ZTE Axon 40 Ultra full review

The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is a standout cameraphone with some high-end hardware. It's not afraid to do things differently and to offer a set of cameras that are different from the mainstream. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.

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Timestamps I Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Design and build quality
00:58 - Display (6.8'' AMOLED, 1116x2480px) quality test
02:24 - Speaker quality test
02:57 - Android 12, MyOS 12
03:48 - Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
04:24 - Battery life (5000mAh) and charging speed test (65W)
04:48 - Selfie camera
05:02 - Selfie camera image quality
05:16 - Main cameras
06:05 - Daylight image quality, rear cameras
07:17 - Low-light image quality, rear cameras
08:20 - Video quality, rear cameras
09:09 - Conclusion

[AageV]

Man, this is amazing. Selfie cam doesnt really matter anyway.

But look at this camera setup!
It has all the useful lenses, all in 64MP.
The photo's themselves are super natural looking and among the best I've seen!

[oksyar]

That's why major companies don't have under display camera coz it's a work in progress but for people who don't buy phones specifically for selfie cam, it's an awesome phone

[GFourGadget]

This is PEAK smartphone design, foldables excluded. The selfie camera could use a little more work thou, but still very impressive looking 🔥

[ReinoldFZ]

I am jealous of that notchless screen. I don't use the selfie camera in my cellphone much anyway so I am not that demanding in quality in that regard.

[PartizanSRB]

For me, this is flagship to buy. Decent battery life, good cameras, under display selfie cam as a main feature, good enough amoled, decent charging...and a price tag below all of competiotion. Yeah some sort of IP rating is a must for a flagship, but for me its a gimmick (for most users certanly not) so whatever. Great and unique package overall

[g.o.o.g.l.e]

Just beautiful no notch and no pop up mechanism it's perfect 😍

[khalif]

Been waiting for this. The camera is God sent! So amazing!

[gergelyb]

Good job ZTE, finally good main cameras!

[ELPCOTILLION-SD]

King Diamond TShirt...MAGNIFICENT indeed...

[MrFastFox]

I really wish more phones prioritized design over front camera performance, or perhaps offered two screen options, with and without a hole punch. I think the hole punch looks awful, and I'd actually prefer a notch if I'm honest. I think I've taken maybe 5 selfies in my whole life.

[ELPCOTILLION-SD]

One Of My Top Favorite Brands With VERY Good Specs...
A Display That's At Least 6.6 & Larger~With Zero Bezels & Curved Edges As A Bonus...A Battery That's At Least 5000mAh...And An Absolutely Splendid~Top Of The Line Processor[That's NOT A Rubbish Bin Mediatek]...

[lucky_luciano]

Best smartphone design available right now

[TheShadowGov]

Ain't gonna lie. this is literally the best phone to switch to from the OnePlus 7 Pro.

[anglo-saxonconnor]

If only people can live without the front selfie camera phones design would have been perfected a very long time ago.

[chandramksr]

Design is true flagship
IM hope Sony bring design like this

[SonyFly]

I read that the maximum brightness is 1500 nits, not 680 nits as you say.

[CVdesu]

It looks like note 10+. And I love that design

[Janko]

You didn't mention 1440Hz PWM that is kinda important and nobody is talking about this.

[zonqoba]

Great phone. What is the name of the game with robot you were playing on this phone? On your time line it's 3:48 where you were showcasing the snapdragon

[BennoLenno]

For anyone wanting this phone listen up!

I have the Axon 30 Ultra. BEWARE, Update support is awful on ZTE. I still have Android 11 and security patches from 2021. No Google AR Core support and a lot of third party apps for calling seem to have microphone issues.