ZTE Zmax Pro: Solid-performing budget smartphone
Walking a mile in another man’s smartphone is the best way to review a smartphone. During the past 10 days, I walked the shoes of the ZTE Zmax Pro user. It was a challenging review to prepare and write because it is a great phone (priced at $99 with ZTE and Metro PCS subsidies). But how do I explain it? What follows are case study references for evaluating budget smartphones.Flagship, top tier $600 - $700 phones are easy to review. HTC, Samsung and Motorola rarely miss their mark. Every vendor in the supply chain cooperates with the phone maker—from System on a Chip (SoC) makers to plastic extrusion suppliers—to push past the specs and the build quality of the last, most recently announced flagship smartphone.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here