ZTE Axon 30S unveiled with Android 12 and competitive pricing

26 September 2022
The new phone starts at CNY 1,698 ($238) in China.

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hmm, 26 Sep 2022When the market is full of big and bigger it's odd to ... moreWelp, it's more like y'all saying dumb stuffs than I actually did. Not everyone wants small phones, there are a lot of people who want big phones (not just normal big phone but like, humongous phones like the Mate 20X, etc.), plus with the price tag of around ~$200-300, it's hard to cramp everything into a small form factor, and making a bigger phone is the best way to do it.

    Spanky, 26 Sep 2022I wonder how much longer OEMs can milk the Snapdragon 870. 😒I'd be way more than happy to have 870/875+/865 over tbe current 8+/8 Gen 1 and even 888+/888. 870/865+/865 is where Qualcomm got the performance-per-efficiency spot on. The LG V60 is a perfect example - it can easily shoot 8K HDR10 video for hours without having the temperature going beyond 50°C and crashed during the recording. Trying doing that on newer Snapdragon flagship SoC.

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      AngryLithuanian, 26 Sep 2022There has to be a catch somewhere, this is way too good. Zt... moreas others have noted, the catch seems to be a 7in screen with a 4k mAh battery

      that can't be good

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        • 26 Sep 2022

        why is this actually so good tho? what

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          Spanky, 26 Sep 2022I wonder how much longer OEMs can milk the Snapdragon 870. 😒I hope they go as wild as with SD625 on it's time. It's still a flagship chip that now is in a budget to middle class phones the best chip on the market. No sd 6xx or 7xx compete with it and mostly cause of the graphics card it has

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            A.C, 26 Sep 2022Beside the 'vocal' part of the audiences who want... moreWhen the market is full of big and bigger it's odd to see someone say something this dumb.

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              Aan2007, 26 Sep 2022SD870 for 230USD? That's really insane price especiall... moreYeah all specs are nice and price also. I dont even much care for the brand or update schedule. But the biggest downside for it is that it's a tablet. If the screen size be a 6.28 inch i would go with it as there for it be something between 150-155mm tall. Under screen selfie cam is good too as there for no holes or notches that pretty much is dead screen.

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                • 26 Sep 2022

                Amazing phones like this always remain china exclusive. Pathetic

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                  YUKI93, 26 Sep 2022Considering that this is just a software refresh on a one-y... moreThis is so silly, imagine if a major OEM like Google, Xiaomi or Samsung pulled this move. Software updates should come free! I shouldnt need to upgrae my phon after one year. Nobody should buy this phone

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                    Spanky, 26 Sep 2022I wonder how much longer OEMs can milk the Snapdragon 870. 😒sd865 and its variants (sd865+, sd870) are still the best in efficiency, at least from qualcomm camp...
                    that is why i still have not upgraded my work phone from 2020... they are actually made a good decision, no thermal problems as sd888 and sd8g1 and their variants...

                      I wonder how much longer OEMs can milk the Snapdragon 870. 😒

                        PLS get this screen size to Samsung/Google I'm sick of 6.8" being the biggest. Also an underdisplay camera would be appreciated thx

                          Considering that this is just a software refresh on a one-year-old phone, I'm not surprised by the price decrease. Everything else just remains the same. Makes me wonder if ZTE will ever give a major OS update to the standard Axon 30.

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                            AngryLithuanian, 26 Sep 2022There has to be a catch somewhere, this is way too good. Zt... moreI think the catch is that it's China model, they are always much cheaper then outside of China

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                              • 26 Sep 2022

                              Camera island the center & i have a perfect phone! Will wait longer for manufactures to stop the top left camera island asymmetrical imperfection.

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                                • 26 Sep 2022

                                There has to be a catch somewhere, this is way too good. Zte killing the udc game though. How is other big brands not able to implement udc in their midrangers at least, their selfie cams suck anyway.

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                                  Modest Mind, 26 Sep 2022Manufacturers are going nuts with "Smartphone" si... moreBeside the 'vocal' part of the audiences who want smol phones, please keep in mind that a lot of people also want big smartphones, too. These will be great for media consumption.

                                    After the us sanction, zte totally lost the ground .

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                                      • 26 Sep 2022

                                      If the phone is of this size , they should have given at least a 6000 mah battery . Its 7 inch but still 4200 wth????

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                                        • 26 Sep 2022

                                        Manufacturers are going nuts with "Smartphone" sizes. 6.92" Smartphone, Are you kidding me????