After less than a year of being carried by T-Mobile, the ZTE Zmax phablet is no more. ZTE didn't pull out of a deal with T-Mobile but it was the mobile carrier who recently suspended its sales. It's not because no one is buying the ZTE phablet but rather people are hacking in to the phone. T-Mobile might have been pissed off at those people trying to fix the phone themselves and looks like they've had it already.
The ZTE Zmax phablet is an Un-carrier exclusive but looks like you will have to look for it somewhere else if you plan on buying one. Why, owners of the Zmax are reportedly hacking the phone, trying to remove the non-removable battery from it. No explanation as to why people are doing it but they could be doing a hard reset because of certain errors.
The back cover of the phone is only clipped on and some people are trying to be smart by using a knife or screw diver to take it off. That's not recommended because the battery cell might be destroyed or worse, people might hurt themselves. T-Mobile complained about the issue and ZTE is still studying how they can prevent owners from touching the batteries.
The ZTE phablet's back cover can be taken off easily. ZTE should have tested this part before release. T-Mobile too shouldn't have approved this in the first place if the problem is identified early on.
VIA: PCMag