ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G

The ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G has a standard rectangular, non-folding form factor with no rugged reinforcements or water resistance rating. It measures 163.7 mm tall, 75 mm wide, and just 8 mm thick, with an overall volume of 98.22 cm³. At 189 g, the device sits in a fairly typical weight range for a smartphone of this size.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G features a 6.6″ LCD IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2408 px and a pixel density of 400 ppi, delivering a fairly detailed image across its large panel. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass, and it lacks support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, so advanced high dynamic range content is not natively handled. There is no Always-On Display mode and no secondary screen present on the device.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G is powered by the Unisoc Tanggula T770 chipset, fabricated on a 6 nm process and paired with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM running at 2133 MHz and 256 GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage. The octa-core CPU is arranged in a big.LITTLE configuration with speeds of 1 x 2.5 GHz, 3 x 2.2 GHz, and 4 x 2 GHz, while graphics are handled by an integrated Mali-G57 GPU with a turbo frequency of 850 MHz, supporting OpenGL ES 3.2 and OpenCL 2. The chip supports 64-bit processing and includes ARM TrustZone for hardware-level security. In Geekbench 5 testing, the device scores 622 in single-core and 2226 in multi-core, giving a reasonable indication of its day-to-day processing capability.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G carries a multi-lens rear camera system with sensors at 50 MP, 2 MP, and 0.3 MP, built around a BSI CMOS sensor and supported by phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video recording. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, and the camera also supports HDR mode, burst shooting, and in-camera panoramas, though slow-motion video recording, timelapse, laser autofocus, RAW capture, manual shutter speed, and 360° panorama are not available. Video recording on the main camera tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, and the rear flash setup consists of two LED units without dual-tone or RGB configuration. On the front, a single 8 MP camera handles selfies — it is not under-display, has no accompanying flash, and is a single-lens unit rather than a multi-lens arrangement.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G runs Android 13, an open-source platform that supports multi-user accounts, voice commands with offline voice recognition, on-device machine learning, and device position tracking. On the privacy side, it offers clipboard warnings, location privacy controls, camera and microphone access management, and app tracking blocking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not included. The software experience is fairly well-rounded, with dark mode, dynamic and manual theme customization, customizable notifications with granular permission controls, a media picker, full-page scrolling screenshots, Live Text, split-screen multitasking, picture-in-picture, sharing intents, widgets, a child lock, and the ability to play games while they download. Features absent from the OS include Wi-Fi password sharing, a battery health check, focus modes, app offloading, a Quick Start setup option, and the ability to function as a PC desktop.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 22.5W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present, making it easy to keep track of remaining charge at a glance. Wireless charging is not supported.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack for wired audio, though it lacks stereo speakers and an FM radio. Wireless audio is well catered for, with support for an extensive range of Bluetooth codecs: aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC, covering both standard and high-resolution audio transmission over Bluetooth.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G supports 5G cellular connectivity alongside Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and accommodates two SIM cards with an additional external memory slot for expandable storage. Bluetooth 5 and NFC are both present, and the USB Type-C port operates at USB 2.0 speeds. For location, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, while an accelerometer is the only motion sensor on board — there is no gyroscope, compass, or barometer. Biometric security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, and 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not included. Features absent from this model include HDMI output, an infrared sensor, ANT+ support, DLNA certification, crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, a heart rate monitor, a stylus, and any form of motion or optical tracking.

The ZTE Blade V50 Design 5G includes a video light, which can be used as an assist light during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved, uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.