ZTE continues its reach into the US, with the company already having released the ZTE Axon Pro to consumers there some time ago. As with any smartphone released, consumers want choice: oftentimes, consumers want more than one storage model: not just a 32GB model, but also a 64GB model. Smartphone users vary, and not all smartphone users need 64GB – but it’s a good thing for those who like to make the most of their storage.
If you were dissatisfied with the 32GB ZTE Axon Pro model, ZTE has heard your complaints: the company has now released a 64GB model in its online store that provides the storage you need at a competitive price ($449.99). In return, the 32GB ZTE Axon Pro has had a price reduction down to $399.99. With just an additional $50 for double the storage, it’s a steal to pick up the 64GB model. We only wish that ZTE had released this model earlier, as we know that some buyers may dislike ZTE’s late decision and how they’ve settled for half the storage of new buyers.
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While the ZTE Axon Pro has had its place in the US by way of ZTE’s own store, there hasn’t been a more budget-friendly model. A budget-friendly model (named “ZTE Axon”) has been released in the online store for $329.99. The ZTE Axon (the budget-friendly model) features a 5.5-inch, Full HD display with a 1920 x 1080p screen resolution, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor (at least a year old now), 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a 13MP + 2MP rear dual camera combo, 2MP front camera, and a 3,000mAh battery. The ZTE Axon Pro features a 5.5-inch, Quad HD display with a 2,560 x 1,440p screen resolution, octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, 4GB of RAM, 32/64GB of ROM, the same 13MP+2MP camera combo setup as the Axon, 8MP front camera, and a 3,000mAh battery. Both have Android 5.1 Lollipop, which is the most circulated Android OS release to date (Marshmallow has only arrived for the Nexus 5, 6,7, 9, and Player, and has been pre-installed on the HTC One A9 and Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X, at the moment.
As always, the final question comes down to this: which smartphone are you buying?
Seemed overpriced to me at release, now it is just slightly overpriced. ZTE isnt exactly known for premium devices, 300$+ for 2gb of ram and a 13mp camera, a Xiaomi Note 2 is only 150$ with a larger battery, better software support, and the same specs.
There are even cheaper phones that look better on paper.
To be fair the ZTE has snapdragon cpu which is ,IMO, better and also I assume more expensive.
SD CPU’s can be more expensive but it largely depends on which CPU we are talking about and who is buying it. ZTE will pay a lot less for a SD chip than someone like Elephone would, because they buy a lot more of them. The SD801 that one of these phones is from last year, so they are not paying a premium for it. The 810 has been a PR nightmare for Qualcomm, so they are not charging a premium for those either. As for them being better it all depends on the chips. The 615 is one of the worst SoC’s released this year, the MT6752 destroys it.
You are right, but keep in mind that soc are not measured only by performance. I had the 6735 chip and had a lot of issues with GPS and graphics had graphic issues in apps like Waze which just added support for Mediatek chips about 6 months ago. Btw, the Helio chips works great so far on the redmi note 2. I had the elehone before.
Your problem was you had an Elephone, not the 6735. Mediatek used to suffer from GPS issues in the past, but the current crop of 64 bit chips solved many of those issues. Some chips will have GPS issues regardless based on a variety of factors from location to software to sometimes just a hardware issue.
Right, but the graphic artifact in Waze which made the application pretty much useless was the Mediatek 64 bit socs. It was acknowledged by Waze.
It looked like this on the 64bit chips until about 3 months ago:
http://img2.timg.co.il/forums/17/1280_0_45c93dd1-30d2-4e0c-be87-e1bbe3074dab.jpeg
Waze support :
“Hi Gal,
Thank you for contacting Waze Support.
We’re aware of this issue and happy to say that a fix has been implemented in our latest version.
To resolve the issue you’re experiencing, simply download the newest version of Waze.
As always, you can download Waze for free from the store.
Thanks,
The Waze Support Team”
It was broken for a long time.
I’m not blaming Mediatek for the slow handling of the issue by Waze, but it’s an issue that happened only on Mediatek 64bit socs.
The Nubia line from ZTE are premium devices. The only thing that has held them back is poor software.