As expected, ZTE has launched its latest smartphone — ZTE Blade A2 Plus in the Indian market. Priced at Rs. 11,999, the smartphone will be available exclusively through Flipkart. The sale of the phone will start from February 6th.
Commenting on the launch, Sachin Batra, CMO, ZTE India Terminal, said in a press statement:
ZTE has established high-trust and credibility of consumers and clients globally through its path breaking innovation, customization and high-quality services. We are committed to establish ZTE in the Indian market by launching innovative products at disruptive prices to connect with the consumers.
The smartphone sports a metal unibody, with a square-shaped camera, flash, and fingerprint scanner, placed one below the other vertically at the back. The volume and navigation buttons are housed on the right edge, while capacitive navigation buttons are situated at the bottom chin in the front.
The smartphone features a 5.5-inch full HD display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, making the pixel density 404 ppi. This device is powered by a MediaTek MT6750T octa-core processor, clocked at 1.5GHz, along with Mali T860 GPU.
It packs 4GB of RAM with 32GB of internal storage. Further, the storage can be expanded up to 128GB using a microSD card. As of software, it runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS with the company’s own UI on top. The smartphone also comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase detection autofocus (PDAF) and dual LED flash, along with an 8-megapixel front shooter with screenflash.
The ZTE Blade A2 Plus comes with VoLTE and supports HSDPA 850, 900, 1900 and 2100 MHz bands for 3G, and GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz and LTE 900, 1200 MHz bands for 4G. It has the usual set of connectivity options, including WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS.
The big highlight of this smartphone is its massive 5000mAh battery that supports fast charging. As per the company’s claims, the Blade A2 Plus smartphone can provide up to 22 hours of talk time.
While ZTE had launched two RAM variants — 3GB and 4GB — of the smartphone in China, the company has launched only 4GB RAM variant option in India for now. The 3GB variant was priced at CNY 1,499 (approx Rs. 14,990) and the 4GB variant was priced at CNY 1,699 (approx Rs. 16,990) in China. ZTE has surprisingly priced the device aggressively to compete with the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and others.
