The ZTE Axon 7 was a bargain when it launched in 2016, offering near-flagship specs in a $400 package. But right now you can pick up the phone for $330, making it about half the price of a current flagship. With 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, the phone […]
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ZTE releases Android 7.1.1 for the Axon 7
If you want an Android smartphone that gets the latest versions of Google’s operating system as soon as they’re available, you typically have to get a Nexus or Pixel. Most other phone makers take their time releasing Android updates… if they do it at all. Three months after Google released Android 7.1.1 for Pixel and […]
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ZTE Axon 7 receives Android N update, becomes cheapest Daydream-ready smartphone
The ZTE Axon 7 smartphone features a 5.5 inch QHD AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. And it sells for $400 (or less), making it pretty affordable for a phone with those specs. When ZTE first unveiled the Axon 7, the company said it had one other special […]
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Half a dozen Android phones support Google’s Daydream VR platform
When Google launched its Daydream virtual reality platform for Android phones, the only smartphone that officially supported the feature was the Google Pixel (and Pixel XL, if you want to call that two phones instead of one). Now there are about half a dozen Daydream-ready phones, although not all of them are available for purchase […]
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ZTE launches Axon 7 with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, Force Touch display
ZTE’s Axon 7 smartphone offers a pretty nice balance of high-end specs and mid-range price, as a $400 phone with a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Not good enough? Now ZTE is adding a new limited edition version of the Axon […]
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ZTE offers official bootloader unlock for Axon 7, Axon Pro smartphones
The ZTE Axon line of smartphones offer high-end specs at upper mid-range prices: the new ZTE Axon 7 smartphone sells for $400, and you can pick up last year’s Axon Pro for $350. But what if you want a bit more control over your phone than ZTE gives you out of the box? Now the […]
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ZTE Axon 7 up for pre-order for $400
ZTE’s Axon 7 smartphone has the kind of specs you’d expect from a $600 smartphone, but it has a much lower price. First announced in May, the ZTE Axon 7 is available for pre-order today for $400. I won’t go so far as to say that it’s a top-tier phone with a mid-range price. But that […]
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ZTE introduces Axon 7 smartphone with Snapdragon 820, Google Daydream support
ZTE is updating its flagship Axon line of smartphones with the ZTE Axon 7. It certainly has the kind of features you’d expect from a 2016 flagship: it has a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. There’s also a higher priced […]