The Chinese multinational smartphone maker ZTE has unveiled its new smartphone runs on Google’s latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat version, ZTE Blade X Max in the US. The new smartphone in Blade series has been priced at $149.99 will be made available with Cricket Wireless online and through retail stores starting Friday.

ZTE Blade X Max packs a Full-HD 6-inch LCD display with 1080×1920 pixels resolutions, powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core Snapdragon 435 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM. It supports expandable internal memory via microSD card (up to 128GB). The Blade X Max houses a 3400mAh battery that supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0.

Talking about its photography features, the ZTE Blade X-Max has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel camera for selfies. It comes with a built-in fingerprint sensor and heart rate monitor provides added security, convenience, and health monitoring capability. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C.

The phone will be available in the US through Cricket Wireless starting May 12 priced at $149.99.

Commenting on the launch Lixin Cheng, Executive Vice President ZTE Corporation, CEO of ZTE Mobile Devices and Chairman of ZTE USA said.

“The Blade series has been very successful overseas for the past eight years and we are excited to bring it to Cricket Wireless customers here in the US through the ZTE Blade X Max,”

“Exemplifying what our affordable premium product strategy is, the ZTE Blade X Max pushes the envelope in terms of price and features without ever sacrificing quality,”