ZTE Axon M

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Reviews for the ZTE Axon M

ZTE Axon M Dual Screen Smartphone First Impressions
Source: NDTV Gadgets Archive.org version
ZTE doesn't launch a lot of phones in India, and we don't have confirmation about whether the Axon M will come here at all. If or when it does, we'll put it through all our usual tests and spend enough time with it to give you an idea of how it might work as your next primary device.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/01/2018

ZTE Axon M Review: Are Dual Displays Better Than One?
Source: G Style Magazine Archive.org version
I respect ZTE for trying something different(but not new) as we have grown accustomed to a candy bar style of smartphone but right now that form factor is working. Especially with behemoth displays getting over 6” depending which phone you use. I think it has potential but I’d like to see maybe if ZTE can do it without the glaring fold in the middle, utilize more screen real estate and also not make the glass so glossy. The price tag isn’t going to garner much buyers too with its coming out to $724 and is exclusively under the AT&T brand.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/06/2018

72% ZTE Axon M review:
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The ZTE Axon M has a heavy and awkward design that's genuinely useful for gaming and multitasking. But if you're not down to go double, spend your money on either a top-tier phone, or a cheaper phone with the same specs as the Axon M.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/06/2017
Rating: Total score: 72% performance: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 60%

40% ZTE Axon M Review
Source: Phone Arena Archive.org version
When it comes down to it, this isn’t the worst effort ZTE could have made, although it is a bit half-baked, and the Axon M falls short in key areas. Unfortunately, software is the one of the most deficient areas of the M. Simply stretching and splitting content in accordance with the in-built functionalities of the Android OS leaves the user with a rather slapdash user experience. Games can’t take advantage of the large double screen in any real way, videos are rather unpleasant with the black bar in the middle, and transitions between screen modes are often dreadfully unresponsive.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/23/2017
Rating: Total score: 40%

50% ZTE Axon M Review: This Foldable Phone Falls Flat
Source: Tom's Guide Archive.org version
ZTE's dual-screen folding smartphone looks, runs and feels like nothing else on the market. But when it comes to smartphones, more isn't always better.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/23/2017
Rating: Total score: 50%

77% AT&T ZTE Axon M review: A unique dual screen phone optimized for multi-tasking
Source: Zdnet.com Archive.org version
The ZTE Axon M is clearly a unique smartphone with the two displays. ZTE has done a good job of building a solid smartphone that performed flawlessly for me. This wasn't easy considering there are different screen modes to manage.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/21/2017
Rating: Total score: 77%

70% ZTE Axon M review: the foldable phone is here
Source: Android Authority Archive.org version
It isn’t enough to just put another screen on an existing smartphone if it doesn’t first address its core experience – and that, in a nutshell, is the main problem with the ZTE Axon M. It gets us excited to see what comes next, but unless you’re actually looking for a dual screen phone, simply having this one won’t dramatically change your Android life.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/19/2017
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 70% display: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 80%

70% ZTE Axon M
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The ZTE Axon M for AT&T has a unique design that folds out to reveal a second display, effectively transforming the phone into a small tablet, but there are some kinks to work out.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/16/2017
Rating: Total score: 70%

ZTE Axon M hands-on: the most unique device this year
Source: Android Authority Archive.org version
We’ve seen a lot of interesting smartphones in 2017, but the Axon M stands out as the most unique device this year, and arguably in the past few years, too. There’s no doubt the Axon M is going to catch your attention, but do you think it offers enough? What do you think of ZTE’s latest attempt at being different? Do you need two screens? Are foldable displays the next big trend or nothing more than a clever gimmick like 3D cameras?
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/18/2017

Hands on: ZTE Axon M review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
The ZTE Axon M is the wildcard smartphone of late 2017, and we’re eager to see how it performs and is received. This an ambitious design idea that makes a lot of sense for the future of smartphones.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/17/2017

ZTE Axon M
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The ZTE Axon M for AT&T has a unique design that folds out to reveal a second display, effectively transforming the phone into a small tablet.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/17/2017

Foreign Reviews

Zwei Displays zum doppelten Preis
Source: Android Pit DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/01/2018

ZTE Axon M das Doppel-Display-Smartphone
Source: Curved DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/27/2018

70% Análisis del ZTE Axon M
Source: Movil Zona ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/17/2018
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 70% display: 70% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70%

74% ZTE Axon M, análisis: una valiente apuesta por la doble pantalla que se queda a medio gas
Source: Xataka ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/16/2018
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 85% display: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 75%

72% ZTE Axon M, análisis y opinión: buen concepto, pero para usuarios de nicho
Source: Computerhoy ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/13/2018
Rating: Total score: 72% price: 70% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 60%

Zte Axon M, Lo Hemos Probado
Source: Tuexperto ES→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Nice design; good display; decent hardware; good price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/27/2018

ZTE Axon M: probamos el innovador teléfono con dos pantallas
Source: El Androide Libre ES→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Nice design; good display; high performance; long battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/13/2018

70% Recensione ZTE Axon M by Smartphone Italia
Source: Smartphone Italia IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/28/2018
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 60% features: 70% display: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 90%

68% Recensione ZTE Axon M: 2 schermi is meglio che 1?
Source: Tech Different IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/15/2018
Rating: Total score: 68% display: 70% mobility: 75% ergonomy: 50%

64% Recensione ZTE Axon M – Smart, ma non troppo
Source: Techzilla.it IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/09/2018
Rating: Total score: 64% price: 65% display: 75% mobility: 70% workmanship: 50%

70% Recensione ZTE Axon M
Source: AndroidWorld.it IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/15/2018
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% features: 65% display: 75% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%

69% Recensione ZTE Axon M con DOPPIO DISPLAY
Source: Andrea Galeazzi IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/24/2018
Rating: Total score: 69% price: 65% display: 65% mobility: 70% workmanship: 90%

ZTE Axon M: la recensione del telefono con lo schermo doppio
Source: Panorama IT→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Nice design; good display; decent cameras.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/01/2018

Preview ZTE Axon M by Smartphone Italia
Source: Smartphone Italia IT→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Impressive display; decent hardware; nice cameras; good battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/20/2018

ZTE Axon M: quando due schermi sono meglio di uno (o forse no). La recensione
Source: Leonardo.it Tech IT→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Nice design; decent hardware; good price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/06/2018

ZTE Axon M: tre motivi per comprarlo (e tre per non farlo)
Source: Panorama IT→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Elegant design; nice display; powerful processor. Negative: Thick; short battery life; high price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/23/2018

Recensione ZTE Axon M: pregi e difetti del doppio schermo
Source: HDblog.it IT→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Solid workmanship; nice design. Negative: Low performance; poor display; high price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/22/2018

Prise en main du ZTE Axon M : le smartphone aux 2 écrans
Source: AndroidPit.fr FR→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Impressive dual display. Negative: Mediocre ergonomy.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/02/2018

Notre prise en main vidéo du ZTE Axon M
Source: Phonandroid FR→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; impressive design; decent hardware.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/27/2018

Đánh giá ZTE Axon M: Độc đáo với chiếc smartphone hai màn hình
Source: The Gioididong VN→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Impressive design; excellent dual display. Negative: Average performance; poor cameras in low light; easy to scratch.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/06/2017

Comment

Model: The ZTE Axon M has two screens stacked on top of one another and folds open to form a 6.75-inch mini-tablet. It isn't a new concept. It apes the Kyocera Echo and Sony Tablet P, both of which also had two screens attached together with a hinge and were mediocre. Thankfully, technology has progressed in the five to six years since, and the Axon M is faster, smoother and has more capabilities. Its two screens come in handy with some day-to-day tasks and can be surprisingly useful in very specific instances, like multitaskers who want to use apps side-by-side or gamers itching for that Nintendo 3DS look and feel. Compared to the streamlined design found on many of today’s smartphones, even some affordable ones, the ZTE Axon M is bulky. When closed, the Axon M is an extra-thick 5.2-inch phone with all its buttons on the left edge and a hinge on the right. When a user wants to use the extra screen, they will have to fold the second display from behind, like opening a book with the binding toward a user and the pages facing downward.

One of the control buttons on the side is a quick launch button. A user can double-click it to launch the camera. A long press lets the user assign the default app. Users can also have the "TV Mode" as default app. This automatically sets the phone to the expanded viewing option and opens a video-viewing app of their choice. From a technical standpoint, the ZTE Axon M is a small step up from the company’s last smartphone, the ZTE Axon 7. It has similar specs to the Google Pixel from 2016, complete with 4 GB of RAM and the Snapdragon 821 powering the experience. There’s only a single 20-megapixel camera on the Axon M. Hitting a button to switch between the front- and rear-facing camera on this phone actually flips the entire screen around to the other display. Photos are filled with detail and accurate color. Low-light performance is so-so, but it should be so much better with the camera’s f/1.8 aperture value. There appears to be no help on the software side of things to even out the lighting and color balance, as night-time photography does not look as well-lit. Even with heavy use of the two screens, the 3,180 mAh battery didn’t have any problems making it to the end of the day. The screens don’t hurt battery life that dramatically. The ZTE Axon M operates like 99% of all other Android smartphones. Promised to receive Android Oreo in the near future, for now, it’s loaded with Android Nougat 7.1.2. As such, a user will find stock features like split-window multitasking with ZTE’s own layer on top of it.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

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SD 821: High-end ARM SoC with 4 CPU cores (two fast 2.4 GHz cores in a cluster and two power saving 1.6 GHz cores) and an Adreno 530 GPU. Manufactured in a 14 nm HPM process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

5.20":

It is a very small display format for smartphones. You should by no means be mis-sighted and you will generally see very little on the screen and only have a small resolution available. In return, the device should be very small and handy.

ZTE:

ZTE is short for Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment Company Limited, which was founded in China in 1985 and is partly state-owned. ZTE's core business is wireless, optical transmission, data transmission equipment, telecommunications software and cell phones, USB sticks, routers and tablets.

68.06%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

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