 310USD TRASH

  • Actually, it's announced and on sale in China

  • sounds good.. hope it testes good as well... hope its crunchy

  • What's wrong with that? Give it dual sim and price it around $300 and ZTE has my money.

  • This isn't even announced...

  • IN my opinion the chipset is nothing but mediatek mt66589

  • an awesome high end deviCe ..... I like the hardware of this device its sleek .....

  • I bought this phone on ebay this week, I'm waiting to arrive. I paid $ 410.00