ZTE Axon 40 Ultra 5G Cellphone - Unlocked Smartphone with UDC Tech, 120Hz 6.8" AMOLED Display, 64MP Triple Camera & 5000mAh Battery, Android Phone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, US Version, Black,12+256GB

The Axon 40 Ultra might not be a device for everybody but it can be for many - most even with a few tweaks. It has some great features like a superb build quality, premium materials, an amazingly-well-hidden selfie cam, completely immersive display and fast, 65w USBPD charging. Best of all, a 65w charger, 3.5mm adapter, headphones, sim-tool, case and screen protector are all included. Even at regular MSRP its a nice package, even better with discounts! The device is as fast as any SD8G1 device should be but does get quite warm - hot even, with extended, high performance use.Having used the device for more than a month as well as the Axon 30 5G I can tell you that updates, while they "do" do them are somewhat few and far between. "US" versions of the AX40Ultra are still on Android 12 while CN versions are at least on 13 I believe. The current sanctions on ZTE likely mean updates will fall off even more for US versions.I do love the great, immersive display though and that's what really made me want this device. The large, unobstructed, bright AMOLED is a real joy to consume content on. Not quite sure about 1500nits, but it does get decently bright. It's a waterfall display(which I like) with curved edges and compared to other phones I've used the edge detection is quite good and mis-touches are a rarity. The under-display selfie cam is extremely well hidden. I really can't say I even notice or can spot it typically. Compared to the Axon 30 5G, I have to say the picture quality might be ever-so-slightly worse but it's also much more well hidden. It's perfectly fine for Zoom calls, selfies and other usual smartphone duties. If you want great shots, use one of the 64MP sensors on the back for that. The cameras on the back really are amazing and take wonderful pictures. It's camera app is also very well featured and updates have corrected most of any issues it originally had.There's no wireless charging, which I feel like it should have had being a glass-backed, premium device. I don't miss it too much because a big 5000mah battery is onboard and 65w fast-charging means a few minutes on the charger equal big gains in battery life. It's battery life is great, I can go all day on it with moderately-heavy usage. Using USB-PD charging instead of a proprietary solution means you can use many other USB-PD chargers from your laptop or other devices - fast charging or not.At $899 for the 12/256 version I'm not sure if I'd feel quite as good about it but with the recent discounts it's absolutely worth a look.Now for a few nitpicky things... why does the included screen protector have a notch in it for the selfie cam?! That's silly. I'm sure it was done for better quality images but the TPU never made any difference on the Axon 30 - I'd swap it for a regular one but it's just so well applied. Brightness can't be 1500nits, not even in auto-peak-brightness. Based on my personal judgement, I think brightness reached a peak of likely around 8 to MAYBE 900 nits which is an upgrade over the Axon 30 but not the brightest device there is. The US model really does need more US bands, if you're on T-Mobile you'll get a pretty good experience but I can't speak to any other carrier, even AT&T I think requires the device to be on it's whitelist- not just have the bands. Lastly, I miss the 6.92" display of the Axon 30, I'd love to see a true flagship with a screen that large and unobstructed. Although, 6.8" isn't too bad, either!

sim card reader went, sent to repair, $300 for new screen before they would agree to repair sim, 2 mos later I get phone back with working sim and a cert on how it was gone thru and now has very layers tech ... bot fingerprint reader doesn't work and there is not gallery dedicated to the phone when there was .... I noticed the repair guy who was nice and wanted phone back but this is trying bull after prior ordeal and I'm concerned on what if get back ... freezes up alot as well .... going to Motorola latest

The network is missing a few bands for the U.S on 4GLTE/5G (T-Mobile) and not very many good cases available.Other than that it's a powerful good looking phone 🤷🏻‍♂️

Great phone so far, very fast and responsive with a pretty basic stock OS. The selfie camera is probably the worst I've ever seen, but I was looking for a full screen display and don't take a lot of selfies so it doesn't hold me back.

Returned the device and it's been 3 weeks and it shows delivered back over 3 weeks ago and Amazon says it was lost sending it to the seller but we have prof it was delivered to Amazon and I'm out the whole amount and amazing is blowing us off the problem I have is this device will not work with talk to text which I use for business everyday and it's known all over the internet I didn't know about that before ordering the device however it's supposed to be fully compatible with Google however it's not obviously run far away if you can do not buy

This phone feels super futuristic and the display is gorgeous but it has a TON of software bugs that seem weird to have. The home gesture will sometimes just not work untill I restart the phone, the UDC camera will have super warped pixels which ruins the seamless display (see picture). And the phone lags in weird ways like taking a few seconds to launch an app after touching it. The camera is also practically unusable. Once you take a photo the camera stops working until you restart the app. These all seem like things that could be fixed with software updates and I hope those come soon because it's kinda strange that a phone would take with this many bugsUpdate: the phone cant make or receive calls even with good service. I can watch a YouTube video on 4g but the phone won't call or receive calls. I'm returning the phone because of this... It's a shame because the hardware on this phone is awesome but the software absolutely ruins it :(

Beautiful display, quick and responsive. Initially somewhat glitchy but resolved immediately with updates. I have to dispute the negative comment in regards to Google Voice. That has since been resolved and gboard talk to text works perfectly , as I'm using it to write this review. Colors are rich and true , streaming movies as well as video is superb. The under display camera is invisible during video as well as scrolling through UI. It takes some work to find it ,you can , if you dim the display completely and angle it in the sun. ( How many of us will be doing that?) If you're considering a Samsung for $400 more. I would strongly consider a closer look at the ZTE axon 40 ultra. Been using it for a month and I can't be more satisfied.

I stepped up from an Axon 7 to 40 Ultra. My preference for ZTE is the dual SIM - one for personal and one for my business. Two months now using it and it's every bit I expected after nearly 6 years with my previous phone. Plenty of customizable user features. I love that I could easily disable all (but two) google apps and use my much preferred third party ones instead. The rear camera is good (I don't take selfies) and in fact maybe a little too technical for the simpleton user. Battery life is great.