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ZTE ZMAX

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This device is also known as ZTE Z970

8.0

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9.1

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Design
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

Display
Size	5.7-inch
Resolution	1280x720px, 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)

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	13 (Poor)
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Hardware
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)

Battery
Capacity	3400 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

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

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

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

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

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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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

T-Mobile
Metro by T-Mobile

News

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Earlier this month, we told you that T-Mobile had pulled the ZTE ZMAX from the carrier's retail stores, including its MetroPCS pre-paid division. It had nothing to do with poor sales, as some had thought. Apparently, some of T-Mobile's customers were...

ZTE ZMAX returns to T-Mobile with warning to buyers not to hack the battery

T-Mobile has announced that it has halted sales of the ZTE ZMAX through its branded stores. The phone also has been suspended from being sold via T-Mobile's MetroPCS subsidiary. All inventory of the handset has been pulled and placed inside each stor...

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

ZTE reported a 94% gain in profits for 2014, led by strong handset sales. For all of last year, ZTE earned $423.4 million compared to the $219 million in profits ZTE reported the prior year. Operating revenue rose 8.3% to $13.1 billion. The same econ...

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ZTE ZMAX Review

Overall User Rating

(10 reviews)

9.1

Build quality

8.7

Camera quality

8.1

Performance

Display

9.1

Battery life and charging

9.4

Jameswigley

Arena Apprentice

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

Arena Apprentice

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.

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What I like

dual band wireless
everything else

What I don't like

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phpeters87

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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"

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What I like

Price, Data plan & price, Screen size, audio quality, Battery life
Still & Vid camera, Dolby audio
Very little bloatware
Lot's of storage, plus a provision for an SD Card
"Root" is now enabled, but not really needed with so little bloatware, launchers and Icon packs.
I highly recommend this phone, especially at the price point of $99.00. You would be hard-pressed to find a phone with these features costing 2x as much, if not more.

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