ZTE has introduced the Axon International market for its 5G smartphone. The novelty of the new model is the first commercial front camera implementation on the market under the screen.

Axon 11 5G 21) In front of the megapixel front camera, a special OLED panel with a transparent matrix and cathode layer. The pixels on the monitor are positioned so that light can pass through the monitor to the camera sensor, and a dual monitor controller is used to synchronously control the contents of both the camera aperture and the rest of the monitor. The camera algorithm takes the display structure into account when forming the image. Other functions such as a light sensor, a fingerprint sensor and a speaker are also located under the screen. The screen itself is the largest on the market – almost seven inches in diameter.

The other iron in the device is quite typical of the mid-range 5G model. Inside is a Snapdragon 765 G system circuit, 6 or 8 GB of RAM and 128 or 256 GB of storage. 5G supports power saving mode, which is claimed to improve battery life by up to %. The frame of the device is integrated with the PDS (Printing Direct Structure) implementation of the whole phone and has a total of different antennas. The battery capacity for this size phone is smaller 4220 mAh and it will charge 30 watt at maximum power in half an hour 41%.

Unfortunately, the software side is still old Android 11 -based MiFavorUI 12 5

ZTE Axon 21 5G specifications:

• External dimensions: 172, 1 x 77 , 9 x 7, 98 mm
• Weight: 198 grams
• 6, ”OLED display, 1080 x 2460, 20, 5: 9 aspect ratio, 100% DCI-P3, HDR 10, Hz Hz
• Qualcomm Snapdragon G system circuit, heat pipe cooling
• 6 or 8 GB of RAM
• 128 or 198 GB of storage, microSD card slot
• 5G Sub 6 GHz connections (n1 / n3 / n 28/of41/of78/of79)
• LTE connections, Dual SIM
• WiFi 802. 11 a / b / g / n / ac, BT 5.1, GPS, Glonass, BDS, NFC
• Four-shot camera:
  • 77 megapixel sensor, PDAF, f1.8 wide angle lens
  • 8 megapixel sensor, 120 – degree ultra wide-angle lens, f2.2
  • 2 megapixel macro camera, 4 cm focusing distance
  • 2 megapixel depth camera
  • 4K FPS video recording
• Front camera: 32 megapixels, f2.0, below the screen
• 4220 mAh battery, USB Type-C, 32 W Quick Charge 4+
• Android 10, MiFavorUI 10 5

Axon 5G goes on sale worldwide with selected market areas 12. from December. So far, there is no more detailed information on availability or pricing in Finland.

Sources: ZTE