ZTE Axon 9 Pro: Flagship specs yet competitively priced

The ZTE Axon 9 Pro, announced on August at IFA Berlin, brought some major changes to the previous Axon 7’s design and specifications. The phone now sports a 6.21-inch AMOLED display, but with a downgraded display quality of Full-HD+ (1080P), in comparison to the ZTE Axon 7’s Quad-HD (1440P). But the inclusion of an RGB sensor and HDR10 compliant display makes for a well-calibrated screen. Powering the device is the latest Snapdragon 845 System-On-a-Chip (SOC) and an Adreno 630 that handles the graphics. Along with this, the phone has 6GB RAM and a 128GB ROM which is expandable through Micro-SD to up to 512GB.

The device has a large 4000 mAh battery rechargeable though Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4.0 or Qi wireless charging along with an IP68 rating making it dust and water resistant to submersion up to a maximum depth of 1.5m. The specifications make for a proper flagship device that will cost you about €650 (RS 86,000).

The company has learned from its previous mistake; namely the Axon M which had a fascinating concept but was poorly executed, and hence has refrained from including a few new and experimental features such as the in-display fingerprint and popup camera. However, the company cannot be credited for originality as it follows the design cues of most phones. And of course, it contains the notch, which houses only one 20MP camera. The back has a scratch resistant glass with a fingerprint reader and 2 cameras of 20MP and 12MP. It ships with Android 8.1 Oreo and comes under Google’s Android One; which brings the latest AI-powered innovations and security features.

Compiled by : Biplav Gachhadar