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ZTE Blade A36

R1,500
SKU: 7231
Brand: ZTE
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Display: IPS LCD, 90Hz
Camera: 13MP
OS: Android 15

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

6.3

Display 6 / 10
Camera 5 / 10
Performance 6 / 10
Battery 8 / 10

PROS

6.75-inch IPS display, 90Hz refresh rate.
microSDXC dedicated slot, 64GB ROM.
FM Radio and Bluetooth, GPS, USB-C.
5000mAh battery with 10W charger.

CONS

Unisoc T7200 chipset.
4GB memory only.
No Fingerprint sensor.

The ZTE Blade A36 has established itself in the South African entry-level market, delivering essential smartphone features at a highly accessible price point. Officially starting from around ZAR 1,500 (and occasionally seen on promotion closer to ZAR 1,000 depending on the vendor), it focuses on providing maximum everyday utility for budget-conscious consumers.

Pricing & Local Availability

While the standard baseline is ZAR 1,500, actual retail prices shift depending on your exact location in South Africa, unique stock levels, and store-specific prepaid configurations or starter pack bundles.

Thanks to an expansive distribution network, sourcing the ZTE Blade A36 is straightforward across major local supermarkets, department stores, and mobile outlets:

Online & Large Retailers: Takealot, Hi Online, HiFi Corp, Makro, Game.
Everyday & Fashion Outlets: Mr Price, PEP, Ackermans, Foschini.
Cellular Specialists & Networks: MTN, Cellucity, 4U, Chatz Connect.

Practical Everyday Highlights

Instead of focusing on over-the-top luxury additions, ZTE targets reliable performance and longevity for daily communications, social browsing, and banking tasks:

Large, Fluid Display: The device carries a generous 6.75-inch screen featuring a smooth 90Hz refresh rate. This elevation from the standard 60Hz means navigating menus, scrolling through social media feeds, and reading news articles feels noticeably crisper.
Multi-Day Battery Life: Packed with a massive 5000mAh battery paired with power-efficient internal components, it easily handles a full day of active usage and can stretch up to two days on modest standby power—a great asset for staying connected.
Modern Software Structure: Unlike many entry-level options that ship with outdated operating systems, the Blade A36 runs on up-to-date Android architecture, ensuring clean software compatibility, improved data security, and modern app optimization.
Solid Baseline Essentials: It combines 64GB of onboard storage (expandable via a dedicated microSD slot if you need more room for photos or voice notes) with a multi-core processor optimized to handle chat apps, streaming platforms, and secure local mobile money services seamlessly.

Before committing, a quick glance at the web catalogs of these local retailers can help spot temporary discount drops or bonus network data bundles that add extra value to the purchase.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	ZTE
Model	ZTE Blade A36
Announced	18 June, 2025
Released	20 June, 2025
Status	Available
Price	ZAR 1,500

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.	Bar
Dimensions	167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Colors	Black, Green, Silver

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Size	6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio	Yes
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.	13 MP, AF Auxiliary lens
Video	Yes
Selfie Camera	5 MP
Video	Yes

Software

Android 15

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.	Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Mali-G57 MP1
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.	4GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.	64GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB	USB Type-C 2.0
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.	5000 mAh
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.	10W wired

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Display: Screen size, image quality (brightness, colors, contrast, etc), visibility in sun light, angles of view and touchscreen.

6
Camera: Usability of Camera interface, image and video quality in different light conditions and environment.

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