ZTE Blade A34

The ZTE Blade A34 has a straightforward, non-folding design with a weight of 185 g and a slim profile measuring 164 mm tall, 75.8 mm wide, and 8.8 mm thick. It does not feature a rugged build and offers no water resistance, making it a standard everyday device rather than one suited for harsh environments.

The ZTE Blade A34 uses an IPS LCD touchscreen measuring 6.6 inches with a resolution of 720 x 1612 pixels and a pixel density of 267 ppi. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass, and advanced image standards such as HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision are not supported. There is no Always-On Display mode and no secondary screen, keeping the panel configuration straightforward.

The ZTE Blade A34 is powered by the Unisoc SC9863A chipset, built on a 28 nm process with an octa-core CPU using big.LITTLE technology — four cores clocked at 1.6 GHz paired with four at 1.2 GHz across 8 threads — and a TDP of 3W. Graphics are handled by the PowerVR GE8322 with 4 execution units, 128 shading units, a base clock of 550 MHz, and a turbo frequency of 800 MHz, supporting DirectX 11, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The device comes with 4GB of DDR4 RAM running at 933 MHz across two memory channels, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 7.464 GB/s and support for up to 6GB total, while 64GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage can be expanded by up to 2TB via external memory. Benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 154,090, Geekbench 6 multi- and single-core scores of 725 and 164 respectively, and a PassMark result of 1,327, with the chip also integrating LTE and supporting 64-bit processing.

The ZTE Blade A34 features a single-lens 8 MP rear camera with a CMOS sensor, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video recording, backed by a single LED flash and a manual control suite that covers exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance. It can capture 1080p video at 30 fps, shoot in burst mode, and create in-camera panoramas, though slow-motion recording, timelapse, RAW output, optical zoom, manual shutter speed, and HDR10 or Dolby Vision video formats are not supported. On the front, a 5 MP single-lens camera handles selfies without a dedicated flash or an under-display placement. Neither the rear nor front setup includes optical image stabilization, a back-illuminated sensor, laser autofocus, or 3D imaging capabilities.

The ZTE Blade A34 runs Android 13, a free and open-source platform that supports multi-user profiles, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, voice commands, offline voice recognition, and device tracking. On the privacy side, it offers clipboard warnings, location privacy controls, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are absent. Personalization options include dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, customizable notifications, and an extra dim mode, while practical tools such as a media picker, full-page screenshots, Live Text, sharing intents, a child lock, and the ability to play games while they download round out the feature set. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, app offloading, a battery health check, direct OS vendor updates, and Quick Start are not available on this device.

The ZTE Blade A34 is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable battery that ships with a charger included in the box and features a battery level indicator for monitoring charge status. The battery is non-removable and does not support wireless charging or fast charging, meaning it relies solely on standard wired charging.

The ZTE Blade A34 includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack for wired audio output, though it lacks stereo speakers, meaning audio playback through the built-in speaker is mono. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codec standards — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC — are supported.

The ZTE Blade A34 supports 4G LTE cellular connectivity with dual SIM slots, reaching download speeds of up to 300 Mbits/s and upload speeds of up to 150 Mbits/s, though 5G is not available. Wireless connectivity is handled by Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Bluetooth 5.2, while the device also includes GPS and Galileo satellite navigation support and an accelerometer. It connects via a USB Type-C port at USB 2.0 speeds and offers an external memory slot for storage expansion. NFC, HDMI output, and DLNA certification are absent, and the device does not include a fingerprint scanner, compass, gyroscope, barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, or any biometric security options such as 3D facial recognition or an iris scanner. Features like ANT+, crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, motion tracking, optical tracking, a built-in projector, and a stylus are also not present.

The ZTE Blade A34 includes a video light for illuminating scenes during video recording, while its display is flat and standard in construction — neither curved nor made from sapphire glass, and not an e-paper panel.