Sprint's Flash falls short, and so does its camera Video
Sprint's Flash falls short, and so does its camera Video Transcript
-Hello everybody, it's Lynn La from CNET bringing you guys the Sprint Flash. Manufactured by ZTE, the flash has 4.5-inch touch screen with a 1280 x 720 pixel resolution. It's powered by 1.5 gigahertz dual-core processor and a 1.78 ampere-hour battery, which roughly translates to 8 hours of reported top time. Other than that, it's carrier is what you'd see on Nexus. The handset runs a pretty and solid version of android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which I really appreciate. On the front, there is 1-megapixel camera and not what makes this phone notable is that on the back there's a 12-megapixel camera, which you could see makes the top half pretty bulky, but even given the camera's specs and the fact that it comes with a bunch of features, the photos themselves came pretty poor. Oftentimes, bright colors looked washed out. Objects taken close up even macros zoom came out fuzzy and the camera itself operates pretty slowly. If you're interested, the 4G LTE device cost about $130 after you sign a carrier agreement and send in a mail in rebate. Again, I'm Lynn La, this has been the Sprint Flash.
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Sprint Flash Review
The good: The Sprint Flash has 4G LTE and tons of photo-editing features, and runs a nearly skinless Android 4.0 UI.
The bad: The Flash's photo quality is poor, its design is bulky, its internal speeds are slow, and its call quality is mediocre.
The bottom line: With the 12-megapixel Sprint Flash, ZTE attempts to break new ground in features, but the Flash is a poor choice both as a phone and as a camera.
Sprint Flash Specs
Manufacturer: ZTE
Part number: FLASHSPT
- Product Basic Spec
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