ISSUE 10 • ANDROID ADVISOR 77Design
We were very impressed by the design of the ZTE
Star II. It's just 6.9mm thick (that's as thin as the
iPhone 6), and feels really light. It does bear some
resemblance to the Sony Xperia Z3 with its squared
sides, but it has rounded top and bottom edges
more like the iPhone 6.
We like the ZTE Star II's thin bezels, but weren't
so keen on the shiny plastic back, which picked up
fi ngerprints immediately so will always look grubby.
It will be available in white or black options, so
the white might be the better option if fi ngerprints
bother you.
Display
The Star II features a brilliant 5in LCD display with
a resolution of 1080 x 1920, which equates to an
impressive pixel density of 441ppi. During our
testing, we found the display to be bright and crisp,
and the colours to be bold and vivid.
Hardware and performance
Inside the ZTE Star II is a nippy 2.3GHz quad-core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, which we'll
need to run our benchmark tests on when we spend
some more time on the smartphone soon. During
our testing, however, we found it to be smooth and
responsive. The CPU is paired with 2GB of RAM.
You'll get 16GB of built-in storage with the ZTE
Star II, and there's a microSD slot for up to 32GB
additional space. That's a bit of a disappointment
as we're used to 64GB or 128GB expansion
compatibility, but a total of 48GB should be plenty
for most people.