ZTE unveiled its long-anticipated Axon 10 Pro 5G variant in China yesterday. The phone was announced alongside its 4G variant, which by the way, went on sale earlier today. However, ZTE failed to give out an official release date for its 5G variant at the time of its launch. Now, we have some more details on its availability.
ZTE has confirmed to us that the Axon 10 Pro 5G will be available in Europe in the first half of 2019. As we are almost halfway into the year, this timeline puts its release sometime within the next two months. A Europe launch for its 5G model makes sense since the new-gen wireless standard will roll out in a number of countries in the EU in 2019. Switzerland was first in Europe to roll out a commercial 5G network and will most likely be followed by countries like Finland, Austra, UK, Spain, and Italy. Taking advantage of the early Swiss 5G rollout, OPPO, Xiaomi, and others launched their 5G models in this market last week.
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The Axon 10 Pro 5G is a solid flagship on paper. The phone has a 48MP f/1.7 primary camera, a 20MP f/2.2 ultra-wide angle lens with a 125° FOV, and an 8MP f/2.4 telephoto lens in a triple camera arrangement. It comes with 3x optical zoom, 5X hybrid zoom, and 10x digital zoom. There is also a 20MP front camera for selfies. it’s powered by the Snapdragon 855 processor with X50 5G modem and comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor. You can read more about the Axon 10 Pro 5G in our launch coverage here.
