ZTE Blade Max 3 vs ZTE Axon M Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 25, 2017	Oct 17, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$725

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.31 x 0.35 inches 164.8 x 84.1 x 8.9 mm	5.94 x 2.82 x 0.48 inches 150.8 x 71.6 x 12.1 mm
Weight
6.34 oz / 180.0 g	8.11 oz / 230.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Black

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 71.61% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 68.98% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 367 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	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
Untested	8 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 530
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3180 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	20 MP (Doubles as a front camera, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
13 MP
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25	2, 4, 5, 12, 29, 30, 66
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 16, 2017 FCC ID value: SRQ-Z986DL	Date approved: Oct 09, 2017 FCC ID value: SRQ-Z999
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.34 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.14 W/kg	Head: 0.68 W/kg Body: 0.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg

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