The ZTE Axon 9 Pro runs stock Android, boasts stereo speakers and a large battery

30 August 2018
The screen is still an AMOLED, but it doesn't have Axon 7's QHD resolution. The price isn't like that of the 7 either.

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  • IbG
  • 30 Aug 2018

Stop doing notches if you're going to have a big chin

    Whackcar, 30 Aug 2018Buddy there are two types of people. Those who care about t... moreStill, a "complete package" is a thing, that has everything that might be needed. Headphone jack is a part of those things, like NFC for some people, or wireless charging for some other. A "complete package" will have them all, so everyone can choose what they want to use.
    Axon 9 is definitely not a complete package.

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      • Anonymous
      • PGq
      • 30 Aug 2018

      People will simply boycott ZTE for the missing essential feature (headphone jack) by not pre-ordering Axon 9 Pro. Notch, however may vary by different people.

        While these specs are nice, the design leaves something to be desired. I was hoping there would be the Iceberg design

          Anonymous, 30 Aug 2018Not that great. One plus is better. Actually, this is better, except for design. Front facing stereo speakers, waterproofing, wireless charging, and a big fat battery. OnePlus has a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a smaller notch

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            • Anonymous
            • PGq
            • 30 Aug 2018

            Sad to see ZTE has joined the likes of Apple's "COURAGE" cult of dropping the essential feature called the headphone jack and adding a notch.

              Pabliell, 30 Aug 2018A complete package? Without a headphone jack? You must be j... moreBuddy there are two types of people. Those who care about things like notches & audio jacks and those who don't. The point being that the lack of audio jack won't bother half of us (myself included).

              Clearly you care about the headphone jack, so this phone is not for you. It's that simple.

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                • iJ3
                • 30 Aug 2018

                20MP selfie camera - 64% teenage girls quite impressed

                Dolby atmos stereo speakers - 53% teenage boys a bit impressed

                No headphone jack & dedicated DAC - 100% true music lovers and audiophiles not at all impressed

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                  • Kxc
                  • 30 Aug 2018

                  You know what, ZTE? You have just made the HTC U12 Life sounds better already, since it brings back the jack and stays notch-free.

                  This is a far cry from the Axon 7, a true flagship-killer back then...

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                    • nxE
                    • 30 Aug 2018

                    650€? Somebody smoked a lot of good weed. In time when Pocoohone will be about 300€ in Europe and while Mi8 and SE are dropping near 300/250€, ZTE pulls this stunt.
                    Even if everything is working stellar on this device, for this money it cannot be recommended to anyone. Total miss!

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                      • Rbq
                      • 30 Aug 2018

                      No headphone jack and a notch.... Yet another iPhone clone #smh

                        Whackcar, 30 Aug 2018Those specs are pretty good. Unlike the OnePlus 6, this one... moreA complete package? Without a headphone jack? You must be joking.
                        Axon 7 was kind of unique, with Dolby Atmos, stereo speakers and superior headphone audio. Axon 9 is just a miserable copy of other flagships, with a too high price tag.
                        Thanks ZTE, but that's too little, too late.

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                          • r3a
                          • 30 Aug 2018

                          Wooooow this phone is super amazing

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                            • snJ
                            • 30 Aug 2018

                            at a 650 EUR price tag, i'd buy an OP6 instead any day. and if this appears in brick and mortar stores, outside OnePlus' reach, it's probably gonna have a hard time competing with Samsung and Huawei

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                                • iJ3
                                • 30 Aug 2018

                                very dissapointed too, I was hoping for 3,5mm jack paired with some good up to date 2Vrms DAC, to be some good competition to LG.. Now I see just another generic brick..
                                Axon 9 should have been skipped together with 8..

                                  Oh my goodness, they really added salt to the wound on this one didn't they? No headphone Jack, no availability for the US, a notch, no front facing stereo speakers, but instead, we get pseudo stereo speakers, and the price doesn't do it justice. I'm severely disappointed.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • eV{
                                    • 30 Aug 2018

                                    Huge Disappointment

                                      Could have been amazing and pricing also could have been better competitive.
                                      Such amazing specs I tell you. Everything is cool but when I read "Sadly, no 3.5 mm headphone jack", I dropped it.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • mAP
                                        • 30 Aug 2018

                                        It's DOA with that price.

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