ZTE Blade Z Max

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Fingerprint scanner performance is great. Extremely accurate and responsive, Main camera performs very well for a budget/mid range device, Face detection on front facing camera, Large 4080 mAh battery offers great battery life, Good display, vibrant and s...
Terrific battery life, pretty good camera for the price, not too many changes to stock Android, user-friendly camera app
Unbeatable pric, Dual-lens rear camera, Long battery lif, Brigh, colorful 6-inch full-HD display

Cons:

Size makes it a two-handed phone, Dual lens camera modes suffer from lack of quality, Video is unstabilized and on board microphone performs very poorly, Lack-luster build quality, 2 GB of RAM causes some bottlenecks in performance
Poor speaker placement, speaker doesn't get very loud, Prev2 of 2Next

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Last revision on November 20, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Fingerprint scanner performance is great. Extremely accurate and responsive, Main camera performs very well for a budget/mid range device, Face detection on front facing camera, Large 4080 mAh battery offers great battery life, Good display, vibrant and s
Terrific battery life, pretty good camera for the price, not too many changes to stock Android, user-friendly camera app
Unbeatable pric, Dual-lens rear camera, Long battery lif, Brigh, colorful 6-inch full-HD display
Inexpensive, Sturdy design, Solid performance, Dual rear camera sensors, Big battery, Latest Android software

Reviewers Didn't Like

Size makes it a two-handed phone, Dual lens camera modes suffer from lack of quality, Video is unstabilized and on board microphone performs very poorly, Lack-luster build quality, 2 GB of RAM causes some bottlenecks in performance
Poor speaker placement, speaker doesn't get very loud, Prev2 of 2Next
Uneven photo processing effect, Middling performanc, Locked to MetroPCS
Unwieldy size, Some bloatware
Reviews, Smartphone Reviews

Expert reviews and ratings

The best thing about the Blade Z Max, besides its price, is its outstanding battery life. Among its impressive feature set, it delivers a good display and an excellent finger scanner. But despite having a dual camera, only the main shooter is remarkable...

By Android Authority on October 06, 2017

The ZTE Blade Z Max punches well above its weight class. The phone may be a little boring to look at, but ZTE selected good materials and put them together well. The enormous screen is bright and colorful, data performance is quite good, and battery...

By Phone Scoop on September 16, 2017

Samsung is preparing to ship the Galaxy Note 8, the first of its phones to feature a dual-lens camera. It’s also the first smartphone to clear the $1,000 price ceiling (once you factor in taxes). But you don’t really need to spend that much money for...

By Tom's Guide on August 28, 2017

At $130 and with modern features, you can afford to buy this phone - even if it's just to keep as a...

By AndroidGuys on August 28, 2017

As always, the big question is price — do the improvements on the ZTE Blade Z Max warrant an increase from $100 to $130? I tend to think so, although it depends on what you value in a phone. If you don't care about taking pictures at all, I'm sure you...

By Chip Chick on September 07, 2017

The ZTE Blade Z Max phablet brings a big screen, dual camera sensors, and solid performance to MetroPCS users for a very reasonable...

By PC Mag on August 14, 2017

Going into my first hands-on with a major phone company, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Was it gonna be a room full of people in a formal setting? Was there going to be food? Was it a private hands on, or would there be other bloggers there?...

By AndroidGuys on August 14, 2017

Tal vez no tenga la fama que poseen otras marcas asiáticas como Samsung o Xiaomi, pero hay que admitir que a la hora de competir ZTE es uno de los fabricantes que ofrece algunos de los móviles con mejor relación calidad/precio en la actualidad. Sus...

By gizlogic.com on September 16, 2017