ZTE Axon 30 Ultra and Axon 30 Pro
On the evening of April 15, ZTE held the Axon 30 Series launch event to officially launch the long-awaited image flagship – ZTE Axon 30 Ultra and Axon 30 Pro. At the beginning of the launch, Ni Fei talked about ZTE’s vision and why they postponed Axon 30 under-screen Camera version.
ZTE Axon30 Ultra Price and Specifications
In terms of appearance, the ZTE Axon30 Ultra comes in four colorways: black, glazed white, blue, and light curry (plain leather). It comes with a 6.67-inch AMOLED flexible curved screen with a 2.6mm centered perforated front camera, 2400×1080 resolution, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 10bit color depth of 1.07 billion colors, and support for 144Hz refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate, with an 8mm thickness and 188g weight.
In terms of core performance, the ZTE Axon30 Ultra is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 flagship processor in addition to UFS 3.1 + LPDDR5 enhanced + Wi-Fi 6E. At the same time, to let the Snapdragon 888 play a more extreme performance, the phone built-in a large area of 2880 square millimeters VC liquid cooling even thermal plate + thermal gel and graphene copper-based composite materials, composed of “triple ice liquid cooling system”.
Besides, ZTE Axon 30 Ultra is equipped with micron-level antenna slit design, mainstream band 4 × 4 MIMO scheme, so that the weak signal, signal enhancement of 20%. Under the adaptive multi-antenna switching scheme, the phone’s signal stability is improved by 50%, and the SRS four-antenna rotational detection technology increases the download rate by 30%.
As a high-end imaging flagship, ZTE Axon30 Ultra adopts the Trinity triple main camera quad array scheme with a 64MP main camera (IMX686/OIS/f1.6) + 64MP ultra wide-angle (120° wide-angle/ultra-low distortion) + 64MP human lens (35mm equivalent focal length), all three lenses are main cameras. At the same time, equipped with 5x optical zoom, 60x hybrid zoom of 8-megapixel super-zoom periscope lens, with the laser focus sensor, can play a top image shooting ability. A specific module is bellow:
- 64MP main camera (IMX686, OIS, f1.6, 26mm)
- 64MP ultra-wide angle (GW3, f2.2, 120°)
- 64MP Humanities (GW3, f1.9, 35mm)
- 8MP periscopic telephoto (OV08A10, OIS, 5X, f3.4, 123mm)
- 16MP Front (OV16A1Q)
A small summary of the ZTE Axon30 Ultra, the Trinity Triple Prime Quad array imaging system. 64MP ultra-high-definition same-pixel triple prime + periscope light variation, the industry’s highest-definition ultra-wide-angle! The industry’s only human lens! 8K UHD video recording, HDR10 shooting, Stein Nikon level full system stabilization, multi-shot shooting. The industry’s new full focal length photo format! The industry’s only three-view recording! Supermoon, the industry’s only moonscape mode! Hitchcock Zoom, powerful configuration, with a unique experience.
The ZTE Axon 30 Ultra lens module covers 13mm-123mm equivalent focal lengths and can take full-focus photos of the distant, medium, and near scenes with one click, creatively designing and realizing the new visual effect of “taking photos first and zooming later”, and photos can be scaled freely between different focal lengths.
It is worth mentioning that the ZTE Axon30 Ultra has what is known as “Stannikon-class” full-system stabilization, providing dual OIS optical stabilization + EIS electronic stabilization to meet the needs of users in all scenes of shooting. Besides, the camera supports 8K UHD video recording, HDR10 shooting, the industry’s new full-focus photo format, as well as three-view video recording, Super Moon, and other features.
Other specifications, ZTE Axon 30 Ultra has a built-in 4600mAh high-capacity battery, supports 66W lightning-fast charging, and is equipped with a linear motor, dual-band GPS, 3 microphones, and multi-functional NFC.
ZTE Axon30 Ultra priced at 4698 yuan for the 8GB + 256GB version, 4998 yuan for the 12GB + 256GB, and 6666 yuan for the limited edition 16GB + 1TB storage.
ZTE Axon30 Pro Price and Specifications
Besides top-end flagship “Ultra”, ZTE brought a straight-screen full-featured flagship ZTE Axon30 Pro. Pro is specially launched for users who like straight screens and features a center-punched 6.67-inch AMOLED display on the front, which also has a very small hole camera opening and supports 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, and a display with 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut and 1.07 billion colors for the ultimate display.
At its core, the ZTE Axon30 Pro is equipped with the same Snapdragon 888 processor as the top flagship and is paired with UFS3.1+ enhanced and LPDDR5 storage combination, the industry’s top performance triangle.
Elsewhere, the ZTE Axon30 Pro comes with a massive 4200mAh battery built into the body, supports 55W flash fast charging, which can guarantee the ultimate performance output, and also includes multi-functional NFC for the first time, supporting access cards, bus cards, and other multi-scene use.
Imaging is also one of the highlights of the ZTE Axon30 Pro, with the same top-of-the-line quad-camera imaging system, with specifications of 64MP ultra wide-angle main camera (120° wide-angle with ultra-low distortion support) + 64MP UHD main camera (Sony IMX682) + 5MP macro lens (3cm macro) + 2MP depth-of-field lens. It is worth mentioning that the ZTE Axon30 Pro is also perfect for multi-camera recording, multi-camera shooting, long exposure for portraits, and super night view.
The ZTE Axon30 Pro is available in two colors, one of which is the classic Obsidian Black, inspired by volcanic lava, and the other is the hazy Smoky Blue, inspired by the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River after the rain.
In terms of pricing, the ZTE Axon30 Pro offers three memory specifications to choose from, with the 6GB + 128GB version priced at 2998, the 8GB+128GB version priced at 3298, and the 8GB + 256GB version priced at 3598. Reservations have been opened tonight, and the first sale will take place on April 19 at 10 a.m. across all channels.
