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[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] RobboW:
Just tried it for watching a movie. Those front firing speakers make a huge difference! I'll be travelling for work semi regularly so this is important to me now.

I have to try the dual sim + sd hack next :)

Edit:

Gotta say, this phone was awesome value! Still enjoying it. Overall it just works and I'm very happy so far.

If I were to nit pick about things, a bigger battery would be better. Coming from Mate 7, I'm used to 4100MAh of range.

The Dolby Atmos app is pretty crap. I use ViPER4Android in the Mate 7 and I am missing the fine controls. The Atmos app is quite hit and miss with adjustment and no indication of any frequencies but I'll get over it. Once I have it how I want, I won't be playing with it. Fine tune in Poweramp instead.

The power app is probably an issue for many owners but being used to the Mate 7 which has the same sort of thing, I know the pitfalls.

I was concerned the camera could be an issue from reading on this forum but so far it works fine for my needs. I installed snap camera HD and that works well for specific uses at work. I install it in any of my phones. Best overall camera app I've found.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] MrStark007:
I am planning to buy this as a r refurbished phone. Will it be a good idea, especially in this late 2017 ?

(One of the reasons for buying this one is because of its custom rom developments and SD 820)
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] RobboW:
It's very good but mine is stock, trying not to mod this phone. I want life simple now and Nougat is pretty good.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] ++chris++:
As a great toy to successfully play around with...Yes

As a great multimedia device, stockbased...Yes

As a phone for extremly samsung-focussed guys...No

I like it....98% stock
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] bbrooks182:
I've had mine for about a month. Originally had a Galaxy S5, then went on to an Honor 5x which I ran a custom ROM. In December I bought an Alcatel Idol 4s, which has basically the same specs as the Axon 7 - Qualcomm 820, front speakers, rear fingerprint sensor, AMOLED display. I tried to like it but the lack of apps really frustrated me. Also the fingerprint sensor didn't work very well, only about 40% of the time would it recognize my fingerprint on the first try. The Axon 7 is thee best phone I've had and I'm really enjoying it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] me.addy999:
I guess I cant complain,as i got the new A2017G Dark Grey @ 259$ from Souq couple months back.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Skv012a:
Nice! Had I not been in a rush when I got mine, and thus brand new, used prices even last summer would've made this acquisition absolutely spectacular.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] DK666X:
My first ZTE

My first ZTE and I still have it. Awesome speakers ;)

I use a ZTE AXON 10 Pro now.

ZTE AXONs are great :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Azra4:
I use my Axon 7 as a second phone now. I find it to be incredibly durable, in fact indestructible. How would you compare the build quality of the Axon 7 vs 10 Pro?
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the ZTE Axon 7 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the ZTE Axon 7. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] ewingr:
Interestingly quiet on this thread...
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] yamils:
well... there isn't too much activity right now... but I think we all have our hopes that it will get better when/if ZTE step up.

I'm ok with the ZAD Mix ROM, root and the debloated ROM already available.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] tabletalker7:
They are getting the finishing touches on CM 13 - everyone knows how it works by now. Once CM 13 gets going the rom scene EXPLODES! Give them a chance to get that going first
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] tennear:
What [MENTION=7065364]tabletalker7[/MENTION] said. Plus I will be making some cool new flashing tools soon.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Would you say that the ZTE Axon 7 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the ZTE Axon 7 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] tele_jas:
One of the snappiest phones I've used. On par, or better than the Nexus 6p.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] pringlet:
The 820 chipset seems like a decent boost coming from the 801
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Gryphticon:
Does not lag at all
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] mcanic:
I do experience lag. It's not as snappy as I would expect. https://community.zteusa.com/thread/12239
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] pklee:
I recently returned my Note 7 with all bloat disabled I could manage to get lag and skipped frames every few seconds... the Axon 7 is much faster, with almost zero lag during everyday use.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] MrWilsonxD:
I've had it a little over 36 hours.. This thing is blazing fast AND more importantly, SMOOTH. Transitions don't feel like knee jerk reactions.. When you press the home button or recent button to me it feels like the phone said "I was already beginning to do that."

I was previously using a note 4 (Samsung, it's funny how I have to clarify this as there are several other note devices from other oems now!) And this axon 7 runs laps around my note 4 regardless if my phone was on touchwiz rom, stock, rooted, overclocked, custom Rom, aosp Rom... Still axon 7 smoking my note 4..
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] 0gati:
Best thing about the phone for me is that I can put it through some heavy usage without it becoming a mini furnace in my hand. Coming from a Oneplus One and Nexus 6p which both had issues where once the phone got hot it seemed to slow down a lot, the Axon 7 hasn't had this issue. Not sure if it'll suffer the same if it does get hot but so far I haven't had any slowdowns due to excessive heat.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] strifej:
I notice on my phone that it thermal throttles a lot. Unless it's cool at around 30 degrees or cooler, it won't hit 2.15 ghz and will generally top around 1.5 on the high speed cores. My antutu scores range from 70k to 140k.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] whips:
Coming from a LG G4 H812, this phone is pure unadulterated butter! Android doesn't get any smoother than this. Absolutely no complains about overall performance.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] ekerbuddyeker:
How does it compare to the n7.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Diplodocus123:
Compared to my previous phone with a Snapdragon 801...the Axon is a rocket.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] LifeSupportZ:
device speed is fantastic, performance is been off the charts .
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] salihss:
I used to have an Honor 8. Compared to Honor 8 it is a little bit slower

However I haven`t seen any phone as fast as Honor 8
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] RobboW:
Been enjoying mine. It's fast at anything device based. Once you go online the network can make it lag but no phone can help that. I'd like to have a play with an SD835 or Kirin 970 device but suspect I wouldn't feel so much benefit compared to coming from my Mate 7 and Find 7 up to the Axon 7.

Interested to see what ZTE bring to the market with the replacement of the 7.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
OMG! Kim K posted another selfie with tons of cleavage! Rate this thread to express how quickly apps launch on the ZTE Axon 7. A higher rating indicates that even the most intensive apps launch quickly and without hesitation, even if they are no longer in RAM.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] tele_jas:
Almost instantly, this is where it excels!
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the ZTE Axon 7 performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the ZTE Axon 7 keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] MrWilsonxD:
I LOVE the RAM management on this phone. I opened google maps and used navigation around 10:00, listened to music, went and watched a 3 hour movie, then put about 10 more apps in memory. (Gmail, Ebay, Play Store, Textra, BlackPlayerEx, BlackPlayer, tugaBrowser, ebay, swype, and xda labs) I looked in my recents to go between apps at 19:00 and was SHOCKED that when I pressed on maps and it resumed EXACTLY where I left it. I went through all the other apps and not a single one redrew itself. I was blown away! I am truly impressed by the ram management coming from Samsung crapwiz.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the ZTE Axon 7 under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] tele_jas:
I have not encountered any scrolling stutters at all. Very smooth.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Yaya444:
I have slight choppiness in all browsers some worse than others. That's with no other apps opened in the background. I must be the only one.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Rigby J:
8.5
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Yaya444:
If I may ask, what version do you have?

Btw, I have the U.S variant.

---------- Post added at 02:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:23 PM ----------

10 would be a perfect device without any choppiness. So 8.5 is with a little choppiness or slight hesitation?

May I also ask what version you have?

Maybe this problem I'm having is only effecting the

U.S version.

Thanks.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] tele_jas:
I also have the USA version
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Yaya444:
OK thanks.

I also noticed a little skip while scrolling in aida64.

Tried turning off smart power thinking it may affect the performance but no luck.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] 0gati:
Seems pretty smooth to me. I wonder how much of that is the phone and how much is the limitations of ZTE's ROM. Kinda hard to compare it to something like the Nexus 6P that is running a perfect blend of software for the hardware. I did notice the Nexus 6P (nougat) might have been ever so slightly smoother but this might have just been the nice animations.

The AMOLED display might be throwing some people off though. If you are displaying a pure black background with colored text (reddit apps) the AMOLED display will turn off pixels it detects as pure black. This can make the image look flickery or stuttery if you're scrolling through text. You get use to it but at first it can look like there's something wrong. If you don't like it you can always switch to a dark background instead of a black one at the expense of saved battery power.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Yaya444:
After using a nexus 6p with Qualcomm 810 and the ZTE axon 7 with 820, It's my strong opinion that it's a Qualcomm problem with these two socs. The exonos 8890 in the s7 and 7s edge is a 100% smooth with all browsers. Apps open faster and games are smoother. Perhaps Samsung optimized

The exonos for TouchWiz. However I have a tab s

That has a exonos 5 octacore and is very sluggish,

Probably due to being underpowered for that qhd screen.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] xxBrun0xx:
That's interesting, I have no experience with modern exynos phones, but the 820 does absolutely everything buttery smooth unless the phone is charging (heats up and throttles)
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] dosada:
Hello,

is there anywhere a WM6 upgrade for the vodafone Treo 750v available? I have tried the Treo750_2_23_ROW_EN_DesktopUpdate but i get the wrong device error.

TIA
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] groot:
i wanna also upgrade my TREO 750 brand 3, with official WM6 upgrade.

I have SuperCID TyTN, there are superCID for TREO?

thanks.
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] startngate:
Try here:

http://kb.palm.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEB...0000000773486680,K=9706,Sxi=11,Case=obj(2031))
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the ZTE Axon 7 stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] tele_jas:
I have not noticed any excessive heat. Probably the coolest of all my past phones.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] 0gati:
Agree it has been the coolest phone I have owned. The other phones I have owned have both got very hot which has made the phones very slow (CPU throttling?). The Axon 7 has stayed quite cool to the touch even when using things like GPS and camera.

Nexus 6p (toaster)

Oneplus One (hot)

HTC M7 (hot)

iPhone 5s (mild)

Axon 7 (cool)
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Wynsent:
Warm/Hot

Got my Axon 7 today been using it for a few hours was warm throughout my usage, gave it a charge and was really warm/hot. Battery life wasn't all that great either, people are getting 5-6 SOT with a full charge, it came with 85% out of the box and used it for around 2~2.5 hours and it was down to 20% with brightness below 50% wasn't impressed. I'm hoping it'll get better with more use :D as this phone is pretty great
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] razorsbk:
If you play all day of course you wont get 6 hrs of SoT.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] DrakenFX:
Yup and Yup....

Comparing the Axon 7 to previous devices, A7 win by a long shot.

I play PSP Games (this is hard on CPU+GPU) and doesn't transform into a toaster.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] jlomein:
I've gotten 6.5 hours of screen on time, but this is with conservative use: web browsing/video watching with extremely low brightness settings.

When playing Star Wars KOTOR, I've only gotten ~3.5 hours of play time. Brightness heavily affects the drain speed.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Flaîm:
it gets barely warm enough to notice it working at all.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] trasheris:
Got hot in pocket while doing nothing, GSam showed 38-40 celsius. Started today, exactly after 1 week when I got it. While using it it gets warm a little, but nothing serious compared to my old phones.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Aj-jss:
Axon 7 Battery Temperature

Hi guys my Axon 7 is running the latest update (7.1.1) and my battery's temperature is 29°c when idling and the room's temperature is also 29°c, but when I start using social media apps like Instagram and Snapchat ,it gets around 37° and if I use Chrome for web surfing it gets around 40°c, so is this normal for Axon 7? And also if I use so heavy multitasking like downloading over mobile data, watch online videos , two sims both activated , and ten other apps open at the same time but no games , the temperature sometimes goes up to 45°c. What is your Axon 7's battery temperature in different situations?please also mention the room temperature that you're in. ( to see the temperature go to settings/ power manager/ battery cooling)
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Boutchoo:
With Gsam Battery, it says 43 celcius when charging or reddit/games...

It was under 35c a few weeks ago
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] ++chris++:
It is normal for many phones.

And the temp alert settings of the axon7 are very useful as I sit in sunlight very often and most times forget about phone temperature
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] WasabiDroid:
My Axon 7 heats up fast when I used aze

The battery monitor reports overheat warning after 20 minutes of using the GPS app called Waze. The temp would reach 46°C easily. I don't get this issue when I use the Google Map.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] PhotonTorpedo:
I have seen temperatures in excess of 50C when in direct sunlight in my hot car while using GPS (no A/C in my car). :eek:

Playing Hearthstone in my warm room can exceed 40C, which is where I have the warning set to.

I hope I'm not slowly killing the device or battery...
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] admicos:
My A2017G gets a little hot (but definitely usable) when charging. Unplug it and it'll cool down pretty quickly.

But then that might be because I keep the phone on all the time (got an always-on screen app running just for screen-off OK Google)
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] cirnocirno:
This phone doesn't get hot. You guys don't know what's hot until you have used a Xperia M4 Aqua :)

My Xperia M4 Aqua could reach temps of steady 82C while gaming and 74C while watching Youtube :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] RobboW:
I've been getting issues using mine as a GPS with here maps. Battery heat warnings and yes, it felt hot, not to mention the app is causing navigation problems a lot.

Installed TomTom, see if it works better. It has some better UI and settings already.

If it doesn't run cooler I might buy a dedicated GPS but really don't want another device in the car.....
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] cirnocirno:
That's really weird, my phone never gets hot while using GPS and driving. Are you sure you're not putting the phone in direct sunlight?
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] RobboW:
Yeah, of course it had sun on it. You need it able to access GPS signal reliably for good navigation.

It was in a screen mount. I was using it heaps today on TomTom app with much more success and less heat. Seems there's something not right with Here Maps.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] cirnocirno:
You don't need the sunlight directed onto the device.

I got a mount on my with a shieldscreen to protect it from sunlight so it won't get cooked. I am guessing you're enjoying a cooked phone while driving :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the ZTE Axon 7's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] nutzuTo:
Low-light is horrible picture

Second is made with s7 edge
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] tele_jas:
Disappointed here, but I knew this was an issue going in. Not as bad as some phones I've had though, but should be better.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] jon199021:
I wonder what the chances are that this can be fixed with software updates... as everyone says, the low-light pics are the only real camera problem
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] mjoshi123:
question are you doing full auto or using manual mode to capture this low light pics ? Have you tried other apps to see if it makes it any better low light pics ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] kostasgrpanatha:
After some testing, i found that the lens is capable for decent low light shots if you use the manual mode...unfortunately seems that the auto mode has some problems..also i found that is better to take shots in 12mp mode instead of 20mp (even if you resize the 20mp to 12mp)...i attach some 100% crops from 12mp photos..the pillow shot is really low light and the moon shot is with zoom. Of course with minimum Photoshop work the photos can be really good for smartphone.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] max1001:
They should had stick with a smaller MP.

The reason low light sucks because the sensor size is too small for 20 MP.

There's a reason all Nexus 6P/5X and Samsung went to smaller MP to achieve better low light camera.

The opposite is true for iPhone. 6s takes worse low light picture than 6 because they went to higher MP without increasing sensor size.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] 0gati:
Lowlight pic I snapped. Tried to expose for general scene which ended up blowing out the highlights on the sign (unrecoverable jpg). If you shoot with a steady hand and drop the shutter speed in favor of a lower iso it doesn't end up too mushy.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] baymon:
My first lowlights pic with this phone. ISO 100 3.5 sec. Super soft corners, I didn't expect it to be sharp but boy this lens module is soft.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] producingyou:
I've also found low-light is a lot better with manual mode, but sometimes we don't always have time to adjust. This brings hope for better software updates, however even when you go manual there's a decent amount of noise. Not sure the way around that but you do get brighter pictures.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] ekerbuddyeker:
What about using a different camera app?
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] lfsbtfl:
Try snap camera. People seemed to be pretty happy with this app.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Galaxo60:
I'm posting some pictures because it seems this part of the forum is kind of dead.

Taken with A2017G, I find them pretty decent and overall they are better that what I expected. If you don't need the absolute best camera among smartphones, this is the device to get.

:)

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[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] wuziq:
were those taken with the stock camera in auto mode?
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Galaxo60:
1 and 3 with the "Night Mode", the other 3 were on auto. All with the stock camera, the optical stabilization helps a lot in low light conditions.

:D
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] mitchelln:
The low light performance seems better to me than I was expecting from the reviews. I got mine yesterday and it had an update waiting as soon as I turned it on. Perhaps the newer build has better camera software? Let's face it, low light performance is mainly software these days. Probably with expensive licensing attached.

My build is A2017GV1.0.0B08.
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Galaxo60:
Exactly the same phone and same version.

As I have seen, ZTE has improved a lot the camera on this device, because from all the reviews I saw that were made last year, I was just disappointed and wondering if I should get this one or not. It seems ZTE is focusing a lot in camera performance and it's improving everything with the updates, and I'm pretty much happy with how their acting with the Axon 7.

:)
[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] Galaxo60:
More pictures on auto mode with stock camera:

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[ZTE Axon 7 Real Life Review] CampfireVibés:
please take more after the nougat update which will be released this week :)

could you please shoot these after the update: one indoor during the day and night, 1 out door during the day and night, and one selfie during the day and night :) it would finalize my purchasing decision on this phone as im a youtuber and need a good camera :) with great battery life & audio recording which this phone almost has rn :D