ZTE Axon 7 Specs

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Description

The ZTE 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. Moving to the camera setup, a 20MP main camera with a Samsung ISOCELL sensor and an 8MP front cam will face your photography needs.The rear camera comes with a plethora of extras, including OIS+, EIS+, PDAF, a wide F/1.8 aperture, and a dual-LED flash. It can also record 30FPS videos in up to 4K resolution, along with 720p resolution/240FPS slow motion reels.

Pros

  • High pixel density screen (534 PPI)
I want it 15 users
I have it 12 users
I had it 16 users

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Display

Size: 5.5-inch
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 px, 534 PPI
Technology: AMOLED
Screen-to-body: 73.27 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor: Quad-core, 2150 MHz, Kryo, 64-bit
GPU: Adreno 530
RAM: 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage: 64GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS: Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), ZTE MiFavor UI
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 3250 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging: Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 20 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF)
Specifications: Aperture size: F1.8
Flash: Dual LED
Video recording: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps), 720x480 (DVD)
Features:
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front: 8 MP
Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Dimensions: 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches
(151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm)
Weight: 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials: Back: Aluminum
Biometrics: Fingerprint (touch)
Features: Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light
Keys: Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors: Gold, Gray, Silver

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD): Bands 41(2600+)
3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM: Shared with microSD
SIM type: Nano SIM
HD Voice: Yes
VoLTE: Yes

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features: Music recognition, Custom equalizer, Preset equalizer, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring: Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s): Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.2
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n, ac, dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB: Type-C (reversible), USB 3.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Hearing aid compatible: M3, T4
Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other: NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, (MP3)
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Sep 06, 2016
FCC ID value: SRQ-ZTEA2017U
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.76 W/kg
Body: 0.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.11 W/kg

Buyers information

Price: $ 400

Availability

Officially announced: May 26, 2016
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Alternative variants

ZTE Axon 7
with 128GB storage
Differences from the main variant:
RAM: 6GB
Internal storage: 128GB
Price: $ 500

News

ZTE Axon 7 receives flawed Android 8 Oreo update that must be sideloaded using an SD-card
ZTE Axon 7 owners were receiving beta versions of the Android 8 Oreo update just before the U.S. placed an export ban on the company. Now that the export ban has been lifted, ZTE has disseminated the final version of the update. But this build happen...
, by Alan Friedman, 2
ZTE Axon 7 receives flawed Android 8 Oreo update that must be sideloaded using an SD-card
ZTE Axon 7's Android Oreo update will bring a near-stock UI, improved battery life
ZTE USA today announced that owners of the Axon 7 smartphone can now register to be part of an Android 8 Oreo beta program - in order to test the software update before ZTE can publicly release it. Launched as a flagship phone back in 2016, the ZTE A...
, by Florin Troaca, 7
ZTE Axon 7's Android Oreo update will bring a near-stock UI, improved battery life
ZTE Axon 9 will be the spiritual successor to the Axon 7 flagship
ZTE is expected to unveil a new flagship in the not so distant future, but for some reason, the Chinese company has decided to skip the Axon 8 naming scheme in favor of Axon 9. The only thing that comes to mind is that maybe ZTE wants to have the sam...
, by Cosmin Vasile, 15
ZTE Axon 9 will be the spiritual successor to the Axon 7 flagship
ZTE Axon 7 starts getting Android Oreo beta in the US
ZTE announced back in December that the Axon 7 will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo at some point this year. Although the handset maker did not provide customers with a timeline, previous reports claimed the update may hit the Axon 7 as early as April...
, by Cosmin Vasile, 7
ZTE Axon 7 starts getting Android Oreo beta in the US

User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
10
Camera quality
8.5
Performance
7.5
Display
9.5
Battery life and charging
10
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
9
Just a great phone
Phone owned for less than a year

Couldn't be happier with the phone, especially for the price. Definitely recommend this one to anyone looking for a flagship phone on a budget. And they've announced an update to Nougat is coming. It's great to see a manufacturer continue to support their devices!

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9
The King of Buget phones(kinda)
Phone owned for less than 3 months

Let me tell you, this is a great phone, to me it's one of the best phones realeased this year, I first bought this phone because I needed a replacement for my older phone fast, and this phone came as my second choise falling under the Zenfone 3 deluxe, yet, the price increase made me go NO, so when I had the Axon on my hands I fell in love, but this phone is made for one kind of person in particular, its made for people that like to consume multimedia at the highest quality possible, with its Hi-Fi audio, outside of that, it does everything pretty much the same as any other SD820 phone.
The Build Quality, the phone feels great, yet somehow at the sametime, that it's trying to hard to be premium, its kinda weird, there is nothing bad about its build, only maybe the fact that its kinda slippery.

Reception, I'm not american so I don't know how that goes there, but in my country the reception works great, I've never had a moment when I had less half of it.

Call Quality, Again, great, I never had any issue with it, and I asked someone to tell me, where could I be by the outside noise, they said I was at home or at a quiet place, yet I was out on the streets, so I think that noise cancelling is quite good if not great.

Internet, Never had an issue yet, it's fast an responsive

Multimedia, Again this is where the phone shines, given to it's whole enfasis on the
Audio experience with its Dual Speakers, HiFi audio output and input(recording)

Camera, the cameras are good, doing a small test on it I found that it's kinda on par with the iPhone6 camera, so expect a good camera, but not the best, besides that, the cameras are both protected by glass, the rear being protected with sapphire glass apparently.

UI Speed, at first the UI wasn't the best it felt like it was kinda ¨skipping some frames¨ kinda, but after one update, the phone felt incredibly smooth, sure I have issues with the UI it self, like it's god awful 640 DPI, the experience is kinda stock, but not quite there yet, its not bad, but it's not great, it's kinda just, there.

Everyday Usage, The phone has not let me down yet, at any moment, so as far as the day of writing the phone is still rocking good with a heavy to average usage.

Text Input, I mean, it has it, there is not much to argue about that.

Display, The display is great, better than the OnePlus3, and is QHD also, so thats nice, yet, it's not as good as the ¨Super AMOLED¨ I don't know what is it, but the Galaxy S7 looks better, but barely.

Battery, The battery is great, again as I said, it lasts a good day with mixed to heavy usage, playing music pretty much around 6 to 8 hours straigt, and around 1 hour of gaming, along with the usual social networking, and search one might do.

OVERALL, The Phone is great, and for 400$ I think is one of the best experiences one might get, the phone gave me a 140000 average out of 5 runs on Antutu, the Audio experience is probably the best, and a crushing factor for me, SD Card Slot!

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