ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) All specs
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The ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) is a good Android phone with 2GHz Octa-core processor that allows run games and heavy applications.
An advantage of the ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) is the possibility of using two mobile carriers, a Dual-SIM device with two SIM card slots.
Great connectivity of this device includes Bluetooth 4.2 + A2DP, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO and NFC to make mobile payments or connection to other devices.
Including the battery, the ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) phone has 185 grams and it's a very thin device, only 9.1mm.
Summary
⚙️ CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 (14nm)
🤖 Android 6.0.1
📱 5.5"
TFT IPS LCD
TFT IPS LCD
🔳 RAM: 3GB
💽 ROM: 32GB
💽 ROM: 32GB
🔌 WIFI5, BT4.2, FM, NFC
📷 (dual camera) 13MP + 13MP
🤳 (front) 8MP
🤳 (front) 8MP
🔋 3140mAh
📱 Model features | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Change model | |
| Model | Blade V8 Pro (Z978) |
| Other model names | ZTE Blade V8 Pro Z978, ZTE BV8P121 |
| Country or region available |  USA |
| Brand | ZTE |
| Release date | 1/1/2017 |
| Depth | 9.1 millimeters (0.36 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 77 x 156 millimeters (3.03 x 6.14 in) |
| Weight | 185 grams (6.48 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported |
📲 Display | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 5.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~69.4% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 401 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| System version | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Firmware update | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 (14nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core, 1 processor: 8x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Octa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 506 650Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| RAM memory | 3GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 32GB (22GB available) |
| External storage | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1700/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat4 700/850/1700/1900/2600 (Bands 2,4,5,7,12) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | (dual camera) 13 megapixels 13MP |
| Main camera resolution | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | Dual-LED on main camera and LED on front camera |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | LED |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM |
| TV | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported |
🔋 Battery | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 3140 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 24 hours (1 day) |
| Standby | 552 hours (23 days) |
➕ Other features | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black Diamond • USB On-The-Go • 2.5D curved edge screen • Metal frame • Plastic back case • MiFavor UI • 24-bit/192kHz audio • Dolby audio sound enhancement • Fast battery charging • Quick Charge 2.0 • HAC M3/T4 |
☢️ Radiation rate | |
| ZTE Blade V8 Pro (Z978) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered |
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