Updated (August, 2012): Compare the ZTE Skate vs ZTE Blade III

ZTE Skate

Winner
ZTE Skate

4.8

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ZTE Blade

4.7

ZTE Blade

Runner-up
 
 

Reasons to buy the ZTE Skate

GPS
Assisted GPS
Assisted GPS
Screen size
Large screen
4.3"
Flash
Has a camera flash
Avoid blurry pictures when there isn't enough light
Memory card
Memory card
Micro SD, Micro SDHC
 

Reasons to buy the ZTE Blade

Screen PPI
Very sharp screen
265 PPI
FM Transmitter
Includes an FM transmitter
Listen to music through your car stereo without cables
Memory card
Memory card
Micro SDHC, Micro SD
 

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Overview

Music 7.0 vs 10.0
ZTE Blade Winner: ZTE Blade
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  • Listen to music through your car stereo without cables
Sensors 7.8 vs 5.5
ZTE Skate Winner: ZTE Skate
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  • Assisted GPS can pinpoint your location much faster, Assisted GPS vs GPS
Processing power 4.1 vs 3.3
ZTE Skate Winner: ZTE Skate
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  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (more than 30% faster), 0.8 GHz vs 600 MHz
Battery 4.0 vs 3.7
ZTE Skate Winner: ZTE Skate
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  • More than 10% higher capacity battery, 1,400 mAh vs 1,250 mAh
  • More than 30% more standby time, less frequent charging, 12 days vs 9 days
  • Around 30% more talk time per battery charge, 5 hours vs 4 hours
Size 7.4 vs 7.3
Too close to call
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Screen 5.9 vs 5.8
Too close to call
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Storage 1.5 vs 1.5
Too close to call
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  • Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Web browsing - vs -
Missing information
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  • Neither supports Adobe Flash
Network - vs -
Missing information
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  • Not the latest bluetooth support
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Slower wifi than average
Photo & Video - vs 1.2
Missing information
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  • Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
Overall 4.8 vs 4.7

Music

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Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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FM Radio Yes vs Yes Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
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FM Transmitter No vs Yes The Blade can play music through your car stereo using FM radio, the Skate would need cables or an FM adapter
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Sensors

ZTE
Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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GPS Assisted GPS vs GPS The Skate has an assisted GPS, but the Blade's GPS is not assisted
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope No vs No

Processing power

ZTE
Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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Frequency 0.8 GHz vs 600 MHz Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM 512 MB vs 524 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

ZTE
Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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Talk time 5 hours vs 4 hours Short talk time
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Standby time 12 days vs 9 days The Skate has average standby time per battery charge, but the Blade's talk time is really poor
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Battery capacity 1,400 mAh vs 1,250 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Size

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Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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Weight 120 g vs 130 g The Skate is quite light, but the Blade is heavier
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Thickness 10 mm vs 12 mm Average thickness
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Size 67x125x10 mm vs 56x116x11 mm The Blade is fairly small, but the Skate is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Screen

ZTE
Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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Screen size 4.3" vs 3.5" The Skate has an average sized screen, but the screen on the Blade is very small
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Screen resolution 800x480 vs 800x480 Average screen resolution
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Screen PPI 216 PPI vs 265 PPI Average display of text, images and video
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Screen type TFT LCD vs AMOLED OLED screens are generally bright and vivid
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Storage

ZTE
Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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Memory card Micro SD, Micro SDHC vs Micro SDHC, Micro SD Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 512 MB vs 150 MB Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

ZTE
Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Web browsing

ZTE
Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support No vs No Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

ZTE
Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Upload speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Network latency Unknown vs Unknown
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Wifi 802.11g (54 mbps) vs 802.11g (54 mbps) Slower wifi than average
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.1 Not the latest bluetooth support

Photo & Video

ZTE
Skate
ZTE Skate
ZTE Blade ZTE
Blade
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Camera 5 MP vs 3 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs No The Skate has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format Unknown vs 480p @ 30fps
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
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