ZTE Blade A35e Launched in Nepal: Cheapest of the Bunch

ZTE has launched the Blade A35e in Nepal. It is one of the most affordable phones in the Nepali market.

The ZTE Blade A35e is an entry-level smartphone that may seem like any other at first. However, it marks the company’s foray into the ultra-budget segment. But can it stand out in Nepal’s fiercely competitive budget market? Let’s take a closer look.

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ZTE Blade A35e Overview

Design

The ZTE Blade A35e features a polycarbonate frame, which is just a fancy word for plastic. It has a linear camera module with a flashlight. The LED flashlight sits beside the camera module.

On the bottom, there is a USB-C port, a mono-speaker, and a 3.5mm jack. The volume rocker and the power button are on the right side, which has a unique bright red color, a signature of ZTE smartphones. The phone has a dual SIM card tray included with a microSD slot.

The phone comes in two color variants: Galactic Gray and Lake Green.

Display

On the front, you will see a 6.52-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 576 pixels. The display size is decent, but combine that with the SD (Standard Definition) resolution, and you get a pixel density of just 215ppi. So the images may seem a little pixelated.

The bezel on the bottom of the screen is especially thick than the rest of the phone. On top, you’ll find a waterdrop notch that evolves into Live Island for notifications, reminders, and real-time activities such as calls and messages. This feature is essentially similar to Apple’s Dynamic Island.

The thicker bezels and the water-drop notch are common in this price range. But phones like the Tecno Spark Go 1, which only cost slightly more than the A35e, offer a higher refresh rate, thinner bezels, and a punch-hole notch.

Camera

The Blade A35e has a dual-camera setup with an 8MP main camera and a 0.8MP secondary camera. For selfies, you will find a 5MP front camera.

Hardware

Under the hood, the Blade A35e has a UNISOC SC9863A processor with 28nm transistors. It is an entry-level processor that sits near the bottom of the tier list for mobile processors on the market, with four Cortex-A55 cores and four Cortex-A55 cores.

For graphics, it uses the PowerVR GE8322.

The Blade A35e is equipped with 2GB RAM. Along with this, you will also find virtual RAM, upgrading the memory capacity. There is 64GB internal storage, and if that is not enough, you can use the extra microSD card slot. The maximum support is still unknown as of now.

Battery and Software

The ZTE Blade A35e is powered by a massive 5,000mAh battery and charges via USB Type-C. The charging wattage is not specified, so it could be the default 10W.

Lastly, on to the software side, the Blade A35e runs on Android 14 (Go edition) out of the box.

ZTE Blade A35e Price in Nepal and Availability

As an entry-level smartphone, the ZTE Nubia V70 Max Price is Rs. 10,499 for the 2/64GB. The phone is now available for purchase through various online and offline stores nationwide.

Among all the phones ZTE is bringing to Nepal, the Blade A35e is the cheapest. However, this comes at the cost of performance, camera, and display—the very features you want most in a phone.

What do you think about the ZTE Blade A35e? Do let us know in the comments!