ZTE Axon M Review: Two screens better than one? | Pocketnow

ZTE Axon M Review! The most experimental phone of the year! Are two screens really better than one? Following the success of the Axon 7, ZTE took an unexpected turn with their top phone for 2017. Large phablet phones are all the rage. Big screens are excellent for media and entertainment. Is a foldable phone even better? We spent some time putting the Axon M through its paces, and now it's time to share our thoughts!
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[tjhicks]

Nice! The Nintendo DS emulator would work perfectly for this phone

[lsxfanatic]

2:32 Armada Optimus Prime? 😁❤️ This is why you're one of my favorite reviewers. Lol

[troyharris]

I appreciate ZTE for being ambitious on tackling this concept like the Kyocera did, but there are too many compromises here to justify if its truly worth having. They should've added a slightly bigger battery with the SD 835. This kinda reminds me of what LG did with their G6 flagship.

[damienh]

to be honest the camera looked quite good

[TheSentinel]

Detailed and to the point at the same time, love the review

[vinnybruce]

Just bought it. It looks way ahead of its time like the lg g flex

[suaveeze]

Zte needs to bring an axon m2. Especially with all the hype the galaxy fold

[monkeylarue]

I have the phone and disagree with your review. You can force apps to do full screen. Plus my battery life is much better than you experienced. I think you opened the phone and played with it for about 1 day or less and made this whack review. The fact that I can multitask with two screens is much appreciated.

[marcuscoster]

The biggest mistake was the 2.5D glass. For a phone that's not only glass on both sides but SCREEN on both sides, the fact that you can't properly cover it with screen protectors is absolutely unacceptable!

[thatdude]

You know its still kind of a cool idea and i like having the idea of having 2 screens phone.

[davidprodigy]

The first thing I was wondering was what was the size of the screens individually and collectively together? That was never answered, but overall I love the video in the straight-up opinions about it.

[Stoneysilence]

My main concern is the two screens being on the outside of the phone. Now I would have to protect both sides of my phone from scratches. I think it would have been much better if it was built like a 3DS.

[TheGunfighteracp]

"An interesting exercise in novelty". Nailed it & hashtag worthy, JCB!

[stevebachochin]

I really want this phone but with modern specks...i need a bigger display...maybe tighter screen bezel in the center and the ability to fold the screens inward.

[brianmsahin]

Idea is good, design is bad.. Looks like 2 phones superglued together.

[michaeldew]

The different selfie flash I would presume is because you could get blinded by using full flash or a similar safety reason. Good review though, I hope there is a sequel to this model

[XtraGalaxyOfDreams]

Great video, Juan! I was really expecting this phone to have great audio hardware, but sadly that doesn't seem to be the case here :(
And one more thing, are you planning to do the real camera review on Mate 10 Pro? I'm curious how AI and the wider aperture of F1.6 lens can improve the overall image quality...

[lachlanhamilton]

I can totally see myself writing a word doc while watching a video or using the second screen as a stand while I play a game if I got this phone. Its a pretty nifty idea

[painful]

I would love to see a review for the camera apps available in the store.. Especially the lightroom camera app.. And if they really produce different images.

[Mrplacedcookie]

Axon 8 and Note 9 is the only phones I am looking forward to.