ZTE ZMAX Specs

8.0
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ZTE ZMAX Review
9.1

Description

The affordable large-screen ZTE ZMAX sports a 5.7-inch display and large 3,400 mAh battery. It is powered by 1.2 GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU, coupled with 2 GB RAM. Other features include an 8-megapizxel main camera, 1 MP front camera, 16 GB of storage space and memory card slot.

This device is also known as ZTE Z970

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Display

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Size: 5.7-inch
Resolution: 1280 x 720 px, 258 PPI
Technology: TFT
Screen-to-body: 65.73 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)

Hardware

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System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8926
Processor: Quad-core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7
GPU: Adreno 305
RAM: 2GB
Internal storage: 16GB, available to use: 11 GB
Storage expansion: microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS: Android (4.4) Screenshots
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 3400 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera Camera samples
Main camera: 8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash: LED
Video recording: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front: 1.6 MP
Dimensions: 6.4 x 3.3 x 0.35 inches
(162.6 x 83.8 x 8.9 mm)
Weight: 6.7 oz (190.0 g)
Keys: Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors: Black

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 12(700 a), 4(AWS-1), 2(1900), 7(2600)
3G: Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), UMTS

Multimedia

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Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: DLNA

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Hearing aid compatible: M3, T3
Location: GPS, A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass
Other: Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced: Sep 16, 2014
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News

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ZTE ZMAX sales halted by T-Mobile and MetroPCS as customers try to hack into the battery
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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
8.7
Camera quality
8.1
Performance
9
Display
9.1
Battery life and charging
9.4
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
7
Was a big deal
Phone owned for more than a year

This was a game changer back in it's day. First truly budget phone I came across with a large phablet type screen. Even though by today's standard at 5.7 inches, it's just average, back in it's prime, it was a month the biggest readily available.

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10
SHOULD BE A TOP 10 FAVORITE!!!
Phone owned for more than a year

Bought it new for $99 at Walmart 11/14 and it's still going strong. Before using bought a bullet proof glass cover and and wrap around case on it. NEVER had any problems, EVER. The battery still lasts great, pics and video have always been great...took awhile for me to use the sport setting to get a lot better motion pics but this phone can't be beat. Daughter wanted one for 2016 Christmas and they were all much more expensive and almost none existent then. She settled for the ZMAX 2. She doesn't like it nearly as much as ours. Only regret is not getting any more updates - on 4.4.4 now. Really this has been a treat to have this phone.

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10
Incredible value and a great phone regardless of price!
Phone owned for less than a year

Hard to believe that this great phone costs less than $100.00 before taxes.
It took me a month to find a Metro PCS store that had one in stock and they sold out the same day.
Get it while you can from a MPCS Corporate store, as the MIR (Mail-in rebate) takes about 3 months to receive.

I've had this phone for 3 months and am still enjoying the "Honeymoon" period.

Phone has little "bloatware" and adding Nova Launcher + and Icon Pack such as "Sense Glass" will improve your experience, along with a Lock Screen app such as "Widget Locker"

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