ZTE Zmax

performance, portability, screen, price, size

84% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Big 5.7-inch display. Long battery life. Very affordable.

Generic look. Dated capacitive keys.

Camera and Conclusions The 8-megapixel, rear-facing camera is inconsistent, but capable of producing some nice shots. The Zmax tends to overexpose images, which blows out details in good-lighting scenarios, but also makes for decent low-light...

Inexpensively priced phablet ; Impressive battery life ; Mostly stock Android experience is simple & intuitive ; Multi-tasking element when it comes to playing videos ; Camera app has a lot of useful shooting modes & manual controls

Generic looking design ; Zero software features that would enhance the experience ; Slow focus & snapshot with the camera, which results in blurring ; Visible distortion at wide viewing angles ; Speakerphone is weak for phone calls

Looking at the overall package, we can say that the ZTE ZMAX is as generic as they get, but for a phablet, we’re content to know that it’s accompanied with an affordable price tag of $252 outright. Certainly, it’s the least features rich phablet we’ve...