ZTE announces its Designworks-masterminded, monstrously spec'd out AXON 7 flagship phone

Chinese smartphone maker ZTE launched a sleek, U.S.-bound flagship phone – the AXON 7. The latest addition to the series, which features handsets like the AXON Mini (review) and AXON Pro (review) sees ZTE partner up with Designworks to execute an elaborate vision for its look and feel. The design studio, which collaborated with BMW, Mini, Rolls Royce, and other big names from various industries, helped ZTE keep the AXON 7 "pure and simple" – made of aluminum, its body is devoid of sharp edges, thin, and ergonomic.

The phone has its fingerprint sensor positioned on the back because ZTE and Designworks found that users risk dropping their phones when logging in with their thumbs, and added haptic feedback to the recess around the sensor. Moreover, the elegant handset boasts a dual speaker layout that's been accented upon with symmetrical grills on the phone's top and bottom sides. The package is finished off with jewel-like colors – 'Ion Gold' and 'Quartz Gray' – which have been inspired by handmade watches.

Being ZTE's new flagship device, the AXON 7 is spec'd out beyond compromise. Featuring a 5.5-inch, Quad-HD AMOLED screen, the Android 6.0.1-running device is powered by Qualcomm's premium-tier Snapdragon 820 chip, paired with either 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage, or a whopping 6GB of RAM and 128GB of memory. The smartphone is equipped with an USB 3.0 Type-C port for fast data transfer and convenient plugging in and out. It is also among the first devices to support 'Daydream', Google's mobile virtual reality engine.

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