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Asus ZenFone AR vs ZTE Axon 7 Specs Comparison

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6.5
Asus ZenFone AR
ZTE Axon 7
Asus ZenFone AR ZTE Axon 7
Released · Aug 03, 2017
Released · May 26, 2016
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
Single camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3250 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2017 May 26, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$400

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches
158.67 x 77.7 x 8.95 mm 		5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g 6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.61% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 73.27% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 512 PPI 2560x1440px, 534 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
7 (Poor) Untested
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo 		Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 530
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3250 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
23 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm 		20 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps), DVD
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, Flash, HDR) 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Music recognition, Custom equalizer, Preset equalizer, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
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

Alternative variants

International version
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 3, 2, 1
Memory 6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP) $500
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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