Review | Review: ZTE Axon 7 – hi-def phone, half the price of an iPhone
With a rich sound from the stereo speakers and a screen to rival the Samsung Edge, the Axon 7 doesn’t compromise on sound or vision and is great value
In the past year the smartphone market has seen a fair share of high-quality devices at the US$400 range (about half that of a new iPhone or Samsung) from Chinese brands such as OnePlus and Xiaomi. But while those phones all pack flagship calibre chips and enough raw power to go toe-to-toe with the big boys, they do compromise in areas such as screen resolution and audio quality. ZTE’s Axon 7, however, does no such thing.
Design and hardware
There are two things that make the Axon 7 stand out over other similarly-priced Chinese phones, and it’s all in the hardware.
First, the Axon 7 has a 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED display, which is the same type of panel found on more expensive phones like the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. All other phones in the Axon 7’s price range have inferior 1080P LCD panels.