The ZTE Voyage 3D brings a genuinely unique piece of tech to the South African budget segment. Starting at an affordable ZAR 3,500, its headline feature is a glasses-free 3D display—making it one of the most experimental and distinct devices available at this price point.
Because it targets the entry-to-mid-tier market, exact pricing and availability will fluctuate based on active regional promotions, stock shipments, and whether you purchase it outright or via a plan.
ZTE has built this phone around a specific novelty feature while keeping the baseline hardware practical for everyday smart usage.
Glasses-Free 3D Display: The standout feature is its 6.58-inch 120Hz FHD+ display utilizing “Neovision 3D Anytime” technology. It relies on real-time 2D-to-3D AI content conversion and stereoscopic eye-tracking, allowing you to experience depth in videos and images without special glasses.
Ready for 5G: Unlike many smartphones stuck on 4G in the sub-R4,000 bracket, the Voyage 3D is powered by a Unisoc T760 5G chipset. Paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, it delivers future-proof mobile network speeds and stable day-to-day multitasking.
50MP Primary Camera: The back of the phone houses a dual-camera layout anchored by a 50MP main sensor for capturing standard high-resolution daylight photography, supported by a 5MP secondary lens. A modest 5MP camera handles front-facing selfies.
Solid Battery & Quick Top-Ups: Keeping the 3D-rendering display powered is a 4500 mAh battery. When it runs low, it juices up relatively quickly thanks to 33W wired fast charging support, a welcome speed tier for a budget device.
As part of ZTE’s expanding retail footprint in SA, you can seek out stock across major tech stores, network operators, and local clothing outlets.
Takealot: The quickest place to monitor stock availability, customer reviews, and flash price drops below the standard R3,500 mark.
Cellucity & 4U: Reliable options for secure online ordering or specialized in-store assistance regarding device warranties and covers.
HiFi Corp & Hi Online: Known for aggressive cash discounts on budget 5G phones and structured store-credit payment options.
Makro & Game: Massive commercial destinations perfect for outright cash purchases or combining your phone buy with retail rewards points.
Foschini (TFG): Ideal if you carry a TFG store card and want to pay off the device over flexible monthly retail terms.
Mr Price: Their standalone cellular counters are highly popular for tracking down value-focused cash deals on entry-level smartphones.
PEP & Ackermans: Unmatched nationwide coverage, providing over-the-counter cash purchases even in deep rural communities.
MTN & Chatz Connect: Excellent alternatives if you prefer to split the cost over a 24 or 36-month cellular contract, bundling the 5G capabilities of the phone with recurring monthly data and airtime.
Shopping Tip: Because glasses-free 3D is a highly unique display technology, check if your local Makro, Game, or HiFi Corp has a live display model powered up so you can see the 3D effect with your own eyes before purchasing!
| Brand | ZTE |
| Model | ZTE Voyage 3D |
| Announced | 27 June, 2024 |
| Released | 27 June, 2024 |
| Status | Available |
| Price | ZAR 3,500 |
| 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 | 163.5 x 75 x 8.5 mm (6.44 x 2.95 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.70 oz) |
| Colors | Black |
| 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. | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 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 |
| Size | 6.58 inches, 104.3 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution |
1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 3D lightfield display Real-time 2D to 3D content conversion |
| Audio Playback | |
| Video Playback | |
| FM Radio | Unspecified |
| Ring Tones | |
| Loudspeaker |
| 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, (wide), PDAF 5 MP |
| Video | Yes |
| Selfie Camera | 5 MP |
| Video | Yes |
| Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | Android 13 |
| User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | MyOS 13 |
| 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 T760 (6 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 (1x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x Cortex-A76 & 4x 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 |
| 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. | 6GB |
| 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. | 128GB |
| 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, gyro, proximity, compass |
| 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. | 5.0, 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 |
| 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, BDS |
| 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 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. | 4500 mAh, non-removable |
| 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. | 33W wired, PD3.0 |
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