ZTE Skate vs ZTE Blade S
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 125.90 x 67.80 x 11.30 mm | 117.00 x 58.80 x 10.60 mm |
| Weight | 120.00 g | 130.00 g |
| Display size | 4.30" | 3.50" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 480 x 800 px (4.30") 217 ppi | Color / TFT 256k colors 480 x 800 px (3.50") 267 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 300 min. (5.0 h) | 2G: 280 min. (4.7 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 288 h. (12.0 days) | 2G: 250 h. (10.4 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion Buy powerbank
| Li-Ion Buy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| RAM memory |  | 512 MB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread |
| Processor | Qualcomm MSM7227T | Qualcomm MSM7227T |
| Processor clock | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 200 | Adreno 200 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 2Q 2011 | |
| Other names | Monte Carlo; Orange Monte Carlo | - |
| GSM frequencies | 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 900 2100 | 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264 | |
| Additional | - | - |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Additional | nd | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSUPA | | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 10 | class 12 |
| EDGE | class 12 | class 12 |
| Bluetooth | | v2.1 EDR |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g | v802.11 b/g |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | 64 voices |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |