ZTE just announced Axon 40 Ultra, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.8-inch Full HD+ 120Hz refresh rate 71° curved AMOLED screen from BOE with 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 10-bit color depth and 1.07 billion colours. There is 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming that reduces brightness fluctuations, effectively reduces flicker, and effectively improves visual fatigue caused by using the phone in a dark light environment. This screen has also been certified by TUV Rheinland for low blue light eye protection.
The phone has a third-generation under-screen camera with full-screen blue diamond arrangement, independent pixel driver, distributed transparent circuit, UDC Pro screen display chip. The has a 16-megapixel front UDC, which can reach up to a 2.24μm large pixel infusion effect, generating greater light sensitivity for the UDC area.
The Selfie Algorithm 3.0 uses in-depth learning AI technology to reduce noise and is capable of real-time calibrations of images under different light environments such as intelligently defogging or using anti-glare, to greatly improve image clarity and transparency. Meanwhile, the Smart Makeup function can even further enhance the image quality of facial shots.
It is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, total heat dissipation area of the nine-layer heat dissipation structure can reach 36,356 mm²; assisted by the new dual-channel enhanced VC liquid-cooled vaporizer, up to 16GB of RAM, Dual speakers and upgraded X-axis linear motor.
The phone has a 64MP custom IMX787 main camera, OIS, 64MP custom IMX787 ultra-wide-angle main camera and 64MP periscope telephoto camera with 5.7x optical zoom, OIS. The phone has a 5000mAh battery and 80W fast charging.
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra specifications
- 6.8-inch (2480 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, 1440Hz PWM dimming, up to 1500 nits brightness, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut
- Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno next-gen GPU
- 8GB / 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (UFS 3.1) internal memory
- Android 12 with MyOS 12
- Dual SIM
- 64MP rear camera with IMX787 sensor, f/1.6 aperture, OIS, 64MP ultra-wide lens with IMX787 sensor, 64MP Periscope telephoto camera with OV64B sensor, 5.7x optical zoom, TOF sensor, LED flash, 8K recording with all cameras
- 16MP Under-screen camera
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
- Dimensions: 163.28×73.56×8.41mm ; Weight: 204g
- 5G NSA /SA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz + 6GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS (L1/L5)+ GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with 80W fast charging
ZTE also introduced the Axon 40 Pro powered by Snapdragon 870 SoC, 6.67-inch 144Hz AMOLED screen, 108MP rear camera and a 5000mAh battery with 66W fast charging.
ZTE AXON 40 Pro specifications
- 6.7-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ OLED 20:9 144Hz refresh rate, up to 1000 nits peak brightness, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut
- Octa Core (1 x 3.2GHz + 3 x 2.42GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 870 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
- 8GB / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 512GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- Android 12 with MyOS 12
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 108MP rear camera with f/1.89 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 120° ultra-wide camera, 2MP 4cm macro and 2MP depth sensor
- 16MP front camera
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 162.9×72.9×8.46mm; Weight: 199g
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh (typical) with 66W fast charging
Pricing and availability
- ZTE Axon 40 Ultra 8GB +256GB – 4998 yuan (US$ 743 / Rs. 57,580 approx.)
- ZTE Axon 40 Ultra 12GB +256GB – 5298 yuan (US$ 787 / Rs. 61,060 approx.)
- ZTE Axon 40 Ultra 12GB +512GB – 5798 yuan (US$ 862 / Rs. 66,825 approx.)
- ZTE Axon 40 Ultra 16GB + 1TB – 7298 yuan (US$ 1085 / Rs. 84,115 approx.)
- ZTE Axon 40 Pro 8GB +256GB – 2998 yuan (US$ 445 / Rs. 34,550 approx.)
- ZTE Axon 40 Pro 12GB +256GB – 3298 yuan (US$ 490 / Rs. 38,005 approx.)
- ZTE Axon 40 Pro 12GB + 512GB – 3798 yuan (US$ 564 / Rs. 43,760 approx.)
These are available to order and will go on sale in China from May 13th. The global version will be officially available in June 2022, said to company.