ZTE Axon 7 vs Sony Xperia 5 II Specs Comparison

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ZTE Axon 7	Sony Xperia 5 II
Released · May 26, 2016	Released · Oct 12, 2020
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px	6.1-inch · 2520x1080px
Single camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	8GB · 128GB
3250 mAh	4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm	6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches 158 x 68 x 8 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g)	5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Blue, Grey

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
73.27 %	80.82 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 650
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), ZTE MiFavor UI	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
3250 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 5min

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

9h 8min

Gaming

5h 43min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
20 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps), 720x480 (DVD) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA
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)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 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
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: Apr 19, 2021 FCC ID value: PY7-50241N
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: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.21 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.72 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 400	$ 950

Availability

Officially announced
May 26, 2016	Sep 17, 2020
Expected Announcement
	Yes

Alternative variants


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 500

Links

Full specifications
ZTE Axon 7 Specs	Sony Xperia 5 II Specs
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