ZTE Blade Qlux 4G

The ZTE Blade Qlux 4G is a budget smartphone featuring a wide range of exciting features including high-speed data connectivity options such as 4G LTE. The smartphone is the cheapest device to support 4G connectivity.

The dual-SIM smartphone does not come with dual-active technology and hence both the SIM slots are not simultaneously usable. In addition, only the first SIM slot is data enabled while the secondary SIM does not even come with 3G or EDGE support. Additional connectivity options on the device include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a microUSB 2.0 slot. However, what stands out about the smartphone is its support for both the LTE bands in India, the Band 40 and the Band 3 allowing data speeds up to 150Mbps on LTE Cat4 networks.

The device comes equipped with a quad-core MediaTek MT6732M processor having a clock speed of 1.3GHz. The processor is paired with 1GB of RAM and delivers performance as expected of most devices in this price range. The device offers storage space in the form of 8GB of on board storage which can be bumped up to 32GB via an external microSD card.

The device weighs 154 grams and measures at a rather bulky 10.3mm. It is supported by a 2200mAh battery promised to deliver 250 hours of standby or 12 hours of talk time.

On the imaging end, the Blade Qlux 4G comes with a 5-megapixel front shooter paired with an 8-megapixel rear shooter. The rear camera comes with an LED flash and also has the autofocus function for capturing stunning images. The images are rendered on a 4.5-inch display which comes with an FWVGA (854 480 pixels). The quality of the display is slightly poorer than most devices in this price band. The smartphone runs Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box with an update for Android 5.0 Lollipop in the pipeline.