ZTE Axon 7 vs Huawei P9

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Main
Model
ZTE Axon 7
Price
$399.00
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 530
CAMERA Rear: 20 MP, f/1.8, phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
CAMERA Front: 8 MP, f/2.2, 1080p
CAMERA Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels (~538 ppi pixel density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 3250 mAh battery
BODY Dimensions: 151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
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Model
Huawei P9
Price
$119.99
Advantages
PLATFORM Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 955
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
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launch
Announced
2016, May
Status
Available. Released 2016, June
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Adreno 530
camera
Rear
20 MP, f/1.8, phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
8 MP, f/2.2, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
display
Size
5.5 inches
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (~538 ppi pixel density)
Technology
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 MiFavor UI 4.0
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3250 mAh battery
Stand By
About 360 h
Talk time
About 16 h
body
Dimensions
151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
Weight
175 g (6.17 oz, 0.39 lb)
SIM card
Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Ion Gold, Quartz Grey, Chromium Silver
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A2017G, USA
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A2017G LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900)
Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2016, April
Status
Available. Released 2016, April
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 955
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4
camera
Rear
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica optics, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p
Video
1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Features
1.25 Âµm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
display
Size
5.2 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~423 ppi pixel density)
Technology
IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) - Emotion UI 4.1
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Stand By
—
Talk time
—
body
Dimensions
145 x 70.9 x 7 mm (5.71 x 2.79 x 0.28 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz, 0.32 lb)
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32 GB, 3 GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (EVA-L29)
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC
Yes (EVA-L09 only)
Radio
No
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - EVA-L19 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - EVA-L29
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), B41 - EVA-L19 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 38(2600)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Huawei P9 runs a more powerful processor Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) than the ZTE Axon 7. This is an important difference between these models because powerful processor allows the owner to run a few apps at once.

The Axon 7 has better graphics processor Adreno 530 thanks to which the user will be able to run more number of new games.

The Axon 7 has better back camera specifications which makes the Axon 7 a better buy for those who want to make high quality pictures. The ZTE Axon 7 front camera specifications are better than that of the P9: (8 megapixels and 2.2 aperture versus 8 megapixels and 2.4 aperture). If you like to shoot selfies then you have to note this advantage. The Axon 7 captures videos with a more quality resolution: 4K UHD vs FullHD.

The ZTE Axon 7 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) display resolution with 534 ppi pixel density which is more high than the P9 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution with 423 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a right choice for playing games. The Axon 7 smartphone is easier to use as it has more portable dimensions in comparison to the P9: 151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm versus 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm. The P9 cell phone weight 144g which is 31g lighter than the weight of the ZTE Axon 7.

The ZTE Axon 7 has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3250mah battery which is 250mah bigger compared to the P9 cell. That's mean this phone will work for a longer time without charging.

The Axon 7 has 7 advantages and the P9 only 3 so the Axon 7 will become the best buy. Get the lowest price on Amazon.