ZTE Axon 7 vs Asus ZenFone AR Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm	6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches 158.67 x 77.7 x 8.95 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Frame: Metal
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
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.27% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 73.61% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI	2560x1440px, 512 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	7 (Poor)

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Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$500

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

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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