It's been a while since we've had a great cheap phone deal and this would rival the Y550 deals from before if only they came with $50 credit.I felt this deserved to have its own deal separate from Guy Incogito's https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/204482, and cheers to kronicmacstigator for highlighting it.
I apologise, this is my first deal (and it's stolen), and I am not sure how to format the below.
There is another thread which compared the Y550 to this (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/186013), and I will post the positive highlights here:
"Hadn't heard of the ZTE Fit 4G Smart until looking at this post. Main benefits here are the internal storage amount (much better for apps) and the extra 4G band 28 700mhz which the Y550 doesn't have. -Important for Optus 4G coverage in regional areas.
The ZTE has a MTK Processor (not sure which) and the Y550 has the more popular Snapdragon 410 if that makes a difference."
"The Mediatek MT6582 processor in the ZTE should be fine for most uses, especially with its stock KitKat - it's benchmarks are comparable to the Tegra 3 or the Cortex A7. As it only needs to support a low-res screen, I actually expect it to be very fast.
I agree the ZTE kills the Huawei on all counts. Nobody's even mentioned that the ZTE has 10% more battery. If you're on the Optus Network, the Fit 4g Smart is the best value phone on the market."
I personally have had both phones, here are my points:
- This phone is locked to Optus, bagman unlocks for $10.
- I enjoyed my Huawei, but was frustrated by the storage issues. I lost the Huawei :( I thought the ZTE Fit Smart would be the answer to my problems with 8GB. Turns out this is partitioned and you can only really make use of 2GB! However, ZTE have finally come out with a solution to reflash this and get 5GB, I've done it and it works, but you have to contact them on whirlpool and there is a lengthy discussion on it there https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2387307
- A warning, I am on my second ZTE Fit Smart, mine just stopped charging suddenly and some others have pointed out this issue on whirlpool.
- Another warning, I find the phone has a number of annoying flaws that I didn't have with the Huawei, such as the battery getting hot, the phone lighting up randomly, it disconnecting from my pebble, camera default is too zoomed in, pics being completely cropped in apps, takes forever to charge on usb laptop charging (fine from plug socket) and the button and port placement at the side is different than most phones.
On a more positive note, for $49.50 I think this is a bargain once you apply the storage fix, the small storage is what ruins most phones in this price bracket. I bought it on special for $79 a few weeks back.
This has been a longer post than intended but I know you'll want the specs:
Specifications
4G LTE 1800 (Band 3),2600(Band 7), 700 (Band 28), 2300TDD (Band 40) with 150Mbps downlink, 50Mbps uplink
3G UMTS 900, 2100 MHz with 42.2Mbps DL / 11.5Mbps UL (HSPA+)
GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
SIM Card Micro SIM, 3FF format
Operating System Android 4.4.4
Processor 1.3GHz MTK Quad core CPU with 1GB RAM
Memory 8GB Flash with 4.6GB user space, plus up to 32GB microSD external storage
Display TFT 4.5", 480 x 854, capacitve touch
Camera Rear 5MP rear camera with digital zoom & LED flash. 2MP Front facing camera. Video recording 30 fps @ 720p.
Video codecs Streaming: MPEG-4: 720p @ 30fps H.264: 720p @ 30fps, H263: 704576 @ 30fps (encode) / 14081152 @ 30fps (decode)s
Recording format: H.263 Simple Profle D1 @30fps H.264 High Profle 720p @30fps MPEG-4 Simple Profle D1 @30fps
Audio codecs MP3, MP2, AAC, AAC+v1, AAC+v2, IMY, MIDI, Ogg, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, APE, FLAC, ADPCM, WAV
Audio out Earpiece, Speakerphone & 3.5mm headset (NAHJ standard)
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth Smart V4.0 LE (Low Energy) with: GAP, A2DP1.2(source), AVRCP1.4(controller),GAVDP1.2(Initator), HSP1.2(AG), OPP(Client, Server), PBAP1.0(PSE) HFP1.6(AG),OBEX1.1, FTP(server), MAP(Message Access Profle), HID(Human Interface Device Profle), PAN (Personal Area Network Profle).
FM Radio FM Radio included
Sensors Accelerometer, Light, Proximity
GPS A-GPS, Stand-alone GPS
External Antenna port Not available
Battery 2200mAh Li-ion
Talk Time up to 9hrs talk time
Standby time up to 180 hours standby
Size & weight 134.5 x 67.4 x 10.3mm. 154g
Pre-installed extras Facebook, Twitter, Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) upgrade
Network Lock Locked to Optus
Worst case SAR 0.670 W/Kg in the body position (10mm spacing)
0.782 W/Kg in the head position
0.892 W/Kg overall (head position RF + Wi-Fi))
I actually found the screen better than expected given these numbers. The colours and the contrast are quite good (unless you're a Super AMOLED tragic).
And yes, the battery and the performance both exceeded my expectations.