Phone Comparison - ZTE Axon 7 vs ZTE Blade A520 vs ZTE nubia Z17 mini

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE ZTE ZTE
Announced May 2016 March 2017 April 2017
Status Coming Soon - July 2016 Coming Soon - March 2017 Available - April 2017
Price - - Rs. 19,999 ($245.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Ion Gold, Quartz Grey Gray Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.8 x 75 x 8.7 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
144 x 71 x 8.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.8 x 0.33 in)
146.65 x 72.5 x 7.45 mm
(5.77 x 2.85 x 0.29 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - No Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz & dual-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737 Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653
GPU Adreno 530 Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 510
RAM 4 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 16 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.26% 67.28% 69.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, f/1.8 8 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash Yes LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Auto-Focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, RGB & Monochome sensors, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 16 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3250 mAh 2400 mAh 2950 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -