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ZTE Blade III
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
ZTE · 2012

ZTE Blade III

ZTE Blade III Android smartphone. Announced Sep 2012. Features 4.0″ display, Snapdragon S1 chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1600 mAh battery, 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM.

Display 4.0"
Chipset Snapdragon S1
RAM 512 GB
Storage 4GB storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1600 mAh
Build 130g, 10mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, September
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200

Display

Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB (2.5GB user available), 512MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Video Yes

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

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

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Organizer Photo viewer/editor Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Misc

Colors Black, White
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, September
Status Discontinued
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200
Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB (2.5GB user available), 512MB RAM
Single 5 MP, AF
Video Yes
cam2modules No
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
Type Removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Organizer Photo viewer/editor Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Colors Black, White
Price About 190 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
37.5/100
Entry-level

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Processor 36.8
Display 51.5
Camera 32.3
Battery 33.2
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