The Chinese company ZTE introduced a new smartphone model in its homeland – ZTE Axon Lux, which, in fact, is an improved version of the recently announced ZTE Axon Pro smartphone for the North American market, where, among other things, a fingerprint scanner on the back of the device was added, support dual-SIM, Corning Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass display screen protector, custom user interface and 128GB storage option.
This unit is already available for pre-order at the price of 3888 Chinese Yuan (~ 626 $) for the version with 128 GB of internal memory and 2699 Chinese Yuan (~ 435 $) for the version with 32 GB of internal memory.
In addition, the company announced the availability of another model ZTE Axon Mini with a smaller display diagonal – 5.2 inches (in Axon Pro and Axon Lux it is 5.5 inches) with similar specifications, as well as the regular model ZTE Axon, where instead of 5 5-inch WQHD (2560 x 1440) display installed the same size but with a lower resolution – Full HD (1980 x 1080) display.
The main technical characteristics of ZTE Axon Lux:
- Support for communication standards: TD-LTE / FDD-LTE; TD-S; UMTS / HSPA +; CDMA / 1X / EVDO; GSM GPRS / EDGE
- Dimensions: 154 x 75 x 9.3mm
- Processor: eight-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, support for 64-bit instructions
- Platform: Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, MiFavor3.2
- Display: 5.5-inch, CGS TFT, 2560 x 1440 pixels, curved (2.5D) at the edges, Corning Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass
- Camera: dual (13 MP + 2 MP), dual LED backlight, support for 4K HD video shooting
- Front camera: 8 MP, wide-angle lens, support Full HD (1080p) video shooting
- Audio: Hi-Fi Audio Chipset: AKM 4961, Noise Canceling Dual Microphone System
- Memory: 4 GB RAM (LP DDR4), 128 GB internal, slot for microSD memory cards (up to 128 GB)
- Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v4.0, USB, GPS / GLONASS / Beidou, 3.5 mm audio jack
- Battery: 3000 mAh, Quick-charge 2.0 (fast charge)
- Other: Accelerometer, Light and proximity sensors, Electronic compass, Hall sensor, Fingerprint scanner