ZTE Axon M vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Star Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 17, 2017
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 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
8.11 oz / 230.0 g	6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.98% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 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)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3180 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
20 MP (Doubles as a front camera, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 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	1080p (30 fps)
Front
	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 29, 30, 66	2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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	Date approved: May 10, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737T
Measured SAR
Head: 0.68 W/kg Body: 0.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg	Head: 1.36 W/kg Body: 1.01 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.11 W/kg Phablet: 3.60 W/kg

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