ZTE ZMAX Specs

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ZTE ZMAX Review

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OS

Android 4.4

Display

5.7 inches
1280 x 720 pixels

Camera

8 MP (Single camera)
1.6 MP front

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
2GB RAM

Storage

16GB, microSDHC

Battery

3400 mAh

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 Benchmarks
Size:	5.7 inches
Resolution:	1280 x 720 pixels, 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 Benchmarks
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 Benchmarks
Capacity:	3400 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Camera Benchmarks
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front:	1.6 MP

Design Size comparison
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 Benchmarks
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
	Sep 16, 2014
Officially announced:	Yes

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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

T-Mobile
Metro by T-Mobile

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ZTE ZMAX Review

Jameswigley

Was a big deal

Posted: Mar 29, 2021, 6:14 AM

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.

stefzemail

SHOULD BE A TOP 10 FAVORITE!!!

Posted: Apr 25, 2017, 4:43 PM

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.

phpeters87

Incredible value and a great phone regardless of price!

Edited: Jun 11, 2015, 9:41 PM

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"