ZTE introduced Axon Pro smartphone with 5.5-inch Quad HD screen in the U.S back in July and it introduced the Axon smartphone with a 5.5-inch 1080p screen in China later. At the IFA, the company has introduced the Axon smartphone as Axon Elite for global markets. It has Eyeprint ID, a password-free eye-based biometric unlocking solution that captures unique vein patterns in the human eye using the smartphone’s front facing camera, fingerprint sensor and voice control. It also has dual rear cameras for quick auto focus and depth sensing.
ZTE Axon Elite specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) CGS TFT LCD 2.5D curved display with Corning Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass
- Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 64-bit processor ( 4x 1.5GHz ARM A53 + 4 x 2.0 GHz ARM A57 ) with Adreno 430 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 32GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) with MiFavor 3.2
- Dual (nano) SIM
- Fingerprint scanner, Eyeprint ID, Hi-Fi Audio Chipset: AKM 4961
- 13MP rear camera with dual LED Flash, 4K video recording, 2MP secondary camera
- 8MP front-facing camera, 88-degree wide-angle lens,1080p video recording
- Dimensions: 154 x 75 x 9.3mm
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, GPS
- 3000mAh battery
The ZTE Axon Elite comes in Ion Gold color and is priced at 419.99 Euros, US $469.99 or 299.99 GBP depending on the market. It will be available through eBay in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom on 24 September. It will be available on the open market in Germany for the first time offline starting from the end of September in partnership with MediaMarkt, and will continue roll out in Spain, France, Turkey, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Russia and the Philippines.