ZTE Axon 20 5G

“Someone has to be the first, and in this case, it's the Axon 20 5G. A phone with a first-gen tech that makes it really cool and also disappointing at the same time. The issue is that the under-display selfie cam is too blurry and not up to the standards in 2020. There's also a visible square where the camera is located, but we can let that one pass as it's barely visible. It's still a unique phone but not only because of the new tech. It's also because it offers one of the biggest displays in town. A 6.92-incher is hard to beat, making it excellent for content consumption.”

“ZTE is taking a new approach here, which should undoubtedly be the future. However, we should not expect too much from the under-display camera technology at the moment because the OLED panel's pixel structure in the area of the front-facing camera is anything but inconspicuous and the selfie's photo quality is poor to very poor.”

“While you may initially be astonished by how reasonably priced the Axon 20 5G is given under-display camera, you'll eventually find a fairly average smartphone.”

“It might be an outlier, as a little-known brand in the West, but this ZTE is a nod to the future, showing off a convincing under-screen camera, while delivering a long-lasting and ample performance in a fairly affordable package. It's in the details - autobrightness adjustment, frame-like screen bezel, and so-so cameras overall - where it sometimes misses the mark.”