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Original URL: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3096950/mobile-wireless/ztes-99-zmax-pro-smartphone-packs-in-top-line-features.html
ZTE's $99 ZMax Pro packs in some of the latest smartphone technologies, something you wouldn't expect in a low-priced handset.
The smartphone has a 6-in. screen and is available only through MetroPCS in the U.S. It weighs about 175 grams and is 8.9 millimeters thick.
It has some top-line features found in the latest smartphones, like a USB Type-C port. It also runs on the latest Android OS 6.0 code-named Marshmallow.
The Gorilla Glass 3 screen shows images at a full HD resolution. The handset has 32GB of internal storage and a micro-SD card for expandable storage. That's a lot of storage for a handset under $100.
The handset is comparable to the new fourth-generation Moto G handset, which is now available unlocked on Amazon.com for $199.99 for a 16GB model. The Zmax Pro has a 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front camera, along with an eight-core Snapdragon 617 processor, all of which are also packaged in the Moto G.
[...] However, the smartphone lacks some other features. It includes 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, not the latest 802.11ac, which offers a wider range and faster speeds.
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(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Friday July 22 2016, @01:42PM
Your math as well as your understanding of everything you are referring to is all wrong.
Is your first bit of math implying a 100W power drain or charge of the battery? I can't tell. The second bit looks like you confused run time with charging time for a 100W charge mode. I doubt that little li-po in the phone will be happy with a 27.8A charge current.
The new USB C standard includes a 20 volt/5A power option to deliver 100W. It does not mean that battery/phone is forced to charge at 100W. That is simply what you can draw at a maximum.
The amp/hour rating of a battery is the rate of discharge the battery can accommodate for an hour without a significant drop in voltage or current. Meaning, a 10V 10AH battery should be able to deliver 10A@10V (or 100W) for one whole hour before voltage starts to drop off.
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Friday July 22 2016, @03:25PM
I was talking discharge current. I have an anti-USB-Type-C bias.
I stand corrected if small USB devices are not required to supply 20V.
My experience with older USB devices is that few of them actually properly negotiate power draw.
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Friday July 22 2016, @03:29PM
OK, I understand the confusion now: most phones do not act as a USB host.
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Friday July 22 2016, @03:36PM
Nevermind, USB type C is reversible,