ZTE Axon 7 vs. Fairphone 4

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of ZTE Axon 7 and Fairphone 4. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

ZTE Axon 7 vs. Fairphone 4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 162 mm Fairphone 4 has greater height than ZTE Axon 7.
Width 75 mm 75.5 mm Fairphone 4 has greater width than ZTE Axon 7.
Depth 8.7 mm 10.5 mm ZTE Axon 7 is narrower than ZTE Axon 7.
Weight 185 g 225 g ZTE Axon 7 is lighter than ZTE Axon 7.
Body Colour Ion gold Grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP54
SAR Value - 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.3" Fairphone 4 has larger screen size than ZTE Axon 7.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels ZTE Axon 7 has better screen resolution than Fairphone 4.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 538 ppi 410 ppi ZTE Axon 7 has better pixel density than Fairphone 4.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Processor Number - SM7225
Clock Speed 2.15 GHz 2.2 GHz Fairphone 4 has higher clock speed than ZTE Axon 7.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Fairphone 4 has higher processor core quantity than ZTE Axon 7.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Fairphone 4 has more RAM than ZTE Axon 7.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Fairphone 4 has more internal memory than ZTE Axon 7.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better camera resolution than ZTE Axon 7.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.6 Fairphone 4 has better lens aperture than ZTE Axon 7.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - ZTE Axon 7 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 4000 x 3000 (4K UHD)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 48 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.8 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro focus
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better front camera resolution than ZTE Axon 7.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.78"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation, ToF sensor, colour sensor
BATTERY AND CHARGING ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3140 mAh 3905 mAh Fairphone 4 has larger battery capacity than ZTE Axon 7.
Standby Time 360 hours 200 hours ZTE Axon 7 has longer standby time than Fairphone 4.
Talk Time 960 minutes 780 minutes ZTE Axon 7 has longer battery life when making calls than Fairphone 4.
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 960 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 360 hrs
Talk: up to 780 min
Standby: up to 200 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 4 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 11
User Interface Mifavor 4.0 UI -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 29, Band 30, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, n77, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264 XviD, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9
FEATURES ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features - MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS ZTE Axon 7 Fairphone 4
Included Accessories Power adapter -
Compliant Standards - MIL-STD 810G, IP54
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