ZTE Skate Review

£210Mar 2012

Stuff says 3

With a big screen and glossy styling, the ZTE is great value. But fast, it ain’t

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Stuff magazine Tue, Mar 6 2012, 12:33PM

Chinese brand ZTE is on a mission to make smartphones affordable. With the Skate, the omens are good: this is a cheap handset with, at 4.3in, a big screen for your money. The glossy case and over-clicky buttons might not be perfect but it’s undeniably great value.

ZTE Skate – speed

While most manufacturers throw widgets and apps at Android, the Skate has an almost vanilla version of 2.3 Gingerbread. That leaves it feeling plain, but simple and easy to navigate. Unfortunately it’s slow with launching apps and touchscreen response alike.

Review continues after the break...

ZTE Skate – battery

Powering a 4.3in screen saps power so you’ll need to recharge the Skate daily – or even more frequently if you’re an itchy-fingered user.

ZTE Skate – camera

The 5MP camera has an LED flash but there’s lots of shutter lag while the camera focuses, and the resulting images won't blow you away.

Comments

  1. dickenssilvia

    44 weeks ago

    Stylish version for sure! I like the feature of 5MP of its camera. It’ll be cool to take snap with it . Thanks for the detail of a nice one.
    sweet stands

  2. jasinfreed

    1 year ago

    Thanks for sharing this awesome review of nice phone. I'm simply delighted through knowing this awesome review indeed. Thanks dude. :)

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  3. smithhenpoul

    1 year ago

    Thanks for this awesome review. Truly saying this is a nice phone I've ever seen. I'm thinking to buy it. Thanks once more time. :)
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  5. damianoog

    1 year ago

    nice phone

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Tech Specs

Bluetooth
Yes
Dimensions
126x68x10mm
Memory card type
microSD
Operating system
Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Screen resolution
480x800
Screen size
4.3in
Standby time
288hrs
Talktime
5hrs
Wi-Fi
Yes