Introduction
The
reputed mobile manufacturer ZTE has launched the world’s cheapest 4G
Smartphone. It has christened the new Smartphone as Blade Qlux 4G. This new 4G
phone is going to hit the shelves across India with a price tag of Rs.
4999. Initially, it would exclusively
made available through the retail major Amazon from June 16, 2015. As part of
the inaugural offer, the company also offers a double data package from AirTel.
For this purpose, ZTE has entered into some business understanding with AirTel.
The details of this deal are not yet available in the public domain. The analysts
in the telecom vertical believe that this is the best pick amongst the
entry-level mobile phones that offer 4G connection, leaving far behind the
offer of Xiaomi Redmi 2. The Xiaomi product is positioned at Rs. 6999.
Faster
Connectivity and Wider Connectivity Options
The new
mobile from ZTE provides connectivity both at 1800MHz and 2300MHz 4G wireless
bands in India. Using these 4G bands, the device is able to deliver the data
speeds up to 150Mbps on LTE Category 4 networks. Apart from 4G, the budget
phone can be connected to the internet network using GPRS/EDGE, 3G, Micro-USB,
Bluetooth or Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n options. Hence at this price, this product certainly
seems to be ahead of Redmi 2 from Xiaomi in terms of functionality.
Main
Smartphone Configuration
ZTE Blade
Qlux 4G is a dual-SIM Smartphone that runs on Android 4.4 KitKat operating
system. The company assures its customers that the pre-installed operating
system can be upgraded to the latest version of Android in the near future.
However, ZTE has not given any time frame for this. The mobile sports a
4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display with an on-screen resolution of 480x854 pixels. This budget mobile device is powered by
quad-core MediaTek processor that clocks a computational speed of 1.3GHz. The device houses a 1GB RAM and an 8GB internal
storage memory. Using a micro-SD card, this inbuilt memory can be expanded up
to 32GB. Apart from these, the Blade Qlux 4G has on board an 8-megapixel auto
focusing rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. The back-facing camera has
LED flash facility to snap the objects in low or dim light conditions.
Other
Features
The power
backup of the device is given by a 2200mAh battery. The company claims that
this power backup is capable of giving up to 12 hours of talk time and 250
hours of standby time. The other features available with the budget phone are
light, proximity and accelerometer sensors.
