HTC First vs ZTE Blade X3

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  First: 37 g lighter

  First:

  123.9 g

  Blade X3:

  160.9 g

• Width

  First: 6.5 mm narrower

  First:

  65 mm

  Blade X3:

  71.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  First: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  First:

  4.3 in

  Blade X3:

  5 in

• Chipset

  First:

  Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

  Blade X3:

  Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)

• Height

  First: 19 mm shorter

  First:

  126 mm

  Blade X3:

  145 mm

• Release year

  First:

  2013

  Blade X3:

  2015

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. First

   Height:

   126 mm

   Width:

   65 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

2. 2. Blade X3

   Height:

   145 mm +19 mm versus First

   Width:

   71.5 mm +6.5 mm versus First

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. First

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Blade X3

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Blade X3 has approximately 35.2% more rectangular screen area than First.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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