ZTE Blade V50 Design

The ZTE Blade V50 Design has a fixed, non-folding form factor standing 164.9 mm tall, 76.1 mm wide, and 8.3 mm thick, with a total volume of approximately 104.16 cm³. It weighs 207 g and lacks both a rugged build and any form of water resistance, making it a standard consumer handset without ruggedized or weatherproofed construction.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design features a 6.6″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2408 px and a pixel density of 400 ppi, delivering reasonably sharp visuals for everyday use. The display runs at a 90Hz refresh rate, which contributes to smoother scrolling and transitions. It does not include branded damage-resistant glass, Always-On Display functionality, or support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and there is no secondary screen.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design is powered by the Unisoc T606 chipset, built on a 12 nm process with eight cores all running at 1.6 GHz, supported by 8GB of DDR4 RAM at 1600 MHz and 256GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage. The SoC employs big.LITTLE architecture with HMP support, TrustZone security, and integrated LTE, while graphics are handled by the Mali G57 MP1 GPU clocked at 650 MHz with 64 shading units and one execution unit, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0. Benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 398,789, a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 1,391, and a PassMark result of 2,663, with the CPU carrying a 10W TDP. The chip also features L1, L2, and L3 caches of 128 KB, 2 MB, and 1 MB respectively, a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s, and supports up to 14GB of total memory.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design carries a triple-lens rear camera system with sensors at 50 MP, 2 MP, and 0.3 MP, backed by an f/1.8 aperture, a BSI CMOS sensor, and phase-detection autofocus for stills alongside continuous autofocus during video recording. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, and additional shooting modes include HDR, burst, and in-camera panorama, though raw capture, manual shutter speed, slow-motion video, timelapse, laser autofocus, and 360° panorama are not supported. The rear flash uses two LEDs but is not a dual-tone or RGB unit, and video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps with no optical image stabilization. On the front, an 8 MP single-lens camera is present without an LED flash or under-display placement.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design runs Android 13, an open-source platform that supports multi-user operation, widgets, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. Privacy features include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. Customization options cover dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, and customizable notifications, while practical tools such as full-page screenshots, a media picker, Live Text, sharing intents, a child lock, and an extra dim mode are all on board. The device also supports offline voice recognition, voice commands, on-device machine learning, and phone position tracking, but does not include Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, a battery health check, app offloading, Quick Start, or direct OS vendor updates.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design is equipped with a 5000 mAh non-removable rechargeable battery that supports 22.5W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present for at-a-glance monitoring, while wireless charging is not supported.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a single microphone, but lacks stereo speakers and an FM radio. On the wireless audio side, the device offers a notably broad codec range, supporting aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC, covering both standard and high-resolution Bluetooth audio transmission.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design supports dual SIM cards and connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC, though 5G is not available and the maximum cellular download and upload speeds are 300 Mbits/s and 100 Mbits/s respectively. Wired connectivity is handled through a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0, and there is no HDMI output. For location, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, while an accelerometer is the only motion sensor present — a gyroscope, compass, and barometer are all absent. Security is managed via a fingerprint scanner, with no iris scanner or 3D facial recognition on board. The device also features an external memory slot for storage expansion, but does not include an infrared sensor, ANT+ support, heart rate monitor, crash detection, satellite SOS, DLNA certification, or a built-in projector.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design includes a video light for recording in low-light conditions, while the display is flat and conventional — it uses neither sapphire glass nor a curved or e-paper panel.