- Analysis by KJ David
A not-so-sharp Android smartphone, the prepaid ZTE Blade Vantage 2 offers a classic entry-level formula of pros and cons. For one, it comes with a low-caliber 5-inch 960 x 480 (FWVGA TFT display 
that at least has an 18:9 aspect ratio 
, which basically makes its screen a bit wider than those of many competing entry-level models -- those that have 16:9 solutions only, that is.
Still on its cons, the Vantage 2 comes with a measly 2050mAh battery capacity that's easily bullied by the 3000mAh power caps boasted by a few other models within the same price range -- this phone was pegged at 60 dollars at the time of this specs-driven Phonerated review.
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This ZTE model does not go for anything fancy when it comes to photography either, settling for a mundane 5-megapixel rear-facing camera that captures 720p videos at best, despite 1080p being somewhat the golden standard when it hit the market. Additionally, it has a 2-megapixel-only front-facing camera whose raw pixel resolution was among the lowest in this market segment when we were checking it out. In comparison, a lot of similarly-priced low-enders offer at least 5-megapixel selfie shooters.
This low-class phone is not without some redeeming pros, though, a couple of which are its 16GB native memory and 256GB maximum external memory allowance , both being heftier than what most older entry-level models offer. Also, even though it opts out of the octa-core race, its 2GHz quad-core engine sounds appreciable to us, considering that a lot of its 2019 contemporaries stick with primitive 1.3GHz four-core chips. It has 2GB of accompanying RAM.
With 4G connectivity and the Android 9.0 Pie OS tying its pros and cons together, the Blade Vantage 2 caters to smartphone newbies and those who want nothing more than a basic Android phone.
On-paper Review score: 
It is nice that the ZTE Blade Vantage 2 can record fancy 1280 x 720 clips, but we're surprised we didn't find any sign of the Blade Vantage 2 sporting an HDMI port (which comes in handy to watch HD videos on your shiny HDTV without having to move them first to your computer).
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These days, we would hope for more than just 2-megapixel of selfie cam resolution.
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Be it because ZTE didn't list the information on its web site or because we were unable to find it, but we don't know the SAR rating (radiation level) for the Blade Vantage 2, so we cannot say how close it is to the acceptable limit.
It's frustrating that we were not able to find information about its weight.
Not only does it clock at 2GHz, it is even quad-core.
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** This phone is also known as: ZTE Vantage 2
*** These cons and pros are computer-generated based on our proprietary algorithm and the specs we found for this product. Should you notice an error, please let us know.
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