[September 04, 2015]

ZTE Launches Axon for Global Market at IFA 2015

ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today announced the launch of the international version of its new global flagship smartphone, ZTE Axon Elite, at IFA 2015. The ZTE Axon Elite is set to go on sale in markets across Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific in the coming months.

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ZTE Axon Elite (Photo: Business Wire)

"After two successful launches in the U.S. and China, we are delighted to continue the global rollout of Axon with this latest version for Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific," said Adam Zeng, CEO, ZTE Mobile Devices. "Axon is the start of big and bold things for ZTE, and we will continue to evolve our Axon flagship line to align with our global strategies."

Axon is a new line of high-end smartphones from ZTE, competitively positioned as premium, flagship devices, designed to meet the needs of global customers. The Axon Elite will first go on sale online via eBay (News - Alert) for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom on 24 September, priced at 419.99 Euros (or 299.99 GBP). Starting from the end of September, ZTE will partner with MediaMarkt to sell the Axon Elite on the open market in Germany, the device's first offline launch, and will continue rollout of the device in Spain, France, Turkey, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Russia and the Philippines.

The Axon Elite can be unlocked with three different biometric authentication options - fingerprint, voice control and eye-scan. Additionally, it comes with 32GB of internal storage, which can be expanded to an extra 128GB with a microSD card, and features Corning's (News - Alert) Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass.

ZTE's Axon phones combine the right hardware and software to offer the best sound quality, camera functionality, and all-round smooth performance. This includes 'dual track' high fidelity sound recording and playback, as well as dual rear-cameras that capture high resolution images and videos.

ZTE will be showcasing the Axon Elite at Hall 25, Stand 105 at the Berlin ExpoCenter City.

ZTE Axon Elite - eBay links (add to 'Watch list' - available for purchase from 24 September)

France: http://www.ebay.fr/itm/301725125012

Germany: http://www.ebay.de/itm/141758555595

Italy: http://www.ebay.it/itm/291550442188

Spain: http://www.ebay.es/itm/221866281521

United Kingdom: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331639864316

Global: http://www.ebay.com/itm/271969968508 (excluding U.S. and Canada)

About ZTE Mobile Devices

ZTE Mobile Devices is a division of ZTE Corporation, a global telecommunications equipment, networks and mobile devices company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. ZTE is a publicly traded company listed on the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges.

ZTE is one of the global leaders in the mobile handset manufacturing industry in the world, offering a complete range of mobile devices, including mobile phones, tablets, mobile broadband modems and hotspots and family desktop integration terminals.

ZTE has strategic partnerships with 47 of the world's top 50 carriers. ZTE is also the only company globally that has been ranked inside the Top-3 by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) for the past 5 years (2010-2014) for patent filings. For more information, please visit: www.ztedevice.com.

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