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ZTE Axon 7
Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6616 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A2017G, USA
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D6653
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D6603 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - A2017G
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - D6643 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 41 - USA
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - D6653
  2, 4, 12 - D6616
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 03. Released 2014, November 06 2016, May. Released 2016, June
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) 151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~72.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), MiFavor 5.2
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 530
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF 20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.6", 1.1µm, PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP, f/2.8 8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with Dolby Atmos stereo speakers (2 dedicated amplifiers)
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  32-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.2, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3100 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3250 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC2 (Japan) 18W wired, QC3
Stand-by Up to 890 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G) Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 130 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green, Purple Ion Gold, Quartz Grey, Chromium Silver
SAR 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.44 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.62 W/kg (head)     0.65 W/kg (body)    
Models D6603, D6653, D6616, D6643, SO-01G, SOL26, D6646 A2017G, A2017U, A2017, A2017X
Price About 180 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 12637 Basemark OS II 2.0: 2346
Basemark X: 32243
Display Contrast ratio: 1333:1 (nominal), 2.618 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB Voice 66dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 84dB
Audio quality Noise -86.4dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 85h Endurance rating 70h

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