After launching their latest under-display smartphone, the Chinese smartphone maker follows through with the new ZTE Blade V40s. This is an affordable device with a stylish, eye-catching design and comes with some focus on photography. Let us now take a look at the basics of this new device from ZTE.
ZTE Blade V40s specifications and features
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On this smartphone, the major areas of focus are its design and the camera system it comes with. Its specifications are competitive in the mid-range market, but a few people might question the performance of its processor. This might come from the age of this processor and its limitations in comparison with other more recent processors on the market. But, despite being over three years old, the UNISOC T618 can boast of a few strengths of its own.
- Screen: 6.67-inch AMOLED FHD+ screen.
- Processor: UNISOC T618.
- Storage: 6GB/128GB storage and memory option, there is also RAM extension adding 5GB of virtual RAM to what is on board.
- Main Camera: Triple setup with a 50MP wide camera, 5MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth camera.
- Front Camera: 8MP front-facing camera.
- Battery: 4500mAh battery with 22.5W fast charge.
- Operating System: ZTE MyOS running on Android 12.
- Biometrics: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
The design of this smartphone brings flat edges, slim bezels, and a lustrous finish. An added feature on this smartphone sits on the main camera cutout, with each notification the phone gets the edges of this cutout glow thanks to what ZTE calls a “dreamy breathing light.” There are two camera cutouts on the rear of this device, the first housing only the 50MP main camera and the second housing two secondary lenses and a flash.
ZTE Blade V40s price and availability
This device became official via the company’s Malaysian website and will make its way to other regions in Asia. Whether this device will be available globally we do not know, but the coming weeks will bring clarifications on this issue. There are two colour options on this device, Black and Blue. It will retail at a starting price of 799 Malaysian Ringgit (~$172).
