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100% agree with you. I'm probably an anomaly, but I wouldn't mind paying 6-700$ for a ZTE flagship if it checked all the boxes; monthly security patches included.
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Water resistance is a great feature at any price, but when you get to the $500+ dollar range, it's too much of a financial risk not to have it.
My thoughts exactly. I would love and expect some sort of IP rating for a handset in the $500 price range that I'm paying out of pocket for.
I chose $400-$500, because if I'm spending over $350, I consider it a high end phone, and even higher ($650+) being enthusiast.
If you're asking about what I'd want in an Axon 9, it'd be everything that the Axon 7 had, with upgraded specs e,g newer DAC, snapdragon 835/845, 18:9 screen. If it was $400, most likely I'd buy it used a few months after it was released. If it was more, I'd be asking for some things like IP 57 (Limited protection against dust ingress/Protected against short periods of immersion in water.) or higher, a bigger battery, and a faster fingerprint sensor. If you had all of those things at $400, I would buy it immediately.
I personally don't care about the camera other than that it's decent, and has OIS for basic photos/video, because I own a DSLR anyways. I don't really have any issue with the amount of RAM or storage, basically the Axon 7 is great, I just want an upgraded one, lol.
Oh, and keep the 3.5mm jack.
It said water resistant vs water proof so I said $200-300. That can easily be done with an included case with port covers.
Having a phone resist water splash from a glass or an accidental drop in the bath, meaning if you are quick you can dry it, is a great feature.
But it don't need to be fully water resistant.
Also, does having this feature means removing another option, like a headphone jack, not sure
I would not go past $500.00. For me, water resistance is not a deal breaker for me but more of an added bonus.
Have to be competitive and unfortunately undercut the competition. Samsungs waterproof devices come at a high price point. under 500, no I can't see it but with a few compromises a little over. and then the better offering with all the bells and whistles.
I agree with you 100%
I hope that speakers don't get a backseat in future Axon phones, namely the Axon 9, whose speakers I expect to sound at least as good as on the 7. That was the main thing that caught me up.
That's just their way of differentiating themselves by offering water resistance. But now it's getting to become the norm for major flagship phones. It's not even a heavily marketed feature much anymore. Samsung and Apple had those big commercials showcasing the feature when their phones first got water resistance.
What could get this feature back on the marketing list is to get lower cost devices to be able to have this feature, then it will be a major talking point again. Curious to see what ZTE does with this poll information and if we start seeing more phones with it at a lower price point.