ZTE unveiled a new Blade V40 series with four new models, all four will be available on the global market in April. We don’t have pricing info yet, but these will be affordable (as all Blade phones are) and there is a 5G model if you want to try something new. That said, the ZTE Blade V40 Pro is the top model in its family. It features a 6.67” AMOLED display (1,080 x 2,400 px) with full coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut. The phone is powered by a Unisoc T618 chipset (12 nm, 2x Cortex-A75 @ 2.0 GHz, Mali G52 MP2) with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage, running Android 11 with MyOS 11 on top. This one has a 64 MP camera on its back. The large 5,100 mAh battery boasts fast 65W charging, the fastest on a Blade phone yet.
The ZTE Blade V40 also has a 6.67” display
with 1,080 x 2,400 px resolution (20:9). The Unisoc T618 chipset on this one is
paired with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage and runs MyOS 11 (Android 11). The
main camera on the back has a 48 MP sensor and it is joined by a macro camera and
a depth sensor. On the front is an 8 MP selfie camera. The phone's 5,000 mAh
battery isn't quite as fast as the Pro, but still pretty quick to charge at
22.5W.
The ZTE Blade V40 5G features a Dimensity
700 (7 nm, 2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.2 GHz, Mali G57 MC2) and a 360° antenna for stable
connectivity. The chip’s modem offers up to 2.77 Gbps downlink speeds. This one
also has a 6.67” display (1,080 x 2,400 px). The phone runs MyOS 11 (Android
11) with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage. There is a 48 MP camera on the back
and a large 6,000 mAh battery inside (though it will be 5,130 mAh in some
regions) with 22.5W fast charging.
Finally, there is the ZTE Blade V40 Vita
surprises with a large 6.75” display with 90 Hz refresh rate, though it only
has 720 x 1,600 px resolution (20:9). Like its siblings, it runs MyOS 11. A 48
MP main camera is also on board. The Vita has a large battery, just like the 5G
model – 6,000 mAh (5,130 mAh in some regions), complete with 22.5W fast
charging.
This model is powered by another Unisoc
chipset (octa-core CPU). RAM capacity is only 3 GB, but the 128 GB storage is
relatively fast (UFS 2.2), plus there is a triple card slot (two SIMs and a
microSD).
