ZTE Axon 7 Mini vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$300	$399

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 147.5 x 71 x 7.8 mm	5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.40 oz / 153.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.02% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	OLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 617 8952	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 405	Adreno 615
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2705 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 48min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 01, 2016 FCC ID value: SRQ-ZTEB2017G	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.91 W/kg Body: 0.12 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.23 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.12 W/kg	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71

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