ZTE Axon 40 Ultra Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

ZTE Axon 40 Ultra - hot-tempered camera phone

The Chinese company ZTE did not forget to please its fans with the release of a full-fledged flagship capable of competing on equal terms with other top solutions from market leaders. However, the device, striking in its manufacturability and photographic capabilities, still did not remain without several unpleasant shortcomings.

The appearance of the novelty is close to the title of perfect. A monoblock made of glass and metal does not seem massive, despite the diagonal of the AMOLED display, various colors of the rear panels, an excellent block of four photomodules and a metal edging look stylish, strictly and impeccably attractive. A 16-megapixel selfie camera installed under a truly frameless screen is also delightful. The 6.8-inch AMOLED panel covers almost 100% of the front surface of the gadget and tries to reproduce very rich and smooth pictures at a 120Hz refresh rate. The resolution of 2480x1116 pixels is far from the record, but at the same time it is sufficient for image clarity.

The developer used the most powerful technical characteristics in the phablet in the form of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 CPU, 8GB / 12GB / 16GB of RAM and the Adreno 730 video core, which significantly increased the performance of the device, but negatively affected its heating and autonomy. Long game sessions in projects like Genshin Impact will lead to a noticeable decrease in frame rate at maximum graphics presets. You will have to put up with such things and the impressive temperature of the mobile assistant or lower the graphics settings. The battery has an impressive capacity of 5000mAh, but you need to charge your Android smartphone once a day. But the size of the internal storage varies from 256GB to a crazy 1TB, which is extremely rare today.

Fans of quality photography will definitely have a lot of fun communicating with three 64-megapixel (main and wide-angle Sony IMX787 lenses, Omnivison OV64B telephoto lens with five times optical zoom) and a ToF sensor. The hybrid stabilization system, supported by amazing lenses and sophisticated camera software, helps to get detailed evening and night shots, completely devoid of noise. It is possible to notice artifacts only with a strong approximation of the frame. Stereo sound, support for 5G networks and NFC contactless payments are other positive qualities of an Android phone, but for some reason the flagship device is deprived of moisture protection and wireless charging, which will displease sophisticated users. But the affordable price tag allows you to recommend a smartphone for purchase even without such functionality.