Vodafone Smart X9 vs ZTE Axon 7 Comparison and Differences

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Vodafone Smart X9

Vodafone Smart X9

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ZTE Axon 7

ZTE Axon 7

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Vodafone Smart X9 or ZTE Axon 7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Vodafone Smart X9 ZTE Axon 7
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Release date 2018, December 2016, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148.2 x 71.3 x 8 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.81 in 151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.95 in
Weight 153 g | 5.4 oz 175 g | 6.17 oz
Body Build Aluminum body
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Colors Black Ion Gold, Quartz Grey, Chromium Silver
Battery 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3250 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 360 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5.5" in
Screen area 82.7 cm2 82.2 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 78.2% 72.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 427 PPI 538 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, AF
-5 MP, depth sensor
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.6'', 1.1µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP 8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat); MiFavor 4.2
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 326
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 670
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 552
GeekBench 5 Single Core 318
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 803
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1639
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3869
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6911
GeekBench 4 Battery 1674

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600 
LTE 700/900/1800/2100/2600
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A2017G, USA
-4G - 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), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 41(2500) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/192kHz audio
-Dolby Atmos audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Also known as ZTE Axon 2 Available in China with 128 GB storage and 6 GB RAM

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