When it comes to the final solution of the full screen of the mobile phone, everyone should blurt out now:
Under-screen camera.
As early as 2019, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo and other manufacturers have begun to show relevant technologies one after another.
But... Let's talk about making it a model that is really mass-produced and listed.
The most active one in the past two years was not the three families that were competing at that time.
But now the sense of existence is relatively low, ZTE.
No, just this afternoon, ZTE brought their third-generation flagship mobile phone under the screen -
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra
And this time, the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is still quite crazy, known as the "ultimate form of the straight flagship".
Good guys, whether it is really such a suffocation or bragging, the following direct random brother to plate it.
appearance
As we all know, there are not many manufacturers doing under-screen technology now.
It is nothing more than the difference in display under the screen, and the effect of the front selfie, which still does not meet everyone's expectations.
In order to solve this problem, the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra has brought a number of new technical improvements in this third-generation technology.
For example, the first independent pixel driver.
Compared with the previous one-drive multi-program, the display fineness has been improved.
Including a new blue diamond pixel arrangement, distributed transparent circuits, etc.
Judging from the real machine on the official display.
How to take selfies is not to be said, but this display effect has indeed made a lot of progress over the previous two generations.
In terms of screen quality, the ZTE AXON 40 Ultra is equipped with a 6.8-inch AMOLED flexible screen.
The resolution is customized 2480*1116, which is slightly higher than the conventional 1080P.
In addition, it also supports 120Hz refresh rate and good civilization 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming.
This year, the screen supplier of ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is not Visionox, but BOE.
And there is a more interesting thing, this set of technical solutions is the same mass production version that OPPO showed last year.
This wave, this wave was stolen by ZTE.
(OFF-screen technology demonstrated by OPPO last year)
Back to the main topic, in addition to the better quality of the screen, the screen ratio of this screen is also very top.
Boxy hyperboloid design with ultra-narrow upper and lower borders.
It does look like the Samsung S22 Ultra, which was cut out of the dug hole inside.
Even its back side has a very similar feeling to the Samsung Note20 Ultra.
The vertical three-shot module of the large matrix, the AG glass back + the metal middle frame, the color matching has a total of two models: ink painting and Dunhuang.
There is a saying that this design machine brother feels that it can be considered more beautiful in this year's flagship machine.
But unfortunately, there is no white version.
In terms of body size, the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is indeed not related to the thinness of the body.
But as a flagship machine, it is certainly not heavy: 8.41mm thickness, 204g weight.
Actually, then again.
Since Samsung released the Note20 Ultra, the machine brother has been looking forward to seeing that, with the full body Samsung super cup of the camera on the upper screen.
But unexpectedly, two years later, Samsung did not do it, but now let ZTE do it.
That's it, just move on to the next lie.
image
In addition to the off-screen camera, another important selling point of the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra should be the image.
Like the previous generation, the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is still the main concept of "three main cameras".
Among them, the main camera and ultra-wide angle are used in the 64-megapixel IMX787.
IMX787 This sensor is placed on the main camera, the bottom is really not large, only 1/1.7 inch.
In fact, it is almost the "omni-pixel omnifocus" version of the IMX686.
Compared with the current 1/1.3, 1/1.12 image machine emperor, there is a little brother.
However, the machine brother wants to say but again.
Well, it still has it.
Used in the main camera of the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra, its equivalent focal length is 35mm, which is relatively more suitable for shooting portraits.
In addition, the aperture is also very large, reaching F1.6.
And when this sensor is used on ultra-wide angle, ZTE also gives it a freeform surface that is now very hot.
The main camera is not on the number, and if the ultra-wide angle is used, it is different.
Of course, to say that the top lens of this set of three shots, it must be telephoto.
In this era when 8 million periscopes have become scarce, the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra has a 64 million periscope telephoto, a 1/2-inch bottom.
Support OIS optical image stabilization, the equivalent focal length is 91mm, according to the official algorithm from ultra-wide, it is 5.7X optical change.
But in fact, the focal length and Huawei P50 Pro's 3.5X are relatively close (90mm).
And since they are all called the three main cameras, the actual photo gameplay must be a little bit the same.
Such as three-camera simultaneous recording, three-shot full 8K video, three-shot lightning capture, etc., but also did not fall.
In general, in addition to the main camera is not top enough, the overall specifications are still quite strong in this year's flagship machine.
I just don't know how well the algorithm level is optimized.
Other hardware
Regarding the performance configuration of the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra, it may be the most uninteresting part of this conference.
The core three-piece set, or Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 + full blood version of LPDDR5 + UFS3.1.
There's no problem with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, but "a core of ice"...
Are you serious?
The battery is still quite large, with 5000mAh, and the fast charge is 80W.
However, wireless charging is not supported.
Other peripherals such as dual speakers, X-axis motors, infrared remote control, independent security chips, NFC, etc., are also available.
Finally, the price link that everyone cares about the most.
8+256GB is priced at 4998 yuan
12+256GB is priced at 5298 yuan
12+512GB is priced at 5798 yuan
16+1TB priced at 7298 yuan
In addition, today ZTE also released a ZTE Axon 40 Pro.
This one has no off-screen camera, and the front is a conventional centering hole + hyperboloid.
The back is also a bit familiar, using Vientiane... Ah no, it's a classic double-ring design.
There are three colors: Night Black, Crystal Mist Blue, and Starlight Orange.
The configuration is not too special, just simplify it.
Snapdragon 870, 144Hz OLED screen, 5000mAh battery + 66W fast charge... It's all in the picture.
In terms of price, the Pro has 3 SKUs:
8+256GB is priced at 2998 yuan
12+256GB is priced at 3298 yuan
12+512GB is priced at 3798 yuan
Finally, let's talk a little bit about the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra.
This price is not fragrant, everyone has a difference.
But at least the hardware of the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is still quite top-notch.
In particular, the off-screen camera is undoubtedly the best one at present.
Including the image of the three main cameras, it can also be regarded as balanced.
Compared with the previous ZTE mobile phones, this generation has made visible progress with the naked eye.
But well, the problems left to ZTE may still be those old problems.
To put it bluntly, the current circle has long been not as hardware as in earlier years.
ZTE wants to return to the mainstream, that the machine brother feels that the brand image and system still need to spend more time to consider the problem.