ZTE Blade L2

The ZTE Blade L2 Chinese company ZTE smartphone is a midrange that was presented officially during the month of April of this year 2014. This is a phone that incorporates a screen five inches with 854 x 480 pixel resolution, a processor Mediatek of four cores operating at 1.3 GHz clock speed, 1 gigabyte of memory RAM , 4 gigabytes of internal storage (expandable via card microSD of up to 32 gigabytes ) and a primary camera of eight megapixels .

 We have had the opportunity to test first-person this phone, and in this article we will conduct a thorough analysis of the ZTE Blade L2 eyeballing each and every one of its technical specifications. Let’s start with this test L2 ZTE Blade.

 Design

 The design of the ZTE Blade L2 responds to a smartphone modern and robust that focuses on straight lines across its casing. In the front of the phone we find a curious design in which a transparent plastic panel covering becomes clear screen, the front camera, the sensor and the three touch buttons. And we say touch buttons because there are three virtual keys displayed located below the screen, which means that five inches of the front panel are fully available to the content that is displayed on the mobile (remember, however, the buttons integrated into the screens are useful to subtract a portion of screen space itself).

 In the back of the ZTE Blade L2 we find even more striking design. Simplicity is the protagonist of the back cover of this smartphone, a housing in which we find the speaker, with the main chamber accompanied by its respective LED flash and logo ZTE.

 The dimensions (142.5 x 72.2 x 8.95 mm) and weight (160 grams) of L2 ZTE Blade do that to be a smart phone that is handled with ease with one hand. In fact, both data fits into the standard they are following much of the mid-range phones are launched today, although the weight of the terminal is slightly away from what might be considered a lightweight mobile.

 Screen

 The screen of the ZTE Blade L2 has a size of five inches and has a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, thus giving rise to a pixel density established in 196 ppi. The colors on the screen of the ZTE Blade L2 are vivid and sharp, so you can display any type of content without the low screen resolution turns out to be a problem to enjoy mobile. The viewing angle of the display is somewhat limited, although this is not apparent until you turn the phone into a position that rarely adopts a daily basis using the terminal.

 Now, this screen also has a small quirk that we take into account when browsing the mobile interface. Turns out the screen ZTE Blade L2 is quite sensitive to dirt, which means that at the moment there are some small spot on the screen navigation becomes somewhat complicated because the touch panel fails to differentiate our pressing the stain itself. The solution to this problem is as simple as always keep completely clean the screen, although the presence of this peculiarity depend mainly on the use we give the mobile and context in which we use it.

 Camera

 The main chamber of the ZTE Blade L2 sensor incorporates eight megapixels, which is accompanied by an LED flash to improve the lighting in the pictures taken at night. The photographs that are done with this camera have a maximum resolution of 3,264 x 2,448 pixels , and the quality of snapshots taken during the day is correct for the type of phone before we met (although perhaps slightly abused the dark shades even in colorful scenes).

 The application of Camera installed as standard on this terminal includes an interesting variety of options that allow us to customize the pictures we took with the main camera: HDR mode, intended to allow take multiple snapshots of the same scene, panoramic mode, intended to allow take a snapshot of the scene before and picture mode with various angles are some examples of customization that can be applied to photographs taken with the camera of ZTE Blade L2.

 Moreover, in the front of the ZTE Blade L2 we find a secondary camera 1 megapixel intended primarily for video calls. Lovers of self-profile pictures probably will miss a camera of a somewhat higher quality, so the actual use of the front camera is limited to applications such as Skype and Hangouts.

 Power and memory

 The processor L2 ZTE Blade is developed by Mediatek, is four cores and runs at a clock speed of 1.3 GHz. Besides the processor, we also found a memory RAM whose capacity is set to 1 gigabyte. Both figures reveal that this is a phone that responds correctly to daily use (without crashes and smooth flow), although we must be aware of its limits when trying to run applications for high-end phones (see for example sets containing high quality graphics).

 The internal storage (ie, memory) of L2 ZTE Blade is 4 gigabytes , which are at our disposal about 2.4 gigabytes due to internal space occupied by files that come factory installed on mobile. This capacity is sufficient to install simple applications, but at the time in which we want to store pictures and videos we will have to take the slot microSD incorporating this mobile to introduce an external memory card of up to 32 gigabytes.

 Operating System and Applications

 The operating system installed as standard on the ZTE Blade L2 corresponds to Android in its version 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Although it is not the latest version of this operating system, we have a version that turns out to be compatible with virtually all applications available in the store of Google Play. The mobile interface is developed by ZTE and includes step by step instructions that show how each section of the phone works the first time you turn it on (after fade as we move through the interface).

 As far as applications are concerned, the ZTE Blade L2 comes standard with both programs under ZTE as programs at Google. Some of the applications installed series include Gmail, the calculator, the FM Radio, Hangouts, YouTube, TouchPal keyboard (an application that lets you customize the mobile virtual keyboard) and various other applications.

 Autonomy, availability and conclusions

 The built-in battery L2 ZTE Blade has a capacity of 2,000 mA. In normal use, the battery should offer approximately one day’s use of the mobile without us having to resort to the charger. Of course, if we use the mobile from early in the morning we will have no choice but to put it to charge the time we get home in the evening (something that happens almost every smartphone market).

 A curious detail Battery Blade ZTE L2 is that, even though the back cover of the mobile can be completely removed, the battery comes with this printed message: “! Non-removable battery , “which means that you can not extract even though it is so accessible at first glance.

 The price of ZTE Blade L2 is set at 150 euros. Given all this information, the conclusion can be obtained from this test L2 ZTE Blade is that we are talking about a smartphone aimed towards people seeking an affordable mobile that only want to give a conventional use (browsing Internet , play games, send instant messages) without requiring maximum power and the best quality screen on the market.

ZTE Blade L2