ZTE Blade vs ZTE Obsidian

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

  Blade: 27.5 g lighter

  Blade:

  110 g

  Obsidian:

  137.5 g

• Width

  Blade: 12.1 mm narrower

  Blade:

  56.5 mm

  Obsidian:

  68.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Blade: 1 in smaller diagonal

  Blade:

  3.5 in

  Obsidian:

  4.5 in

• Chipset

  Blade:

  Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1

  Obsidian:

  Mediatek MT6735M (28 nm)

• Depth

  Obsidian: 1.6 mm thinner

  Blade:

  11.8 mm

  Obsidian:

  10.2 mm

• Height

  Blade: 21.4 mm shorter

  Blade:

  116 mm

  Obsidian:

  137.4 mm

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

   Height:

   116 mm

   Width:

   56.5 mm

   Depth:

   11.8 mm +1.6 mm versus Obsidian

2. 2. Obsidian

   Height:

   137.4 mm +21.4 mm versus Blade

   Width:

   68.6 mm +12.1 mm versus Blade

   Depth:

   10.2 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. Blade

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   34.9 cm²

2. 2. Obsidian

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

Obsidian has approximately 60.1% more rectangular screen area than Blade.

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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