ZTE Blade III vs ZTE Skate

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

    Skate: 10 g lighter

    Blade III:
    130 g
    Skate:
    120 g
  • Width

    Blade III: 4.3 mm narrower

    Blade III:
    63.5 mm
    Skate:
    67.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Blade III: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Blade III:
    4 in
    Skate:
    4.3 in
  • Height

    Blade III: 2.9 mm shorter

    Blade III:
    123 mm
    Skate:
    125.9 mm
  • Release year

    Blade III:
    2012
    Skate:
    2011

Physical size

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. Blade III

    Height:
    123 mm
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm
  2. 2. Skate

    Height:
    125.9 mm +2.9 mm versus Blade III
    Width:
    67.8 mm +4.3 mm versus Blade III
    Depth:
    10.4 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Blade III

    130 g

    +10 g versus Skate

  2. 2. Skate

    120 g

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. Blade III

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Skate

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²

Skate has approximately 15.6% more rectangular screen area than Blade III.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Blade III: Original memory entry

4 GB (2.5 GB user available) · 512 MB RAM

Skate: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Blade III

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Skate

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Blade III

    1600 mAh

    +200 mAh versus Skate

  2. 2. Skate

    1400 mAh

Specifications

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1. Blade III2. Skate

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Blade III, Skate.
SpecificationBlade IIISkate
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 123 Х 63.5 Х 10 mm
  • 125.9 Х 67.8 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB (2.5 GB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Blade III, Skate.
SpecificationBlade IIISkate
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 58.3%
  • 61.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Blade III, Skate.
SpecificationBlade IIISkate
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Blade III, Skate.
SpecificationBlade IIISkate
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • 800MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Blade III, Skate.
SpecificationBlade IIISkate
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 190 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 288 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Blade III, Skate.
SpecificationBlade IIISkate
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Blade III, Skate.
SpecificationBlade IIISkate
Radio
  • FM radio
Unknown
Others
  • Dolby Mobile -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Blade III, Skate.
SpecificationBlade IIISkate
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Orange Monte Carlo