ZTE Axon 9 Pro with Snapdragon 845 processor launched
As a successor to the 2016's Axon 7, China-based ZTE has launched the Axon 9 Pro smartphone at the ongoing IFA 2018 in Berlin. The key highlights of the ZTE Axon 9 Pro are its notch-based full-HD+ display, dual rear cameras, and Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 845 processor. The ZTE flagship has been priced at EUR 649 (around Rs. 53,700) in Germany. Here's our roundup.
The phone goes on sale in Germany from September end
The ZTE Axon 9 will be available in Germany by September end. However, the company has not disclosed any details about the phone's global availability and pricing.
ZTE Axon 9 Pro: At a glance
The phone sports a notch-based display with a prominent bottom bezel and comes with an IP 68 dust and water-resistance rating. Further, there's an iPhone X-like vertically-stacked dual camera setup and a fingerprint sensor which are housed in a glass chassis. The ZTE Axon 9 Pro features a 6.21-inch full-HD+ (1080x2248 pixels) AMOLED display with an aspect ratio of 18.7:9 and 2.5D curved glass.
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
The Axon 9 Pro sports a dual rear camera setup comprising a 12MP (f/1.75) sensor with 1.4-micron pixels, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), and a 20MP sensor with a 130-degrees wide-angle lens. The primary camera also comes with dual-pixel autofocus and a flash module. Up front, there is a 20MP camera with f/2.0 aperture and it comes with support for facial recognition.
Under the hood
The ZTE Axon 9 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone runs stock Android Oreo 8.1 and packs a 4,000mAh battery with wireless charging and Quick Charge 4+ support. Further, it supports dual-band Wi-Fi, Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB Type-C and packs a standard array of sensors.
