Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z4 vs ZTE Nubia Z9 vs ZTE Axon 7

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony ZTE ZTE
Announced Expected Announcement - Q1 2015 May 2015 May 2016
Status Rumored - Q2 2015 Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - July 2016
Price Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,490 ($110.15) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Black, White, Gold Ion Gold, Quartz Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 147.4 x 68.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.8 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
151.8 x 75 x 8.7 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 192 g (6.77 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/13/17/20)
LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/17/20)
LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes - Fingerprint sensor (Exclusive edition only) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor , Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Dual-core 2.15 GHz & dual-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Adreno 430 Adreno 430 Adreno 530
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 73.92% 73.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels 20 MP, f/1.8
Flash LED flash LED Flash Yes
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Auto-Focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Exclusive & Elite editions; 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2930 mAh 2900 mAh 3250 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -