Applications Filed for More Than 50 Patents for Axon Smartphone, ZTE Says

ZTE applied for more than 50 new “core patents” for its “global flagship” Axon smartphone, it said in a Thursday announcement. “Axon is ZTE’s first global flagship smartphone series, and is our key to becoming a top smartphone vendor in our focus markets across the globe.” Patents it applied for cover the Axon’s audio, camera, antenna, security and touch technologies, it said. The U.S. version of the smartphone, the ZTE Axon Pro, launched last month at just under $450.