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ZTE Blade V80 Design

R2,000
SKU: 6344
Brand: ZTE
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 256GB
Display: IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
Camera: 50MP
OS: Android 16

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

7.5

Display 8 / 10
Camera 7 / 10
Performance 7 / 10
Battery 8 / 10

PROS

6.75-inch IPS display, 120Hz refresh.
256GB storage with 8GB RAM.
Dual rear camera with 50MP main.
Side-mounted fingerprint unlock, NFC.
5000mAh battery with 22.5W charging.

CONS

Unisoc T7280 processor.
900 x 1940 pixels display.

The budget-friendly ZTE Blade A76 4G has officially made its way to South African retail shelves, offering a highly accessible entry point into the smartphone world. Launching at an incredibly affordable starting price of ZAR 2,000, this pocket-friendly device is explicitly built for cost-conscious consumers, students, or anyone looking for a reliable backup phone that handles all the daily essentials.

As with any entry-level tech rollout across the country, keep in mind that exact final pricing can fluctuate slightly based on localized store promotions, varying stock levels across provinces, or special cash-and-SIM bundle deals.

Where to Buy

Finding the ZTE Blade A76 4G is simple, as ZTE has secured broad distribution across South Africa’s most popular retail, supermarket, and cellular networks:

E-Commerce & Tech Hubs: Takealot, Hi Online, HiFi Corp, and Makro.
Fashion & Family Department Stores: Foschini, Mr Price, and Ackermans.
Supermarkets & Value Discounters: Game, PEP, and 4U.
Specialist Cellular Outlets: Cellucity and Chatz Connect.
Mobile Network Operators: MTN.

Key Everyday Highlights

Instead of sorting through a dry, confusing spreadsheet of technical specifications, here is a practical look at what this device actually delivers to your daily life:

Large, Clear Screen: For a phone at this price point, it features a surprisingly spacious display. This gives you plenty of digital real estate to comfortably read text, message friends on WhatsApp, watch data-saving videos, or scroll through social media apps.
Dependable All-Day Battery: Equipped with an energy-efficient processor and a reliable battery, the phone is optimized to comfortably coast through a standard day of calling, texting, and web browsing—offering great peace of mind during daily commutes.
Smooth 4G Connectivity: Backed by reliable 4G LTE support, you get crisp voice calling and fast enough data speeds for smooth web browsing, quick social media updates, and seamless messaging across local networks.
Practical Snapshot Cameras: The camera setup is built for life’s quick moments. It easily captures clear daytime snapshots, quick family photos, and crisp images of important documents or school notes when you’re on the move.
User-Friendly Software: Out of the box, the device runs a clean, streamlined version of Android. It is lightweight, takes up less storage, and ensures that opening your banking apps, essential tools, and communication lines feels smooth and straightforward.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	ZTE
Model	ZTE Blade V80 Design
Announced	10 November, 2025
Released	10 November, 2025
Status	Available
Price	ZAR 2,000

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	166 x 79 x 7.7 mm (6.54 x 3.11 x 0.30 in)
Weight	191 g (6.74 oz)
Protection	IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
Colors	Midnight Black, Pale Amber, Celadon Cyan, Peach Fuzz

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, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
Size	6.75 inches, 112.2 cm2 (~85.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	900 x 1940 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~317 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio	No
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.	50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF Auxiliary lens
Video	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera	16 MP
Video	1080p@30fps

Software

Android 16

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 T7280 (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 (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 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.	8GB
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.	256GB
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.	Unspecified
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.	Fingerprint (side-mounted), 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, dual-band
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
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.	22.5W wired 10W reverse wired

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

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

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Battery: What about battery life, while calling, listening music, watching videos, playing games and doing other tasks.

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