Since ZTE officially mass-produced the screen camera mobile phone in September 2020, this "true and full screen" design form of the product has received wide attention, and ZTE is also one of the few mobile phone brands that continue to promote the iteration of screen camera technology and truly launch mass production models.
With the release of ZTE's annual flagship Axon 40 Ultra mobile phone, its commercial under-screen camera technology has evolved to the "third generation", and the new product also integrates the top performance of the new generation Snapdragon 8, multi-main camera fusion computing photography, and 5000mAh super battery and 80W flash charge in one, which is the flagship of the real "full of screen" in 2022.
A new generation of flexible under-screen camera technology
Under the screen camera phone in the front camera area surface will be covered with a layer of "transparent screen" (also known as the second screen), when not using the camera, this small piece of "transparent screen" can also display the screen content normally, and the entire AMOLED screen is integrated, does not affect the screen display and operation. Only when the front camera is activated by an APP such as a camera, the screen in the camera area will become transparent in an instant, allowing light to enter the CMOS sensor through the screen to complete the framing image.
The reason why it is difficult to popularize under-screen camera phones is that the "transparent screen" covered by the surface of the front camera is only seemingly transparent. In order to improve the light transmittance, the pixel size and arrangement of the AMOLED panel in the "transparent screen" will also change, and there are defects such as color distortion and resolution reduction in the normal display, which is especially obvious when displaying light-colored pictures, and the industry usually calls this problem "curtain phenomenon".
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra adopts a new generation of flexible under-screen camera technology, the industry's first independent pixel one-wheel-drive technology, that is, a pixel circuit drives a pixel unit, so that each pixel can be controlled individually, can eliminate the edge aliasing effect, and increase the pixel density of the area under the screen to 400PPI. At the same time, the distributed transparent trace also allows the edge of the lower area of the screen to have no transition area where the circuit gathers, and the screen display is smoother and more natural.
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is equipped with a standalone UDC Pro screen display advanced chip, MRC algorithm has also been upgraded, through intelligent pixel enhancement and intelligent display optimization to make the screen display more accurate and synchronized. In addition, the product is also equipped with a four-in-one 2.24μm super pixel (front-facing) camera with greater sensitivity, combined with the smart algorithm 3.0 deep learning noise reduction, intelligent image quality enhancement based on RAW domain, intelligent de-fogging, intelligent anti-glare, greatly improving the clarity and transparency of the imaging quality, so that under-screen shooting can meet the use of various daily scenes, while also supporting intelligent beauty, facial shooting effect is more outstanding.
It can be said that the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is the most transparent under-screen camera phone I have seen so far, if it is not the opening of the factory film that exposes the front camera position, you may not think that there is a front camera hidden here, whether it is to display pure white or other colors of the background, there is no imaginary "curtain", visually it is a complete screen that is integrated.
The front camera can also fine-tune the display effect at three levels of brightness
When using the front camera of ZTE Axon 40 Ultra for selfies, the actual imaging effect is basically the same as that of ordinary lenses, and the picture quality is still relatively clear, which is enough to meet the selfie needs of the vast majority of users. Of course, if you pursue perfect picture quality, you may need to choose a hole-in-screen mobile phone such as the ZTE Axon 40 Pro.
Recognizable and stylish design
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra uses a 6.8-inch AMOLED curved screen, which is more close to the hand when holding, and also squeezes the borders on both sides to the extreme, giving people a visual effect of almost no border (only the buttons can be seen) left and right, combined with the extremely narrow upper and lower borders, the screen ratio is invincible. The ultra-small bending radius on both sides of the screen allows us to enjoy borderless vision without accidental touch.
The system level provides a number of anti-false touch functions, which is very intimate
The screen quality of this product is also very outstanding, supporting 10bit color depth, 1.07 billion color extreme display, color gamut can cover 100% DCI-P3, peak brightness up to 1500nit, but also the use of 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, alleviating the OLED screen in low brightness screen blindness problem, Germany TUV Rheinland low blue light eye care certification is also a guarantee of quality.
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra uses the glue filling process this time, and the connection of the glass cover plate does not have any gaps, which looks very natural. The product can choose two colors of ink and Dunhuang, and the version that CFan got is ink, and the black frosted back cover is restrained and calm, and the feel is delicate.
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra's rear module glass uses a borderless assembly process, the glass decoration and the lower metal decorative parts are completely flush, "NEOVISION PHOTOGRAPHY" label part also added a rainbow holographic texture, in the light can change color, visually more recognizable.
In addition to hiding the front camera inside the screen, the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra also supports screen fingerprint and face recognition technology, and face recognition also supports wearing mask recognition, which is more convenient during the epidemic.
The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra has a set of speakers in the upper and lower bezels, supporting DTS:X Ultra sound, and the external playback effect is very good.
The upper bezel is also equipped with an infrared module that allows the Axon 40 Ultra to transform into a home appliance remote control at any time. Inside the bottom bezel, a one-to-two SIM card holder is embedded, and the volume and power keys are concentrated on the right side of the fuselage.
The ultimate performance led by the Iron Triangle
As ZTE's flagship of the year, the Axon 40 Ultra is as strong as ever. It is equipped with a new generation of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, and also forms a "performance triangle" with full blood LPDDR5 and UFS3.1, and the performance level is beyond doubt.
In order to enhance the long-term gaming experience, ZTE prepared a nine-layer luxurious heat dissipation architecture for the Axon 40 Ultra, including a new dual-channel enhanced VC liquid-cooled temperature equalizer plate, which adopts a waterfall-type fast heat transfer design, which is 400% higher than the thermal cycling capacity of ordinary VC pieces. In addition, with the blessing of technologies such as the Lingxi performance engine and 5G intelligent communication, the Axon 40 Ultra can more rationally allocate performance and network resources to further enhance the daily experience.
The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra also combines stereo dual speakers and X-axis linear motors to present a more immersive game world between square inches, both listening to the position and vibration feedback performance is very good, and no longer have to worry about the front camera opening will destroy the overall sense of the game screen.
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra runs "Original God" in extremely high quality, and the system will adopt a strategy of locking frames at 45FPS, and the game can be stable at about 40FPS for a long time. In addition, in "Glory of Kings", the frame rate of 100FPS ~ 120FPS can always be maintained, and in "League of Legends", it can always run at a full frame of about 60FPS, and the above tests are the highest picture quality.
The Axon 40 Ultra has a built-in 5000mAh super battery and supports 80W super fast charging (also compatible with QC4+ and PD fast charging). Through actual measurements, the charge starts from 4% of the remaining power and can be fully charged in 45 minutes.
It is worth mentioning that the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra also has a built-in independent security chip that can provide users with hardware-level security protection to ensure that information security is not compromised.
Multi-host fusion computational photography
Compared with other competitors, the Axon 40 Ultra's biggest feature is the use of a custom optical multi-camera computational photography system, which not only uses two customized Sony IMX787 sensors (64mps, supports omni-pixel omni-directional focus) for ultra-humanistic main camera and ultra-wide-angle lens, respectively, but also equipped with a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto main camera.
The main camera of ZTE Axon 40 Ultra has a 35mm equivalent focal length, which is more suitable for shooting portraits than the traditional 24mm~26mm focal length main camera, so the official website also calls it "64 million ultra-humanistic main camera", f/1.6 large aperture, 7P lens and OIS optical image stabilization, etc., also ensure the imaging quality of the main camera.
Daytime imaging doesn't have much color embellishment and can perfectly present what you see is what you get
The outsole sensor can significantly improve the quality of imaging at night
Normal night beats
In night mode, richer shadow detail can be rendered, and noise control is also very good
The ZTE AXON 40 Ultra's ultra-wide-angle lens has a 16mm-equivalent focal length to record a wider picture, while also playing the role of a macro lens at any time for 4cm AF macro shooting. In addition to the three cameras, the product is also equipped with a laser focus sensor, the former can accelerate the focus ability in low light, the latter can effectively suppress the photo strobe.
Comparing the main camera to the ultra-wide-angle sample, the ultra-wide-angle lens can contain more images, and the edge distortion is well handled
Macro mode
Since the emergence of periscope telephoto lenses in the field of smartphones in 2019, high-end Android phones have the qualifications to transform into "telescopes". However, from the second half of 2021, the treatment of periscope telephoto lenses has plummeted, and many advocates have "turned their backs", such as OPPO Find X3/X5 Pro, Honor 50/60 Pro, Xiaomi 12 Pro and other high-end models have removed this lens.
However, ZTE is one of the mobile phone brands that have always adhered to the battlefield of periscope telephoto lenses, and its Tianji A30 Ultra and Nubia Z40 Pro are representatives of high-end machines with standard periscope telephoto lenses. The ZTE AXON 40 Ultra features a periscope telephoto lens with a 1/2-inch outsole and 91mm-equivalent focal length, a 5.7X optical zoom equivalent (from wide-angle to a telephoto overall optical zoom range), and OIS optical image stabilization.
1X photo mode imaging
Telephoto mode imaging
5X zoom mode imaging
10X zoom mode imaging
Telephoto mode imaging
Telephoto mode imaging
Telephoto mode imaging
Telephoto mode imaging
Telephoto framing
10X imaging
Compared with other competing mobile phones, the three cameras of the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra are all "main camera" levels, which can perform 8K ultra-high-definition recording of their respective focal lengths, and also support three-microphone stereo audio zoom, focusing the picture to the source you want to hear when shooting, and the target sound size will become larger as the video focal length increases, realizing listening to the tone recognition, easily locking and tracking the main sound of the picture.
It is worth mentioning that the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is the only product in the industry that all three main cameras support lightning capture and preset focus, combining super night video, multi-camera simultaneous recording/simultaneous shooting, smart moon, starry sky photography, AI constellation, humanistic image color system, electronic aperture, shape-shifting, Lingbo microstep, monochrome color, track, VLOG... Wait for the camera family to play more, giving people a superb image experience.
brief summary
In the era of absolute "minority" camera mobile phones, the emergence of ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is of extraordinary significance, it can present users with a truly 100% full-screen shock world, under-screen camera independent pixel one-wheel drive technology can also ensure selfie performance, the flagship configuration led by the new Snapdragon 8 is enough to release the performance of enthusiasts to satisfy, and the rear three main camera-level luxury camera modules can meet the shooting needs of any image enthusiast. If you don't want to be destroyed by any pores in the world of the Internet, video and games, and have more demanding requirements for design, performance, and images, ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is undoubtedly your best choice.
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