Our quick take

ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G - 4.0 / 5

Design & Display

  • 6.67-inch AMOLED, 1080 x 2400 resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 144Hz refresh rate Dimensions: 162 x 73 x 8mm / Weight: 188g Finishes: Black, White, Blue, Light Brown Under display fingerprint scanner No 3.5mm port

Performance & Battery

  • Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, 8GB/12GB RAM Storage: 128GB/256GB/1TB, no microSD card slot Battery: 4600mAh, 66W fast-charging Software: ZTE MyOS 11 (Android 11)

Cameras

  • Quad rear camera array: Main (25mm): 64-megapixel, f/1.6 aperture, 0.8µm pixel size, optical stabilisation (OIS) Portrait (35mm): 64MP, f/1.9, 0.7µm Wide (13mm): 64MP, f/2.2, 0.7µm Zoom (123mm): 8MP, f/3.4, OIS Front-facing selfie camera: 16MP

  • Main (25mm): 64-megapixel, f/1.6 aperture, 0.8µm pixel size, optical stabilisation (OIS) Portrait (35mm): 64MP, f/1.9, 0.7µm Wide (13mm): 64MP, f/2.2, 0.7µm Zoom (123mm): 8MP, f/3.4, OIS

To recap

There might be no under-display selfie camera, but for the asking price you’ll soon forget about that. This ZTE is powerful and has a one super smooth 144Hz screen. However, some software notification issues irritate, and while the cameras have potential there’s not great synergy between all the optics on the rear.