The ZTE Blade V8 which was unveiled at the CES event in Las Vegas earlier this year is now available for purchase in China via online retailers. The ZTE Blade V8 is priced at 1499 Yuan in China which is approximately Rs 14,465. It is available in Dark Grey and Silver colour variants.
Memory configuration in the specifications of the Blade V8 available in China is different from what we have seen in specifications that were announced at the CES event. The China variant has 4GB RAM, 64GB of internal storage and expandable memory of 256GB via mico SD card slot. The earlier announced variant has two variants – 2GB of RAM with 16 GB of internal storage, and 3GB of RAM with 32GB of internal storage.
The ZTE Blade V8 features a metal body and a 5.2-inch full-HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS 2.5D curved glass display. It is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 435 64 bit processor, which is clubbed with 2GB/3GB of RAM and Adreno 505 GPU. The smartphone runs on latest Android 7.0 Nougat operating system along with ZTE’s MiFavor 4.0 UI on top backed up by a non-removable battery of 2730 mAh.
Both the variants of Blade V8 come with expandable memory via a micro SD card. The smartphone has a dual rear camera setup of 13-megapixel and 2-megapixel. On the front, it has a 13-megapixel selfie shooter. It is only 7.7 mm thick and will feature a fingerprint scanner on the home button on the front of the device. Connectivity options of the device include 4G LTE, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, USB 2.0 Type-C port and GPS.