Micromax Bolt Q338 vs ZTE Blade A1

Comparing the Micromax Bolt Q338 vs ZTE Blade A1 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Micromax Bolt Q338 and ZTE Blade A1 run at the same processing speed of 1.3 GHz.

Display: Both Micromax Bolt Q338 and ZTE Blade A1 offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: ZTE Blade A1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Micromax Bolt Q338 offers 8 MP, making ZTE Blade A1 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: ZTE Blade A1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Micromax Bolt Q338 offers 5 MP, making ZTE Blade A1 better for front camera photography.

Battery: ZTE Blade A1 offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while Micromax Bolt Q338 offers 2000 mAh, making ZTE Blade A1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Micromax Bolt Q338 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while ZTE Blade A1 offers 16 GB, making Micromax Bolt Q338 the better option for storage.

Micromax Bolt Q338

₹5,790

(Discontinued)

ZTE Blade A1

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A

65%

Release Date

23 Sep, 2015

08 Dec, 2015

Performance

N/A
MediaTek MT6580	MediaTek MT6735
(upto 1.3 GHz)	(upto 1.3 GHz)
1 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)	720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP	8 MP

Battery

N/A
2000 mAh	2800 mAh

Storage

8 GB

16 GB

User Ratings

3.7/5

(262 ratings)

N/A

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

N/A	MiFavor UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6580

MediaTek MT6735

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP

Mali-T720 MP2

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

68.98 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Design

Height

N/A

142 mm

Width

N/A

70.2 mm

Thickness

N/A

8.9 mm

Weight

136 grams

137 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Avg

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

2000 mAh

2800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)

N/A	4G Speed: 51 Mbit/s ↑ 150.8 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A	Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer