ZTE launched the global version of its Axon smartphone, the ZTE Axon Elite. The handset will reach France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom on September 24. Turkey, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Russia and the Philippines would get the smartphone later. ZTE has priced that Axon Elite at EUR 419.99 (roughly Rs. 31,100).
ZTE AxonAxon Elite comes with 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) resolution display. However, the Axon Elite comes with biometric authentication methods such as fingerprint, voice, and eye scanning sensors, which are not there in the ZTE Axon. Powered by a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (quad-core 1.5GHz + quad-core 2GHz) processor clubbed with Adreno 430 GPU and 3GB of RAM.
The device runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.On camera, it has dual-lens (13-megapixel + 2-megapixel) rear camera with BSI CMOS sensor and dual-LED flash. The dual-lens camera lets users refocus an object after the image has been captured. The rear camera can also record videos in 4K resolution. The smartphone houses an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also bears 32GB of inbuilt storage and misses out on microSD card expansion. The connectivity features included in ZTE Axon Elite are 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/ A-GPS, Wi-Fi, and USB. The smartphone is backed by a 3000mAh non-removable battery.