The Blade A7s is the latest entry-level ZTE phone to
go official in China. The smartphone is an upgraded version of the Blade A7
phone that was made official in the country in May this year. The major selling
features of the Blade A7s are tall aspect ratio display, triple rear cameras
and big battery.
The ZTE Blade A7s sports a polycarbonate body with
glossy appeal. It measures 155 x 72.7 x 8.95mm and weighs 164 grams. The right
edge of the phone has volume up and down buttons and a red colored power key.
On the screen side, it comes with a 6.088-inch display with waterdrop notch. It
supports 19.5:9 aspect ratio and HD+ resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels. ZTE
claims that the phone offers a screen-to-body ratio of 89 percent.
The MediaTek Helio P22 chipset is the driving force
of the Blade A7s. The budget-friendly phone comes with 4 GB of RAM and a big
native storage of 64 GB. It receives power to perform from a 4,000mAh battery
which lacks support for rapid charging. The large-sized battery that can last
for 2 days on single charge promises 29 hours of local music playback, 15 hours
of web browsing and 10 hours of online video playback.
The rear side of the smartphone sports a triple
camera system with an LED flash. It comprises of a 16-megapixel main lens with
f/2.0 aperture, a 120-degree 8-megapixel superwide lens and a 2-megapixel lens
for adding depth effects. The front notch houses a 5-megapixel selfie camera
with AI beautification features.
The ZTE Blade A7s lacks a fingerprint scanner. Hence,
its users can only make use of the face recognition feature for unlocking. The
handset runs on MiFavor 9.1 based Android 9 Pie OS. The ZTE Blade A7s is now up for
pre-orders in China with a price tag of 799 Yuan (US$ 112). The smartphone will
go on sale on Oct. 18. It can be availed in two colors such as Blue and Black.
