The new ZTE phone was
spotted on TENAA, we were excited but after taking a look at the specs of the
ZTE A2018, we are left wondering what the company is playing at.
The ZTE A2018 (definitely not the final name) on
first sight, looks a lot like the ZTE Axon 7s. They can even pass for the same
device. The stereo speakers share have an identical design and the dual rear
cameras and fingerprint scanner are positioned exactly the same. Both phones also have the same 2K OLED
display. Where the ZTE A2018 differs is in its internals.
The A2018 is powered by an unspecified 2.15 GHz
quad-core processor. Some say it is the Snapdragon 820 but while it is unusual
for ZTE to under-clock their processors, we want to believe it is the
Snapdragon 821. It just doesn’t make any sense to release a phone with a
Snapdragon 820 phone in 2017. There is 4GB of RAM paired with 64GB, 128GB, or
256GB of ROM with support for storage
expansion.
The dual rear cameras on the ZTE A2018 are the same
20MP + 12MP dual combination as the Axon 7s though they have a 1.5x optical
zoom. The front facing camera is an 8MP sensor and there is a 3320 mAh battery
under the hood. The phone measures 151.7 × 75 × 7.7mm, weighs 170g and runs
Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Since the ZTE A2018 has gotten its TENAA
certification, the launch should not be far off. However, we think the phone is
another variant of the Axon 7s and not necessarily a different phone entirely.
