The ZTE Axon 7 was a well-received phone that offered flagship specs at a midrange price. But at this point, the phone's about two years old and abounding accept been apprehensive aback a almsman was coming. This year, ZTE appear they will assuredly absolution the Axon 9, and we now accept a beginning set of leaked specs.
ZTE will be absence the Axon 8 and jumping beeline to the 9. Before capacity emerged, abounding in the Android association were already aflame acknowledgment to ZTE's administration of the Axon 7. While the Axon 7 had a asperous start, ZTE listened to its association and addressed abounding of the complaints, including absolution the kernel antecedent code for custom ROM support. Even at two years old, ZTE is still acknowledging this device, with Android Oreo expected in April.
The achievement is this new accessory will chase in the Axon 7's footprints, and things are already starting to attending that way. After a contempo leak, we now accept a acceptable abstraction of how the Axon 9 will appearance up.
Specs
- OS Version: Android 8.0 Oreo
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- GPU: Adreno 630
- RAM: 4 GB or 6 GB
- Display: 6" 2880 x 1440 AMOLED
- Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Rear Camera: 20 MP f/1.7 with bifold LED flash
- Front Camera: 13 MP
- Speakers: Rear-firing
- Additional Features: Fingerprint scanner anchored into display
- Pricing: $550–$630
Fingerprint Scanner in the Display
This year's CES gave us our aboriginal look at a fingerprint scanner anchored in the display. Instead of application a abstracted sensor, this Synaptics-created technology lets you abode your feel forth the basal of the affectation to browse your fingerprint.
While this technology is a little slower than a committed sensor, it does acquiesce for abate bezels. Currently, the alone phone with this technology is the Vivo X20 Plus UD, which doesn't accept a US absolution date and uses midrange specs. Pending the big OEMs announcement implementation, the Axon 9 should be the aboriginal flagship accessory with this technology.
AMOLED Display
Following the 2017 trend of 2:1 aspect ratios, the ZTE Axon 9 is accounted to action a 2880 x 1440 display. Like its predecessor, the affectation will use an AMOLED screen, but the admeasurement will access from 5.5" to 6".
Capacitive Keys
From the leaked images, it looks like the Axon 9 will accompany the baby account of Android smartphones which still accommodate capacitive keys. A majority of accessories accept alone these accouterments buttons in the following of attenuate bezels, but it looks ZTE is bucking this trend. While the buttons are shrunken, admirers of the Axon 7 will accept no botheration adjusting, as their blueprint and adjustment is similar.
Pricing & Absolution Date
Currently, ZTE has been ambiguous with the Axon 9's absolution date. At the time of this writing, ZTE has alone declared that the Axon 9 will be appear after this year.
What We Don't Know
Currently, neither the leaked images nor rumors abode the albatross in the room, the admittance of a headphone jack. The Axon 7 not alone included one but had one of the best 3.5 mm headphone jacks aback it was appear two years ago. Its admittance of a Hi-Fi DAC accustomed it to excel at audio and top our account of the best midrange phones for music lovers, so it would be a abashment for ZTE to carelessness this feature.
Additionally, there is no acknowledgment of speakers alfresco of their adjustment on the aback of the phone. One of the capital advantages the Axon 7 captivated over the OnePlus 3 was its audio capability. It was one of the aboriginal phones to action Dolby Atmos and provided one the cleanest aural speakers (a affection alone topped by the afresh appear Razer Phone). Abounding admirers of the Axon alternation (including myself) achievement ZTE continues their focus on audio quality.
Stay Tuned
While this is all we apperceive about the Axon 9 today, we'll abide to amend this commodity as new advice comes out. Are you aflame about the Axon 9? What appearance do you achievement appear with the new device? Let us apperceive in the animadversion area below.
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