- Analysis by KJ David
The 2019 ZTE Blade L8 is a low-specked Android Go smartphone tailored to basic smartphone users and those eying a cheap, essentials-only smartphone.
Some of its biggest cons reside under the hood, namely, an old-fashioned quad-core 1.3GHz SC7731E processor 
coupled with an equally-low-end 1GB-only RAM -- a few competing smartphones within this price group pack at least 2GB or even 3GB of RAM. Keep in mind, though, that its efficiency-driven Android Go platform 
is specifically designed for smartphones with outmoded hardware components like itself. Additionally, its lack of 4G-LTE network connectivity sounds like an off-putting drawback to us, knowing that 4G support was all but standard among entry-level smartphones as of this Phonerated specs analysis -- get to know the newest 4G-enabled phones here.
Adding to its unimpressive hardware pros and cons is a 2000mAh-only lithium-polymer battery that does not quite hit our entry-level sweet spot for 2019 budget smartphones (We were expecting somewhere along the lines of 2500mAh).
Storage-wise, this low-key Blade edition comes with no more than 16GB of on-board storage, but it does support up to 128GB's worth of external memory , which winds up as a pro to us, seeing that it is a lot more than the 32GB or 64GB top-up memory allowances offered by many similarly-specked models.
When it comes to photography, the L8's rear and front cameras are far from standouts versus what many of its entry-level contemporaries offer. It comes with an 8-megapixel rear-facing main cam that at least has a standard LED flash accompanying it, while a humdrum 5-megapixel selfie cam sits up front. Both its cameras suffer from fixed-focus capacities , which means that neither cam features an autofocus function.
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As for its screen, the Blade L8 touts an unassuming 5-inch TFT display with a low-class resolution of 960 x 480 pixels only , whereas a few of its closest rivals feature HD-720p facades.
So, insofar as our review of its pros and cons is concerned, the Blade L8 is a basic-level Android for those eying a backup smartphone or those who are only just learning the ropes of Android.
On-paper Review score: 
It may be because the manufacturer didn't publish it or because our phone profilers didn't find it, but we don't have the SAR info (radiation level) for that phone, so we can't tell you how close it is to the legal limit.
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A year ago, this smartphone's on-paper performance would have been just fine, but by today's standards, the 1.3GHz SC7731E processor with a RAM of only 1GB seems a little pale.
It's disappointing that we were not able to find information about its weight.
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Not only does it clock at 1.3GHz, it is even quad-core.
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Superior camera resolution - 8-megapixel (fixed focus)
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The selfie camera resolution seems just about average.
** This phone is also known as: ZTE L8
*** These pros and cons are spotted automatically based on our analysis formula and the specifications we have in our database for this item. If you see a mistake, please let us know.
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