Get your copy/pasta, proof reading and validation not included.
I flagged to Ryan Smith far more egregious mistakes but some are going on 6 months without being corrected. So I'm not holding my breath that anyone cares.
That's what we need. A $500 single camera, 90ghz, Snapdragon 865 Google phone. Not the Pixel we got. Not sure why they are a year late and make such bad devices when we all want a simple phone with the top CPU.
He's talking about Pixel, not other phones. Many of us don't buy other phones because they generally go obsolete within a year despite good hardware. The main Pixel phones are fine, but very late in the processor refresh cycle, by the time they roll out phones with the next gen hardware are popping up.
Anyways, that's not a concern for me, I've found that everything since the Nexus 6 is generally good enough performance wise, but some people do want the latest and greatest.
Looks like the greatest achievement of "GPU Turbo" is not to boost performance(single digits for specific apps after all) but to inspire an assortment of firmware tweaks marketed as "Turbo" or "Booster" and the like.
OLED? You mean the screen that burns-in after 2 years? No thanks
Before anyone accuses me of being irrational, I'm currently using a Samsung S8+ whose screen has noticeable burn in after 2 years. I would much rather have an IPS screen for my next phone purchase, thank you very much
I can buy a new phone every 2 years. But what to do with the old one when it’s still working perfectly fine, except for the burns-in? My 4 years-old can use an old phone to learn the alphabet or watch some animation but the burns-in will reduce his experience. I’m not an environmentalist but I don’t want to trash this planet more than I have to.
What did I expect? Well yes I should have known that OLEDs are still OLEDs, and just because Samsung have been making them for a decade doesn't mean that they solved the age-old issue of burn-in. I used to be a big proponent of OLEDs because of high saturation, infinite blacks, viewing angles etc. But after my experience with an actual OLED phone, no more OLED phones for me, if I can help it.
Never seen it, half my family is using oleds... will continue to deny its existence until I actually see it. Certainly most devices don't have it after 2 years as I would have seen it by now...
OLED burin-in is a phenomenon occuring from uneven degradation of the individual pixels. It doesn't need to be confirmed or denied, because that is literally how OLEDs work. Any content that is displayed for a large proportion of time will eventually be burned in. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when
Also, if you removed the Android nav bar and switched to swipe-gestures(as I did), you will most certainly see a discoloured bar where the nav bar used to be.
Please explain how you headline the article with display specs,6 .47 inch Amoled, and in the description of the phone you put IPS LCD.. ? Then explain how anyone who knows this is the "s" model of the Axon 10 and being nearly identical, still makes a comment negating the facts. Please for the love of god.. I love new smartphone and display tech let these companies send me phones to review for a living! These boring articles without even spellcheck..
After my experience with a ZTE Axon M, I am hesitant to ever purchase a ZTE phone again.
Even when the phone was new, it would lose about 20% of its battery charge idling overnight. I was able to reduce that loss a bit by setting Wifi to turn off when when the phone is idle, but it was still using a lot of power when idle. But fine. I got used to having to plug it in every night before I went to bed, even if the charge was nearly 100%.
But now, after owning the phone for about 2 years, the phone has only about 1.5 to 2 hours of active-use battery life. Just browsing the internet on my 15 minute bus ride to work would consume about 20% of the battery.
I looked into getting a replacement battery, but neither AT&T, nor my local phone repair shop, nor even ZTE themselves had access to replacement batteries. In fact, the ZTE customer service representative advised me to buy a 3rd party battery on Amazon - which I am hesitant to do because of the risk of fiery explosion from a disreputable battery.
And the software updates are few and far between. The latest update from AT&T is the security patch August 1, 2018, and Android 7.1.2. By contrast, my old LG G5, which I use as a backup, has the same security patch level but Android 8.0.0, despite the LG G5 having been released 19 months before the ZTE Axon M was. Furthermore, LG still sells replacement batteries for the G5 to this very day.
It's unfortunate, because the ZTE Axon M is a great phone. It's a folding phone for the same price as a regular phone, and the folding mechanism works great. After 2 years of regular use, I have yet to have a single problem with the screen or hinge. But unfortunately, the support is subpar. You shouldn't have to throw away a functioning phone just because the manufacturer doesn't stock replacement batteries anymore. And it's disconcerting to be told by the manufacturer that you should just purchase a non-certified battery on Amazon.
You bought the phone from AT&T, that’s your mistake. Carrier bloatwares suck battery. Just clean up your phone. Uninstall any unnecessary apps and all bloatwares.
You can find replacement battery on eBay. Some aftermarket battery is actually better than original.
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peevee - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
"an ultrawide 20 MP lens"Anton, come on!
s.yu - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
...I agreeclose - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
Get your copy/pasta, proof reading and validation not included.I flagged to Ryan Smith far more egregious mistakes but some are going on 6 months without being corrected. So I'm not holding my breath that anyone cares.
Alistair - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
That's what we need. A $500 single camera, 90ghz, Snapdragon 865 Google phone. Not the Pixel we got. Not sure why they are a year late and make such bad devices when we all want a simple phone with the top CPU.flyingpants265 - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
There are no lack of phones with the top CPU,.niva - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
He's talking about Pixel, not other phones. Many of us don't buy other phones because they generally go obsolete within a year despite good hardware. The main Pixel phones are fine, but very late in the processor refresh cycle, by the time they roll out phones with the next gen hardware are popping up.Anyways, that's not a concern for me, I've found that everything since the Nexus 6 is generally good enough performance wise, but some people do want the latest and greatest.
s.yu - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
Looks like the greatest achievement of "GPU Turbo" is not to boost performance(single digits for specific apps after all) but to inspire an assortment of firmware tweaks marketed as "Turbo" or"Booster" and the like.
nicolaim - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
Typo: "Snadragon"Kishoreshack - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
IPS LCD ON A FLAGSHIP IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTERAMOLED IS A MUST THESE DAYS
Sharma_Ji - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
Yup, AMOLED. It has UD FP sensor too.Retycint - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
OLED? You mean the screen that burns-in after 2 years? No thanksBefore anyone accuses me of being irrational, I'm currently using a Samsung S8+ whose screen has noticeable burn in after 2 years. I would much rather have an IPS screen for my next phone purchase, thank you very much
jeremyshaw - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
wHY dON't u JUSt GeT A NEw pHoNE!?/s, in case if it wasn't bloody obvious.
sonny73n - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
I can buy a new phone every 2 years. But what to do with the old one when it’s still working perfectly fine, except for the burns-in? My 4 years-old can use an old phone to learn the alphabet or watch some animation but the burns-in will reduce his experience.I’m not an environmentalist but I don’t want to trash this planet more than I have to.
shabby - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
You sell it.sonny73n - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
Why don’t you get a new brain?ballsystemlord - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
Because he can't find a donor, perhaps you'd like to be one? :)Richlet - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
mAYBE bECAuSE sPEnding $800+ On sOMetHinG meaNS It sHouLD laST LOngEr ThAN tWO YeARs?!/s, In CasE IF it waSN'T bLOOdY oBviOUs.
eek2121 - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
My phone has an OLED screen. It is 3 years old, no burn-in at all.eek2121 - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
To add to this, I have various phones, most of which have AMOLED, and which are 5+ years old.Lolimaster - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
If you use it at high brightness and mostly chat apps with static content what do you expect?Retycint - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
What did I expect? Well yes I should have known that OLEDs are still OLEDs, and just because Samsung have been making them for a decade doesn't mean that they solved the age-old issue of burn-in. I used to be a big proponent of OLEDs because of high saturation, infinite blacks, viewing angles etc. But after my experience with an actual OLED phone, no more OLED phones for me, if I can help it.yetanotherhuman - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
All OLEDs do this, and anyone who says it's fine is in denialjospoortvliet - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
Never seen it, half my family is using oleds... will continue to deny its existence until I actually see it. Certainly most devices don't have it after 2 years as I would have seen it by now...Retycint - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
OLED burin-in is a phenomenon occuring from uneven degradation of the individual pixels. It doesn't need to be confirmed or denied, because that is literally how OLEDs work. Any content that is displayed for a large proportion of time will eventually be burned in. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of whenAlso, if you removed the Android nav bar and switched to swipe-gestures(as I did), you will most certainly see a discoloured bar where the nav bar used to be.
Richlet - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?!?!Kishoreshack - Friday, February 7, 2020 - link
Ooh looks like in specifications Anandtech has made a mistakethey have written ips lcd in display whereas in the title they have written AMOLED
bEEker99 - Saturday, February 8, 2020 - link
Please explain how you headline the article with display specs,6.47 inch Amoled, and in the description of the phone you put IPS LCD.. ? Then explain how anyone who knows this is the "s" model of the Axon 10 and being nearly identical, still makes a comment negating the facts. Please for the love of god.. I love new smartphone and display tech let these companies send me phones to review for a living! These boring articles without even spellcheck..
Mikewind Dale - Saturday, February 8, 2020 - link
After my experience with a ZTE Axon M, I am hesitant to ever purchase a ZTE phone again.Even when the phone was new, it would lose about 20% of its battery charge idling overnight. I was able to reduce that loss a bit by setting Wifi to turn off when when the phone is idle, but it was still using a lot of power when idle. But fine. I got used to having to plug it in every night before I went to bed, even if the charge was nearly 100%.
But now, after owning the phone for about 2 years, the phone has only about 1.5 to 2 hours of active-use battery life. Just browsing the internet on my 15 minute bus ride to work would consume about 20% of the battery.
I looked into getting a replacement battery, but neither AT&T, nor my local phone repair shop, nor even ZTE themselves had access to replacement batteries. In fact, the ZTE customer service representative advised me to buy a 3rd party battery on Amazon - which I am hesitant to do because of the risk of fiery explosion from a disreputable battery.
And the software updates are few and far between. The latest update from AT&T is the security patch August 1, 2018, and Android 7.1.2. By contrast, my old LG G5, which I use as a backup, has the same security patch level but Android 8.0.0, despite the LG G5 having been released 19 months before the ZTE Axon M was. Furthermore, LG still sells replacement batteries for the G5 to this very day.
It's unfortunate, because the ZTE Axon M is a great phone. It's a folding phone for the same price as a regular phone, and the folding mechanism works great. After 2 years of regular use, I have yet to have a single problem with the screen or hinge. But unfortunately, the support is subpar. You shouldn't have to throw away a functioning phone just because the manufacturer doesn't stock replacement batteries anymore. And it's disconcerting to be told by the manufacturer that you should just purchase a non-certified battery on Amazon.
Lolimaster - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
NEVER, NEVER buy a phone from a carrier, always unlocked like buying a switch.sonny73n - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
You bought the phone from AT&T, that’s your mistake. Carrier bloatwares suck battery. Just clean up your phone. Uninstall any unnecessary apps and all bloatwares.You can find replacement battery on eBay. Some aftermarket battery is actually better than original.
Mikewind Dale - Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - link
It's not the carrier bloatware, because the LG G5 is also an AT&T phone, but it has always had far, far better battery life than the ZTE phone.eek2121 - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
The fact that they are able to sell such a device for under $500 should be an eye opener for many. Why are smartphones going up in price?ballsystemlord - Sunday, February 9, 2020 - link
@Anton What is RAM-Booster exactly?s.yu - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
Don't ask, it'll disappoint you.Lolimaster - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
If Xiaomi didn't mess up the K30...We just need an Mi9T Pro with the 865 256-8GB, frontal stereo speakears and SD support, all I ask.
SanX - Monday, February 10, 2020 - link
USB 2.0 ??? They are insane.Also no Verizon as usual ? Absurd again