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Back in 2020, China's ZTE tried to wave goodbye to notches and punch-holes with the first under-display selfiecam in the Axon 20 5G smartphone. Now a much-improved third generation of the technology has debuted in a flagship Ultra model.

It could soon be time to say goodbye to the notch for good. ZTE has announced the Axon 20 5G smartphone, set to be the first to market with an in-screen camera that's able to snap photos from underneath the phone's display.

Is this the future of smartphones? So far the biggest innovations we've seen in mobile this year have been bigger screens and smaller bezels, but Chinese manufacturer ZTE has raised the bar with its Axon M, the first foldable handset with a dual display, suggesting a host of potential uses.

If price is the only thing that's kept you from buying a smartwatch, Chinese smartphone-maker ZTE will soon have a new budget – and cellular-connected – option in the US, dubbed the Quartz.

ZTE is one of several Chinese manufacturers breaking into the US market with affordable smartphones and their share of bells and whistles. At CES, we checked out its Blade V8 Pro, an affordable phablet rocking a dual rear camera with a couple of tricks up its sleeve.

ZTE isn't nearly as big a name in the US as Samsung or Apple, but that's something the company is trying to change with the Axon. Unlike many of ZTE's previous handsets, the new device has the premium design and specs you'd expect from a flagship.

In the last few years, we've seen smartphone bezels get smaller and smaller. ZTE's latest, the Nubia Z9, is continuing that trend – with a virtually borderless (on the sides) design. Today we learned that the handset is coming to the US later this year.

As smartphone have became repositories for more and more personal information, security in the form of passcodes, squiggles, voice and fingerprints has become standard. Now eye scans have been added to the list in ZTE's flagship Grand S3 smartphone.

In the world of smartphones, we typically shine our spotlight the brightest on the latest high-end flagships. But ZTE just announced an interesting mid-ranged device with some potentially standout features.

The Spyro 2 is versatile, compact multi-function smart projector from ZTE. Running on Google’s Android OS, it offers both mobile hotspot and portable projector functionality in a compact, aesthetically-pleasing package.

Chinese manufacturer ZTE is relatively unknown in the US, but offers some of the most competitive low cost smartphones out there. The company had announced three new smartphones, offering solid performance at great prices. It also shed light on why there are no plans to ship the devices to the US.

China's ZTE is the world's fourth-largest smartphone maker, although it retains a low profile in North America, much of Europe and other big markets. That could change very soon as the company rolls out a few big new phones in the coming months.