Advantages: Capacious battery, bright display, good photo quality, fast charging, 4G support, Dual Sim. | Disadvantages: Uncomfortable opening, Internet from one slot, non-removable battery.

Review: ZTE Blade X3 Smartphone - Review, Features, Tips and Examples of Photos.

The entire smartphone package fits into a small oblong box with an inscription that literally translates: "Tomorrow never waits." Associations with the Russian proverb immediately surface: "Don't put off until tomorrow, what you can do today." I understood the context of the phrase as follows - don't hesitate, buy and use.

Although, due to the difference in mentality, it is difficult to make an accurate translation without knowledge of the English language at a sufficient level.

And ZTE itself is not as widespread in Russia as Samsung or Nokia, for example. Therefore, I immediately ran into a problem. Finding a cover for my phone in Irkutsk is simply unrealistic. I had to order through Aliexpress.

1. Charging block with detachable cable. Versatile and good option. The cable works as a charger and as an adapter from a phone to a computer.

There are many numbers and icons on the block, at the output it gives out a current with a voltage of 5V and a power of 1.5 A. These parameters provide a smartphone charge on average for 4 hours.

Security measures are spelled out in a separate chapter.

The phone screen is glass and large. It is enlarged due to the absence of side panels.

This is how additional protection asks for it, because if the glass breaks, a new one will fly out a pretty penny.

And the size of the phone itself is impressive. At first it was not convenient for my female hand, now I got used to it.

The back cover is made of matte plastic, non-slip. It looks beautiful, but it glares in the light.

At the top of the phone is a 5 megapixel front camera, earpiece and light indicator.

On the back, there is an 8MP main camera and a flash.

The phone functions are controlled by three touch buttons below the screen. 1 point - Back, circle - Home, 2 point - Menu. Not very convenient, I immediately swapped Back and Menu in the settings.

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On the back there is a speaker. Its sound is very loud. On the whole, the phone's sound is pleasant, it doesn't rattle or bass.

A headphone jack is located at the top.

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At the bottom there is a charging connector and a hole for removing the cover.

On the side right side there are power and volume buttons. The buttons themselves are soft, respond quickly to pressing, do not sink.

Above the battery there are 2 slots for a micro-Sim card. The second slot is combined with microSD.

Smartphone operating system Android 5.1. For me, this option is optimal, I have already adapted to it well, because there is a tablet on this operating system.

There are a lot of factory applications, there is a full set of standard ones. But I will describe the most interesting and useful ones.

1.Shazam - the application recognizes the music and identifies the artist and song title. Convenient and nimble, I use it from time to time.

2. Family mode - it has a minimum of huge icons. Comfortable for people with low vision.

3. WPS Office - analogue of a computer office. I actively use Word and Excell, so it comes in handy.

4. Clean Master - cleans the phone from debris. At first I was impressed, the phone hung strongly, but after cleaning it immediately became nimble. But then the phenomenon became frequent and I learned from one smart article that this application itself slows down the smartphone. I removed the application and similar problems disappeared.

In general, there are no problems with work. All applications open quickly and without freezing, literally with one touch. Which I am sincerely glad.

1. The increased capacity of the battery to 4000 mAh gives a great advantage. Namely, the battery lasts for a long time. For example, if I talk on the phone for 2 hours a day, that's enough for 3 days! If I actively use it, that is, I talk as much, but I listen to music, I throw off pictures, the Internet is for 1 day.

The only thing is a nuance. If the battery remains about 13%, then it turns off after 20 minutes, i.e. at first it does not discharge for a long time, and then it turns off abruptly. Of course, you still have to get used to this.

2. 3G / 4G mode works only on SIM 1. And in order to access the Internet from SIM 2, there is only one way out - to swap cards.

3. The phone cover is removed in a very unusual way. There is a small hole in the lower left corner. Insert a thin object into it and pull the cover up. This is completely uncomfortable for me. You can't put a needle in, it suddenly breaks. In that case, they could have completed some special key.

You can, of course, open it "impudently", but after two broken nails this method disappeared by itself.

4. This phone does not have a separate menu entry. In fact, all applications are on the desktop.

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The phone also has autofocus and flash.

A typical photo without autofocus looks like this.

Autofocus is more suitable for text or small objects. But when you use it in a full-fledged photo, it makes the subject stand out, brightening the space.

around him. As a result, the fountain looks blurry.

If you turn on the flash, then a good photo can come out in low light.

The 5MP front camera is noticeably inferior to the main 8MP, so it is not suitable for selfies.

More photos can be found in my multicooker review. In it all the photos were taken with the camera of this phone.

And finally, a few more photos from the main camera.

* the presence of a USB-OTG cable

* large bright screen

* long work without recharging

Smartphone manufacturer ZTE, as well as the creator of the Android operating system, have taken care to ensure that the data security in your device is at the maximum level. But security systems should not reduce the convenience and comfort of using the gadget. Therefore, along with the introduction of symbolic-digital passwords, the user has the opportunity to unlock the smartphone screen and gain access to his data using a picture password.

Forgot password, smartphone is locked

A person, alas, is not a computer, and can easily forget something that literally five minutes ago invented, compiled, and made. This feature of human memory often gets in trouble when the user is faced with a smartphone security system. If you have forgotten the graphic password, you will not be able to enter the system, but you can recover this password, change, in general, unlock the smartphone if you are especially forgetful. There are several unlocking methods, and each can be applied by the user depending on the situation.

Method one: Google account

As a rule, every person who is friendly with the Internet has an account in Google services, and the ZTE smartphone, however, like other brands and models running the operating system from Google, is tied to this account.

So, in order to use this unlocking method, you must, of course, enter the wrong password several times, which you have probably already done.
The system will understand the situation, and will offer to reset the password by entering the email address of the Google account with the password from it.
After the system processes the entered access data, the user enters the system, and you can immediately change the password to a more memorable one.

Method two: unlock ZTE with root

If you do not have such an account, or access to it is also lost, but there is an open root administrative level with enabled cable debugging, then you can unblock it without Google. You will need a computer or laptop and a USB cable.

We connect the smartphone to the computer, on the latter, on the command line, enter adb shell, adb shell, su, rm / data / system / gesture.key.
After that, the smartphone must be rebooted.
When the phone turns on, you can enter the system with any key. Then you just change the password to a new one.

Another way is tied to the installed custom recovery applications. After downloading and installing, you need to follow the instructions given by these programs and applications. This could be ClockworkMod Recovery or other third-party applications.

Hard reset

This is the most radical way to unlock, since this procedure will completely erase all the information that is on the smartphone. All files, from music, videos to photos, all games and applications, all contacts not saved on a SIM card, and all settings. If there is no particularly valuable data on the phone for you, then calmly do it.

How do I open the phone cover?

Each of us, sooner or later, is faced with the need to change the battery in a mobile phone or, for one reason or another, get to its "insides" in order to carry out any manipulations. In most cases, this will be quite a trivial task, since many phones have removable back panels that just pry off properly and the cover can be removed without any problems.

Recently, manufacturers are increasingly starting to release phones, the back cover of which can be difficult to remove or not at all, like a seamless cover of a monolithic phone. Without tools, for example, you won't be able to remove the back cover of an iPhone. Let's consider step by step using this smartphone as an example, how you can dismantle the back panel.

Removing the cover

For this we need a small Phillips and flathead screwdriver.

Turning off your iPhone is a must. To avoid damage, make sure that the device is completely turned off, and not only the screen goes out.
We take out the SIM card - this will help prevent damage to it while removing the back cover. In the article, you will learn what to do in order not to damage it when removing.
Make sure you are free of static electricity. To do this, it is enough to touch any bare metal.
We remove the old stickers from the screws. There are two small screws on the bottom of the phone that must be removed before you can open the phone. They are located on both sides of the connector.
We open the back cover. Here we need a thin screwdriver, which, after unscrewing the screws, must be carefully inserted between the case and the back panel. Alternatively, you can use a suction cup to separate the back panel.
Disconnect the cable. A cable is connected to the back cover of the iPhone, which goes to the motherboard of the device; it must also be disconnected.

Now you know how to open a phone cover and what you need to do. The candy bar phone is disassembled in the same way.

Knowing how to remove the cover from the phone can be useful especially when you need to change the SIM card, insert the memory card, change the battery in case of damage or purchase a new one, etc.

The principle of removing the cover on mobile devices is approximately the same.

Remove the cover

Whatever the reason, removing the back cover is a process that every user of a mobile device needs to be able to do:

First, take your phone in hand. Now it needs to be turned upside down to see the back panel of the device. The whole process will take very little time, but you need to remove the cover with two hands.
Turn the phone upside down so that the lower part of the mobile phone (where the microphone is located) is at the top, and the upper part (where the speaker that we put to the ear) is at the bottom.
Now, with two thumbs of your left and right hand, press down on the latch on the cover. Usually it is located under the camera, but if there is no camera, then at the top of the lid, or it will be indicated by relief elements. Next, along with pressure, move the cover away from you.

If the phone is new, it will take a lot of effort to open the cover, but over time this process will become easier and easier.

In addition, the covers of some mobile devices are fixed with screws, so all screws must be unscrewed to remove the cover.

Although the method itself works on other models of this brand, such as: SFR-114, SFR-231, SFR-232, SFR-341, SFR-342, SFR-343, SFR-251, SFR-251 Messenger Edition, Orange Vegas , Orange Lisbon, Orange Rio, Orange Miami, Orange Rome ZTE Sage, TMN5000, Vodafone Indie, A261 +, X670, X760, X761, X960, X990, X991, N261, N281, N292, N295, S202, GX760, GX761, GR230, GR231, T-Mobile Vairy Touch, T-Mobile Vairy Touch II, Vodafone 547, ZTE Zest, Zong R221, Zong R231 and others. I would like to focus on the fact that the code is generated only 12-character, if your phone does not accept it, then you need to try.
The entire unlocking procedure will not take more than 5 minutes, but it requires some steps on your part.

How do I find out the IMEI number?

First of all, we need to find out the unique IMEI number that is assigned to each device. To do this, turn off the phone, take out the battery and read it on the sticker. Or even easier, we type the combination *#06# and get it. Once we have figured out what IMEI is in our phone, we proceed to calculating the unlock code.

How do I get an unlock code?

To calculate the code of interest to us, go to the page of the free online calculator of the wintechmobiles command, where in the line Enter IMEI enter your number, consisting of 15 digits.

Push Calculate Codesand in a few seconds, the cherished codes are in our pocket!

It remains now to enter the received code into the phone.

How to enter the code into the phone?

Due to the large number of supported phone models, there is no universal method for entering the received code. Here are the main ways to unlock phones:

Insert a non-native SIM card into the locked phone, the phone should ask you to enter the unlock code (NP code?). This is an easy way, you just need to enter the code.
If the first method didn't work? We take out the SIM card, turn on the phone without it and dial the code ###825*09# asked for a code? Enter the unlock code.
Nothing again? try another combination *983*8284# should work .
For new phone models ZTE such as F102, this combination should work *983*865625#

That's basically all, I think that there is nothing complicated in this procedure. But you can save time and money.

What if the code doesn't match?

Due to the fact that the model range supported by this free calculator is very small, try asking a question on our forum, in the topic. There is a paid option with which codes can be calculated for other ZTE phone models.