ZTE Blade vs ZTE Xiang

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

    Blade: 10 g lighter

    Blade:
    110 g
    Xiang:
    120 g
  • Width

    Blade: 9.5 mm narrower

    Blade:
    56.5 mm
    Xiang:
    66 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Xiang: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Blade:
    3.5 in
    Xiang:
    2.5 in
  • Chipset

    Blade:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
    Xiang:
    Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
  • Height

    Xiang: 2 mm shorter

    Blade:
    116 mm
    Xiang:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    Blade:
    2010
    Xiang:
    2009

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

    Height:
    116 mm +2 mm versus Xiang
    Width:
    56.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.8 mm
  2. 2. Xiang

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    66 mm +9.5 mm versus Blade
    Depth:
    11.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Blade

    110 g

  2. 2. Xiang

    120 g

    +10 g versus Blade

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. Xiang

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 cm²

Blade has approximately 80.1% more rectangular screen area than Xiang.

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: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM · 512 MB

Xiang: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

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

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. Xiang

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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

    1250 mAh

  2. 2. Xiang

    1300 mAh

    +50 mAh versus Blade

Specifications

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1. Blade2. Xiang

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Blade, Xiang.
SpecificationBladeXiang
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 56.5 Х 11.8 mm
  • 114 Х 66 Х 11.9 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • AMOLED or LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Blade, Xiang.
SpecificationBladeXiang
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 53.2%
  • 25.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Blade, Xiang.
SpecificationBladeXiang
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 3.2 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for Blade, Xiang.
SpecificationBladeXiang
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • No
General specs
General specs — specifications for Blade, Xiang.
SpecificationBladeXiang
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2009
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 192 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Blade, Xiang.
SpecificationBladeXiang
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot (Android 2.2)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Blade, Xiang.
SpecificationBladeXiang
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Blade, Xiang.
SpecificationBladeXiang
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Orange San Francisco
  • T-Mobile Blade
  • Pocket Office -Organizer -WAV/WMA/eAAC+/MP3 player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input