Apart from the ZTE Blade V7, the company announced a cheaper version of the device with less powerful specs, called as the ZTE Blade V7 Lite. The phone comes with a metal design and has an 8MP camera up front with LED flash for selfie lovers So, it looks like ZTE is targeting selfie lovers who are looking for a cheap smartphone to fulfill their needs.

The phone is quite decent looking and takes some design cues from its elder brother, the V7. So, it features a 5-inch display with 2.5D curved glass. Like with other budget phones, the V7 Lite features just a 720p HD resolution screen.

One of the interesting features of the phone is the fingerprint sensor located at the back. The V7 lacked this feature, but ZTE for some reason decided that the V7 Lite should have it. The camera at the back is of 8MP with single LED flash.

Up front, the company has used the same setup. So, you get a 8MP shooter as well as a single LED flash among other sensors, just above the display.

Below the display, you can see the trademark ZTE circular home button (still capacitive) along with the two other keys, back and multi task.

On the right, you have the power button with the hybrid dual SIM card slot.

The volume buttons lie on the right and the headphone jack rests on top of the phone.

Inside, the phone Blade V7 Lite comes with the quad-core MT6735P processor clocked at 1.3GHz. There will be 2GB of RAM on board along with 8GB of expandable storage. Under the hood, you will find a 2500mAh battery.

The Blade V7 Lite is all set to launch in a number of countries including Russia, Mexico, Spain, Germany and Thailand. The company is yet to announce the exact price tag or availability schedule for the device, but expect more details soon.

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Yesterday, ZTE officially unveiled its brand new ZTE SPro Plus smart projector. We hoped to see a new smartphone from the company at the event, but we were instead greeted by the new model in the projector series. But today, ZTE has unveiled two new models in its Blade series, namely, the Blade V7 and the V7 Lite. In case you are familiar with the company’s Blade series, you would know that these handsets are targeted at the mid-range markets.

Coming to the first model, the ZTE Blade V7, it features a larger 5.2-inch FHD IPS display with Mediatek’s MT6753 octa-core chip under the hood. There’s 2GB of RAM on board along with 16GB of storage, further expandable via MicroSD. At the back, there’s a 13MP standard shooter, while up front, you will find a 5MP shooter. The battery isn’t big, and is of 2500mAh capacity. Its pretty slim as well, with a 7.5mm thin body. You get Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS on board with ZTE’s UI on top.

As for the second and less powerful device, i.e. the ZTE Blade V7 Lite, it sports a 5-inch 720p display with Mediatek’s MT6735P quad-core chip under the hood. You get the same 2GB and 16GB expandable storage options as the larger model. At the back as well as front, there are 8MP shooters. Under the hood, you get a 2500mAh battery as well, and that’s inside a 7.5mm body.

Both phones support 4G LTE networks and run on Android 6.0. The phone will be available in Mexico, Spain, Germany and Thailand by Spring this year (same release period as the SPro Plus). However, the company is yet to announce pricing details for both these devices.

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