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*ZTE Zmax pro 2* - believe the hype

Don't see the need for a new phone. This phone is shitty but it does its job for the most part. Don't care about root since they tighten the security. Not worth the headache.
This phone is most definitely not shitty at all. If we get root and everything that comes with it, this 100$ phone will be a beast. I mean I've played around with an S7 and an iPhone 7 and I don't get why people pay so much for them.
 
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This phone is most definitely not shitty at all. If we get root and everything that comes with it, this 100$ phone will be a beast. I mean I've played around with an S7 and an iPhone 7 and I don't get why people pay so much for them.

It's called paying for the brand. You know for the show off. Fortunately for these companies, they are a lot of them. Not me though.


There is nothing those brand names can do that any cheap one can't. So I too am baffled why people waste money to show off. Oh ya, same reason for social media phenomenon. Eh.

Shitty in a sense that it is a hit or miss with this phone if it works right or not, LOOOOOL. Oh God, I'm used to unpredictability of cheap brands anyway.
 
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This phone is most definitely not shitty at all. If we get root and everything that comes with it, this 100$ phone will be a beast. I mean I've played around with an S7 and an iPhone 7 and I don't get why people pay so much for them.
It's not shitty but this phone doesn't compare in any way to the s7 or iPhone 7. This phone is toll on December security patch. The hardware on those phone are superior. You don't expect to pay a premium hardware.
 
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It's not shitty but this phone doesn't compare in any way to the s7 or iPhone 7. This phone is toll on December security patch. The hardware on those phone are superior. You don't expect to pay a premium hardware.
That wasn't the point. The point was I don't get why people spend $700 instead of $100-$200 just for waterproof and a slightly better camera.
 
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That wasn't the point. The point was I don't get why people spend $700 instead of $100-$200 just for waterproof and a slightly better camera.
Gaming on this device is horrible. Glitchy even just scrolling through the Ui. At times this don't have 5g wifi. Noticeable difference in wifi browsing speed. My amazon fire phone performs faster better wifi browsing and that's from 2014. Down try to down play the differences. It's night and days. Your waterproofing argument because that just became a selling point You get a significantly better experience with those devices. There is a reason that zte is a budget phone. As a budget phone great but if you get a flagship it's worth the money.
 
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mhrf90That wasn't the point. The point was I don't get why people spend $700 instead of $100-$200 just for waterproof and a slightly better camera.
Gaming on this device is horrible. Glitchy even just scrolling through the Ui. At times this don't have 5g wifi. Noticeable difference in wifi browsing speed. My amazon fire phone performs faster better wifi browsing and that's from 2014. Down try to down play the differences. It's night and days. Your waterproofing argument because that just became a selling point You get a significantly better experience with those devices. There is a reason that zte is a budget phone. As a budget phone great but if you get a flagship it's worth the money.

So you rate one phone over another purely on GPU speed?

The zmax pro CAN be just as fast as the s7 CPU wise.
The graphics on the other hand is a different story.

Camera? Who actually needs a higher resolution photo other then photographers or hobbyist?? We all know most who buy those phones are mainly on Facebook and Snapchat or Instagram...

As far as WiFi browsing there is no noticeable difference between 2.4ghz or 5ghz unless you are purely local area..

The fastest network currently available is xfinity which only offers 100mbps which fastest throughput you may get is 5-8mbps. Not everybody has google internet 1gbps+.

And if the phone is rooted 9/10 the phone is updated OS wise faster then manufacturers update the newer phones.

So please reiterate your post to be more detailed on why budget phones aren't as good as premium phones?

Don't forget one day Knox will soon kill all root entirely.
 
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So you rate one phone over another purely on GPU speed?

The zmax pro CAN be just as fast as the s7 CPU wise.
The graphics on the other hand is a different story.

Camera? Who actually needs a higher resolution photo other then photographers or hobbyist?? We all know most who buy those phones are mainly on Facebook and Snapchat or Instagram...

As far as WiFi browsing there is no noticeable difference between 2.4ghz or 5ghz unless you are purely local area..

The fastest network currently available is xfinity which only offers 100mbps which fastest throughput you may get is 5-8mbps. Not everybody has google internet 1gbps+.

And if the phone is rooted 9/10 the phone is updated OS wise faster then manufacturers update the newer phones.

So please reiterate your post to be more detailed on why budget phones aren't as good as premium phones?

Don't forget one day Knox will soon kill all root entirely.
Tell me one thing the zmax pro does better? Just one thing. Case and point no comparison. You telling me what the zmax pro does good in comparison to other budget phones. Not in the same class as the s7 and iPhone 7.those maybe the best phones every created to this point.
 
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Tell me one thing the zmax pro does better? Just one thing. Case and point no comparison. You telling me what the zmax pro does good in comparison to other budget phones. Not in the same class as the s7 and iPhone 7.those maybe the best phones every created to this point.
I would not pay that much more just so WhatsApp and Maps load a split second faster is all I'm saying. We all understand specs and why flagships cost what they cost, man lol
 
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The ZMAX PRO was the best budget phone of 2016 and perhaps of ALL Time up to that point.

I hope the PRO 2 invests in an enhanced two lens camera instead of the fingerprint scanner (or in addition to the scanner). Personally, I have never used the fingerprint scanner for any purpose. I would get much more use from a better camera (an enhanced version of the two lense system on the Grand XMAX 2 plus). The only time I think the fingerprint scanner might come in handy is if the phone has NFC.

Better camera is a priority over fingerprint scanner.

NFC would be cool.

Larger battery capacity would be cool.

Better Speakers are a MUST!!! The original ZMAX had great speakers.

Adding a stylus would shut up the Stylo people.
 
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Gaming on this device is horrible. Glitchy even just scrolling through the Ui. At times this don't have 5g wifi. Noticeable difference in wifi browsing speed. My amazon fire phone performs faster better wifi browsing and that's from 2014. Down try to down play the differences. It's night and days. Your waterproofing argument because that just became a selling point You get a significantly better experience with those devices. There is a reason that zte is a budget phone. As a budget phone great but if you get a flagship it's worth the money.

The question is, why are you in this forum if you like wasting your money on flagship phone? Get out of here then. LOL.

Answer my question - is there anything your beloved samsung and iphone can do that this phone can't?
 
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I was impressed with what you get for the money. Definitely not find a better 100 dollar phone out there.

What impressed me most when I first got this phone was the fact it had a gyroscope! Photosphere and vr capable.

The shortfall for me is mine has a bad touchscreen like others have mentioned. I've just been dealing with it for now.

I might consider the new one mattering what it ends up offering. So far it has a bump up in processor and GPU but if nothing else is any different then I'm not sure it's worth it . My next phone may be a flagship or at least a better mid range or something. The last few devices I've gotten have had touchscreen issues (of stylo and the zmax)
 
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I would not pay that much more just so WhatsApp and Maps load a split second faster is all I'm saying. We all understand specs and why flagships cost what they cost, man lol
The difference is night and day. If you was right zte wouldn't make flagship devices they would be pushing this phone. You notice the difference in attention zte pays to the axon compared to this phone. Same company but flagship gets better treatment. That fake lol adds nothing to your argument so why put it. U must be slow. Use common sense

My iPhone 5s from out performs the zte zmax pro in every way. Has more features that the zte doesn't have. Only thing the zte has is bigger screen. IPhone 2013 zte zmax pro 2016 no comparison. An 2013 with 1gig rom outperforms and has more feature than a 2016 phone.
 
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My iPhone 5s from out performs the zte zmax pro in every way. Has more features that the zte doesn't have. Only thing the zte has is bigger screen. IPhone 2013 zte zmax pro 2016 no comparison. An 2013 with 1gig rom outperforms and has more feature than a 2016 phone. That's why you are stupid to compare this phone to a flagship. If you are talking the budget category then I can't argue against that

I wouldn't use an iPhone if you gave it to me for free. I prefer my ZMAX PRO :) The larger screen is soooo much better. I've owned "flagship" phones in the past. I've owned an iPhone. Never again. ZTE, LG and Huawei have done a great job of bringing out QUALITY phones at amazingly affordable prices.
 
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My iPhone 5s from out performs the zte zmax pro in every way. Has more features that the zte doesn't have. Only thing the zte has is bigger screen. IPhone 2013 zte zmax pro 2016 no comparison. An 2013 with 1gig rom outperforms and has more feature than a 2016 phone. That's why you are stupid to compare this phone to a flagship. If you are talking the budget category then I can't argue against that

Actually running a benchmark the ZTE ZMAX pro out performs the iPhone 5s or comes very close to it also apple and Android are two completely different OS's and therefore use different processing power making apple do better at some things a also making Android do better at other things.
 
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Tell me one thing the zmax pro does better? Just one thing. Case and point no comparison. You telling me what the zmax pro does good in comparison to other budget phones. Not in the same class as the s7 and iPhone 7.those maybe the best phones every created to this point.

Actually the note 7 is the best phone of all time not considering the battery issue.

But honestly touchwiz by its self kills Samsung and there really isn't any app that needs that much power other then gaming.

The iPhone is horrible by its self with iOS. The hardware is far more superior to its OS.
 
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Actually the note 7 is the best phone of all time not considering the battery issue.

But honestly touchwiz by its self kills Samsung and there really isn't any app that needs that much power other then gaming.

The iPhone is horrible by its self with iOS. The hardware is far more superior to its OS.
Superior hardware but the iPhone trumps it in terms of performance and stability. Facts
 
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Point of info: there's no speed nor bandwidth issue differentiating 2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz wifi, save one: 2.4 GHz is a far more crowded segment of the radio spectrum than 5 GHz is.

Thus a 5 GHz connection should be less prone to interference. HOWEVER, 5 GHz is a far more directional segment of spectrum than 2.4. while the latter bounces off walls and furniture maintaining enough energy to effectively connect you, 5 GHz is far more vulnerable to total blockage or weakening via physical barriers.

5 GHz is line of sight or a weakened/broken connection, basically.
 
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Point of info: there's no speed nor bandwidth issue differentiating 2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz wifi, save one: 2.4 GHz is a far more crowded segment of the radio spectrum than 5 GHz is.

Thus a 5 GHz connection should be less prone to interference. HOWEVER, 5 GHz is a far more directional segment of spectrum than 2.4. while the latter bounces off walls and furniture maintaining enough energy to effectively connect you, 5 GHz is far more vulnerable to total blockage or weakening via physical barriers.

5 GHz is line of sight or a weakened/broken connection, basically.
"2.4 GHz is a far more crowded" I rest my case and I notice the difference.
 
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