Smartphone designs lately have been dominated by notches and punch holes in order to accommodate selfie cameras. ZTE‘s Axon 20 5g will go down in smartphone history to be the first commercial device with a selfie camera under the screen. The downside for high spec lovers is that its a fairly mid-range device.
ZTE says the under-display 32-megapixel camera of the Axon 20 has been made possible due to the use of “high transparency material that includes new organic and inorganic films” as well as optimized software algorithms to offset the impact on image quality.
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Of course, it’s hard to judge this without seeing the phone in person and testing the camera in practice. It’s also questionable how much value the feature offers over a hole-punch, a pop-up, or even a notch. But we’ll see.
When it comes to the specs, the Axon 20 5G is based around a mid-range Snapdragon 765G processor, which is likely what allows it to be just 7.98mm thick while including 5G connectivity and a 4,220mAh battery. The screen is a 6.92-inch OLED with an in-display fingerprint sensor.
At the back, it has a 64-megapixel primary sensor and 8-megapixel ultrawide with 2-megapixel depth and macro sensors. There are options for 6 or 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage, and there’s a microSD card slot.
The Axon 20 5G is currently only available in China right now starting at 2,198 yuan (~UGX 1.2m) before taxes. There’s no word yet on a possible release elsewhere.
