ZTE today announced the US launch details for its new Axon 30 Ultra flagship phone. It will be available starting June 4th for $749. Pre-orders start May 27th on ZTE's web site and include a free pair of Livebuds TWS earbuds. The Axon 30 Ultra is unique in having three 64-megapixel cameras (standard, portrait orientation, and wide-angle) on the back, plus a fourth camera with 5x optical zoom thanks to a periscope lens. Although ZTE will sell the phone in the US, it is not optimized for US networks, offering only basic support for AT&T's 4G network (LTE 2/4/5/12). It won't support 5G in the US, nor the 4G networks of Verizon and T-Mobile. Other specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip, 6.67-inch AMOLED display with 144 Hz refresh and HDR, and a 4,600 mAh battery. It also features 65W fast charging, NFC, Wi-Fi 6e, Bluetooth 5.2, and in-display fingerprint reader. The standard model comes with 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128 GB UFS 3.1 storage. A step-up option offers 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage for $849.


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