ZTE Axon 7 vs Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 26, 2016	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$400	$600

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm	6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 162.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Prism Cube black, Prism Cube sliver, Prism Cube blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.27% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.38% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	Super AMOLED Plus, 60Hz
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1x2.3GHz Kryo 475 1x2.2GHz Kryo 475 6x1.8GHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 620
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3250 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
20 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps), DVD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

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	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
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	Date approved: Jun 04, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA716U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.76 W/kg Body: 0.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.11 W/kg	Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg Phablet: 3.93 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 1.24 W/kgBody: 1.53 W/kg

Alternative variants

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

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

International version

Storage expansion	microSDXC
5G Bands	n41, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
Dual SIM	Yes

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