ZTE has introduced Axon 60 Ultra, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the Axon series, in China during the ZTE Cloud Network Ecological Summit. The main highlight of the phone is its ZTE Hongyu satellite communication technology, and it also supports direct connection to Tiantong satellite.
It is also claimed to be the industry’s first secure mobile phone with independent domestic chips and support for single Beidou positioning. It has 8 built-in 5G antennas and is equipped with an adaptive multi-antenna switching intelligent algorithm, according to the company.
The phone has Jingxing OS based on a dual-system architecture and built-in independent security chip.
ZTE Axon 60 Ultra specifications
- 6.78-inch 1.5K OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming
- Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 740 GPU
- Dual SIM
- 50MP main camera, OIS, 50MP 120-degree ultra-wide lens with macro option
- 32MP front-facing camera
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Dual smart PA, Stereo dual speakers, DTS: X Ultra
- Dust and water resistant (IP68)
- 5G NSA /SA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz + 6GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS (L1/L5)+ GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 6000mAh battery, 80W fast charging
ZTE has mentioned that it is a ZTE Government and Enterprise Product Release, so will not be sold to the public.
However, the company’s CEO Ni Fei has confirmed that the company has plans for a flagship phone with satellite communication tech for the public later this year.
Regarding this ZTE CEO said:
At present, satellite communications mainly rely on high-orbit satellites, which are often used in emergency scenarios. However, due to the limited number of large high-orbit satellites, there are still some limitations in high-speed downloads and dense connections. In the future, with the development and civilian use of low-orbit satellites, the application scenarios of satellite mobile phones are expected to further expand. In addition, ZTE has profound accumulation in information security, and we will also consider expanding these security technologies and satellite communication capabilities to the civilian field. We will also launch a satellite communications flagship phone for the mass market this year.
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