ZTE Axon 7 packs high-end specs, all-metal design for $450

The Chinese smartphone market is getting increasingly competitive with aggressively priced devices featuring high end specs and looks. Today ZTE announced th

e Axon 7, the successor to last year's Axon flagship, and keeping with the trend it packs and impressive array of hardware in a nice package and pairs it with a wallet friendly price.

In terms of design, ZTE has gone with a unibody metal chassis with slightly curved edges and a slimmer profile than last year’s model. The overall look is reminiscent of HTC’s One series, down to the rear antenna bands and stereo front-facing speakers. There's also a fingerprint sensor on the phone's back and a USB Type-C port for data transfer and charging.

The Axon 7 is equipped with an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter and a 20-megapixel camera in the rear that can record 4K video. The latter also features optical image stabilization and a F/1.8 lens for solid low-light performance.

There’s a 3,250mAh battery inside with Qualcomm's QuickCharge 3.0 support for 50% charge in 30 minutes of charging or a full charge in 100 minutes.

The device is launching with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box with a promised update to Android N when it’s made available later this year. Android Authority had some hands on time with the Axon 7 and says it mostly keeps a stock-like user interface with Google’s Material Design elements intact.

The Axon 7 is launching today in China and ZTE says the new phone will arrive in the US in the coming weeks priced around $450.

Source: techspot