ZTE Axon M vs LG G7 ThinQ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 17, 2017	May 02, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$725

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.82 x 0.48 inches 150.8 x 71.6 x 12.1 mm	6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
8.11 oz / 230.0 g	5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Platinum gray, Aurora black, Moroccan blue, Raspberry rose

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.98% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.97% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, HDR, 1000 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional display
5.2 inches, 1920 x1080 px, IPS LCD, Colors: 16 777 216, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch: Yes

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
8 (Poor)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB (14 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3180 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
20 MP (Doubles as a front camera, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm	16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 30 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, 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 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

LTE Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 29, 30, 66	2, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	46
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 09, 2017 FCC ID value: SRQ-Z999
Measured SAR
Head: 0.68 W/kg Body: 0.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

for Verizon Wireless

LTE Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	46
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: May 02, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFG710VM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.22 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.21 W/kg Phablet: 3.97 W/kg

for Sprint

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	40, 41

for U.S. Cellular

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

for T-Mobile

OS	Android (10)
LTE Bands	1, 3, 7, 13, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3
FCC approval	Date approved: May 09, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFG710TM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 1.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg Phablet: 3.96 W/kg

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