Chinese ZTE unveils 'Axon' phone with dual cameras in U.S. market

NEW YORK, July 14 -- Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE unveiled Tuesday its latest offering "Axon" in New York, a Hi- Fi audio phone the company called its "first phone made in the U.S, for the U.S."

The device, a 5.5-inch unlocked phablet for the U.S., boasts of "duel lens," 13-megaixed and 2-megapixed camera on the rear, which would lead to sharper video capture.

The dual-lens system will allow users focus before and after taking a shot.

The features of the phone included low-light and fast-image capture and high-quality audio.

It is available for order direct from ZTE, Amazon, Ebay starting Tuesday, with shipping beginning on July 27.

Lixin Cheng, Chairman and CEO of ZTE USA, said, "We put consumers at the heart of everything we design, build and deliver, and our phones reflect what consumers want, value, and use. ZTE AXON is a product that devotes to meet all of consumers' requirements."

ZTE USA, the fourth largest smartphone manufacturer and the second largest in the non-contract market in the U.S., has more than 20 million customers in the United States.