ZTE Blade 10 Prime smartphone review with key features

ZTE has been on the Russian market for several years, which contributes to the rapid and promising growth of the brand.

New for November is the ZTE Blade 10 Prime smartphone. This is an inexpensive device from one of the best manufacturers, with a good matrix, dual main camera and Li-Po battery, although there are questions about the capacity of the latter. At first glance, it is difficult to distinguish the ZTE Blade 10 Prime from other popular models, but we will give it a try.

ZTE brand

Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment Company Limited or ZTE Corporation for short is a Chinese company that was founded in 1985. Initially, the company was created with the aim of solving the nuances associated with providing the Chinese army with all available means of communication, etc. It all started with the production of electronic clocks, wired phones and other consumer electronics. In the course of research, an automatic telephone exchange was created, which helped to enter the telecommunications market and stay there for a long time.

ZTE launched its first phone in 1999, releasing a phone with a removable SIM card the following year. By 2007, the ZTE brand held a solid position in the ranking of quality devices, entering the top ten.

The release of smartphones fell on 2010, a stormy assault with new models began in 2011, and already in 2012 ZTE entered the top five global manufacturers. Until today, the brand had to face many problems of a different nature, against this background, few expected the release, for example, the ZTE Axon M with a double screen. Therefore, the release of the next novelty in the form of Blade 10 Prime, the audience of the brand instills confidence in the bright future of the company.

ZTE has three lines of smartphones, let's look briefly at each one.

• The Nubia line is prestigious, expensive and high-tech gadgets, the line itself appeared in 2013. The emphasis in the models of this series is made on the appearance, also each model has a “mini” version. Since 2017, Nubia Technology has become an independent company.
• The Axon line is popular and expensive gadgets that have been released under this line since 2015. For devices of this line, in the first place it is technical development, concert sound quality and multimedia capabilities.
• The Blade line is budget and popular gadgets, they began to be produced, as mentioned earlier, in 2011. The popularity of the models in this line is growing every year. The emphasis of the devices is on the price and adding something interesting to the new model can be either a powerful battery, or a good camera, etc.

Despite the different prices of the lines, ZTE smartphones are one of the available on the market.

ZTE Blade 10 Prime review

On November 7, the ZTE brand unveiled a new smartphone - Blade 10 Prime.

This is not the most productive novelty right now, however, the processor and battery capacity will be enough for most tasks. And in comparison with the Blade A7 Prime, which was announced on the same day, the hero of our review clearly wins.

Therefore, let's not delay and see what an inexpensive, but reliable and comfortable-to-feel phone should be.

Equipment

The delivery set is not the most generous, but everything is packed with high quality, each element is in its own cardboard box.

So, the package consists of:

• a convenient paper clip to open the SIM card tray;
• instructions for using the gadget;
• directly from the smartphone;
• Type-C cable with standard cord;
• adapter.

Everything is quite laconic, but clear and to the point.

Design

The body of the gadget is made of high quality and practical polycarbonate. The smartphone will be released only in black.

Device dimensions:

• length - 158 mm;
• width - 75.2 mm;
• thickness - 7.9 mm;
• weight - 165 gr.

For some, it may seem large and uncomfortable, but this is only a first impression. After holding the smartphone in hand for several minutes, it becomes clear that this is a misleading opinion.

Screen

The screen of this model is quite large, the diagonal is 6.3 inches with an aspect ratio of 19: 9. Watching videos, playing games or just browsing the necessary information on the Internet will be quite comfortable.

Display with an IPS LCD matrix with a resolution of 2280x1080. Color reproduction is not bad, good viewing angles with a margin of brightness. It will be comfortable to work if the device is in the sun. The pixel density per inch is 400ppi, which is a good figure for the middle segment of a smartphone.

The screen occupies 83.4% of the front panel of the gadget, which indicates the presence of frames.

In general, the characteristics of the display leave a positive impression, since it is excellent for watching videos, for playing games and for surfing the Internet.

Filling

The most important and controversial section for any smartphone. Controversial from the fact that everyone starts from their own selection criteria, and for some this gadget may seem with low performance, but for some, this is quite enough.

The operating system is Android 9.0 (Pie) with a good Helio P60 chipset from Mediatek MT6771, which is produced according to lithography standards - 12mm with support for artificial intelligence systems. It has 8 cores: 4 Cortex-A73 cores with a frequency of 2.0 GHz and 4 cores Cortex-A53 with a frequency of 2.0 GHz.

The graphics accelerator was supplied by ARM Mali-G72 MP3, which operates at 800 MHz.

RAM - 3 GB, built-in - 64 GB. This is enough to perform basic functions and tasks; this is not enough for active games and large applications.

There is a slot for microSD cards with a maximum capacity of 1 T, which is very good and you don't have to worry about whether you have enough space for photos, videos and music.

Of course, the question is a bit outdated configuration, and why the chip is not from Qualcomm. But surely the manufacturers were guided by something when creating this model.

Autonomy

Awarded the gadget with a 3200 mAh Li-Po battery. The battery also supports USB PD 2.0 (USB Power Delivery) and fast charging - 18W to which the device connects via the USB Type-C port.

Manufacturers report that the battery can withstand 270 hours of battery life and 16 hours of talk time.

All of this is good, of course, but the 3200 mAh battery on the eve of 2024 is a bit strange.

Camera

The rear panel houses the main dual camera, which consists of: the main module with a resolution of 16 Mp - f / 1.8, a module for creating depth or a depth sensor with a resolution of 5 Mp - f / 2.2. Nearby is also an LED flash and a fingerprint scanner or fingerprint scanner.

The Blade 10 Prime lacks a wide-angle camera and a macro camera, which again raises questions. The presence of stabilization is a positive fact.

The front camera is located in a neat waterdrop notch on the front panel and has a resolution of 16 megapixels - f / 2.0. "Sebyashki" should be of quite tolerable quality.

Questions on the topic “How does the gadget take pictures? How does he take pictures at night? How sharp is the photo? "Remain open for now. There are no examples of photos yet, although, on the other hand, according to the indicators, one can roughly imagine what kind of photo quality this smartphone can take. It is clear that the model is not for lovers of high-quality photos.

Communications

One of the stable sections, the hero of the review has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, GPS.

There is an audio jack - 3.5 mm, but there is no NFC module, which is not surprising against the background of other shortcomings.

Unlocking takes place thanks to a fingerprint scanner.

How much is this happiness worth?

Price policy

Sources on the Internet say that the average price of a gadget starts at 11,000 rubles. or 160 EUR.

Where is it profitable to buy a device? In chain stores, search online trading platforms. It might be worth waiting for New Year's discounts or promotions.

Specifications

In order to give you the opportunity to quickly and comfortably familiarize yourself with the main indicators, we will arrange everything in the form of a table.

For such a price, perhaps this model will have fans. Although the new product does not stand out for its productive and nimble interface.

Positive and negative sides

The review and other testimonials help to sort out information on the shelves and highlight the pros and cons of Blade 10 Prime for both you and your readers.

• screen;
• fast charging;
• memory expansion up to 1 terabyte.

• accumulator battery;
• outdated configuration;
• equipping the main camera.

Already by the fact that the advantages and disadvantages are on an equal footing, we can conclude that this is not the most successful model of November 2019.

Outcome

Still, our hero of the review is more for those who use the phone mainly for its intended purpose, that is, to call, to be in touch thanks to instant messengers, to find the necessary information on the Internet or to “click” something.

We said that on November 7th we announced 2 models, and between Blade 10 Prime and Blade A7 Prime, how to choose? It depends on what to focus on in terms of price, functionality, in general, these are two models with similar characteristics, and in this case, Blade 10 Prime wins.

Among the competitors, the Blade 10 Prime is not the strongest model, to say the least. Which company is better to buy a gadget? Whether it's a novelty from ZTE or not, it's up to the consumer.