ZTE Axon 40 Pro review: able to shoot and 'fight' without fear of the big game

What comes to your mind when you think of ZTE's Axon series? I believe you will definitely mention the leading technology of under-screen lens, but in fact, in addition to the super-sized cup of true-full-screen, the middle cup of this series has more practical characteristics.

This time, I was also the first to experience the just released ZTE Axon 40 Pro, this phone not only has a high value, high performance, but also in the image to bring the experience of the flagship, the next with the editor to see the full range of this phone in the end how it.

Classic double ring, square and round

The exterior design of the ZTE Axon 40 Pro is a unified family language, so to speak. The slender body with straight lines, plus the Phantom Night Black color scheme I got, the glossy glass back cover with deep quiet black, simply like a "thug in a suit".

The Axon 40 Pro's design is very simple, nothing is more attractive than the classic symmetrical double ring camera design, and around the ring is also designed with a delicate three-dimensional metal lens decorative ring, CNC diamond cut premium feeling full, while the black and gold with more gentlemanly atmosphere.

Interestingly, although the whole machine uses a glossy design, but the camera protection module area is full of frosted particles design, in different light will also show a different sense of luster, so even if it is pure black, is not as monotonous as expected.

The Axon 40 Pro also features a dual-curved front and rear design, weighing only 199g and 8.46mm at its thickest point. the transition area of the center frame is also rounded and polished to provide a comfortable grip.

Infinity view, flagship performance

The Axon 40 Pro is a 6.67-inch dual-curved screen with a 20:9 ratio, making it very slender.

The specific parameters of this screen is also very good, the resolution reached FHD + (2400 * 1080), and support the 144Hz ultra-high refresh rate, you know the mainstream models are still using 120Hz screen refresh rate, with support for 144Hz applications, games constantly updated, 144Hz can give a sense of fluency more adequate. In terms of color, this screen has 100% coverage of DCI-P3 wide color gamut, and supports 1.07 billion color display, you can also adjust the screen color directly through the color wheel in the display according to your preference.

In terms of performance, the Axon 40 Pro uses last year's acclaimed Snapdragon 870 processor, which is slightly inferior to this year's new Snapdragon 8 processor in terms of extreme performance, but is superior in terms of low power consumption and less heat generation. The enhanced Qualcomm Kryo 585 CPU core is used, with a large core frequency of 3.2GHz. According to real-world testing, the games "King's Glory" and "Peace Elite" can be kept running at full frame rate without pressure, and the game only consumes 8% of power for half an hour at maximum brightness, and the back of the body is only about 38 degrees, so the performance and power consumption are optimally balanced.

In addition to giving strong support in performance, Axon 40 Pro is also equipped with X-axis linear motor for a more powerful experience. Taking "Peaceful Elite" as an example, turning on the high vibration mode with ZTE's exclusive vibration tuning will definitely give you the most realistic shooting experience.

Other aspects, stereo dual speakers, 5G smart communication, are also this phone is optimized for leisure and entertainment scenarios, coupled with a large-capacity battery of 5000mAh and 66W lightning fast charging support in the battery life, Axon 40 Pro can be said to be a proper "bucket flagship".

One hundred million and four cameras, play more

Finally coming to the imaging part, Axon 40 Pro is equipped with a set of 100-megapixel quad camera combination on the rear image, except for the 108-megapixel main camera, the remaining three lenses are 8-megapixel super wide angle and 2-megapixel macro and depth of field lens, covering common scenes in life.

First look at a set of photos taken by the main camera, in the case of sufficient light, the overall details of the picture are very well preserved, and you can even use the high pixel shot a picture of its second crop, the picture obtained is still very clear.

While shooting some close up, the camera will automatically detect the subject and prompt to open macro mode. When using macro mode to shoot some flowers or small handicrafts, the subject will be more prominent and the image will be more stunning.

In terms of video recording, Axon 40 Pro supports multi-take recording and has many built-in Vlog short video templates, pull focus, fast playback, slow motion, rewind and other video effects, allowing even photography whizzes to shoot creative blockbusters. Of course more ways to play are hidden in the camera family, such as star trails, star shooting, or multiple exposure, Hitchcock, these ZTE has accumulated a long time fun image play are waiting for you to explore.

Write at the end

The Axon 40 Pro, a quasi-flagship, is a standard top-tier product in terms of design, system optimization, and video gameplay.

The full unobstructed Ultra certainly smells good, but you can't go wrong with the Axon 40 Pro either, just choose according to your needs.