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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nuklid:
Now I was able to test the a7 for few days I think I'll send it back to Amazon. My experience in comparison to the cheap price homtom ht7. It is a nice phone but for my main using points it really bad.

- 4g speed test on the same position side by side ht3 20mbps and a7 12mbps.

- call quality. Withe the HTC I never have had that someone didn't understand me or tell me that I sound like I'm in a big empty hall.

- low light picture are as bad as on my ht3 which is really not a photo phone.

- battery drain bit better then on ht3 but not as I expected.

HT3 pro 60€

Axon 7 480€ with taxes

Over all I'm disappointed

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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
I'm having the opposite experience with both gold and gray version.

Only think that bothers me is the mediocre low light pictures quality and that would prefer the capacitive button to being backlight but not deal breaker to me.

As for the low light camera quality struggling don't forget that majority of Chinese manufacturers having the same issue.(mediacore low light performance)

They are simple not capable of image processing technology and not having the experience that Korean manufacturers having in that segment(Samsung,LG).

It's known issue on Chinese manufacturers(Xiaomi,Meizu,Oppo,Oneplus all having the same weaknesses)

No signal issue,no wifi issue(I'm having even stronger wifi signal than my s7 edge tested in many public spot(airport,metro subway,cafe and friends home)

Battery life is in very good level for his category on par with s7 flat(behind 7 edge of course witch is the king in 5.5 inches smartphone category) the battery drain at night is the same as my Samsung losing 1-3% per night(absolutely normal)

Other issues is just software that would be resolve in next update(bell notification would become optional,add dynamic lock screen,further improvements(camera,sound quality)

Over 10 days I'm having and I'm very pleased generally.

Sent from my iPad Air 2
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
I am having the same experience as [MENTION=7619677]paatha13[/MENTION] exactly. Only issue is the low light pictures taken by the camera but as he says it is a known problem.

I am also very pleased generally.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fab49ers:
Can you please confirm your model number and version, firmware version and purchase date/seller.

To be honest, I'm holding on the purchase due to the mixed feedbacks I read.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Here you are both phone.

Both purchased via Amazon de.

Sent from my iPad Air 2
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Midnyte:
I agree with [MENTION=7619677]paatha13[/MENTION] and [MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] I really love mine and havent had any issues with signal for Wifi or 4G, cant say the camera issue bothers me much but then i dont take lots of photos in low light, and the sound for me is brilliant although you do need to turn Dolby off for headphones cos its to quiet, battery life is brilliant and the fast charge a god send :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Keiler90:
I think many of us are happy with our phones. But the users with problems are "louder"..

I also agree with the three users above me. Nearly perfect phone.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Midnyte:
yeah i guess your right ....
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kodrnusa:
I'm in love with this phone. Battery is top notch, screen is awesome, sound is out of this world, reception great for me here in Slovenia.

Just some software isues which I hope will be solved.

My problems:

When I talk to someone on the phone, after a few seconds the screen comes on and I start pushing apps and pull down notification bar with my face and ear... I think that proximity sensor is not working as it should (software bug maybe?). Fingerprint sensor also wakes the screen when you talk to someone,! That sholdn9t happen, the proximity sensor should disable it! Does anybody else has this problem?

Double tap to wake doesn't work after 1 or 2 minutes of inactivity (deep sleep). I have to use fingerprint or hradware button to wake it up.

Cammera in low light should be improved.

Why doesn't the europe version have MyVoice? Majbe [MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] can ask for theese problems at his contact??

I have already sent an e-mail on Zte ( rinkin93's e-mail) about this problems, hope they fix everything untill next update.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fab49ers:
I do totally agree with you, an happy customer generally isn't going to as much noise as an unsatisfied one.

My other great worry is about my SIM card that's a Three UK, and I read it seems there's an issue with it at the moment. Unfortunately I'm on a contract, and I have no chance to change it soon.

Thank you very much for your feedback anyway.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] blair287:
Depends on which network your on, for vodafone i cant see a difference between axon 7 and note 5 apart from really random bar jumps on axon but both phones about -104db. But Three on the other hand is unusable -110db on 3g compared to note 5 -83db and 4 g doesn't work on axon 7 and only way to get it to work is by leaving the phone still and not touching it then when it does connect its half the speed of the note 5 connected via 4g. now if your on a network like vodafone the phone would seem fine but on 3 three there is lots of signal drop outs, webpages hanging etc.

Now as Three is the only provider of unlimited internet im at a loss whether to leave three to keep the otherwise awesome phone or ditch the phone for a one plus to keep the unlimited internet and have a signal.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] apd:
I'm on three and get 4g all the time with good connections speeds, whether I'm holding it or not
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KoTiX2:
Is developer option in settings broken on B03 update? I only get fc.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] apd:
Working for me
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaxRink:
Same

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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vindalloo:
Hi alle,

since B03 im having big problems. My Phone heats up to over 42°C and drains the battery really fast. I manually switch of all running apps and it goes back to normal but still my battery is empty twice as fast comapred to before the update. Anyone got similar problems or any suggestions what i could do??

Thanks Matt
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] apd:
Sorry - my battery seems to be running exactly the same before and after B03. Hate to say it but have you tried a factory reset and then adding back the apps a few at a time to find the one causing it?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vindalloo:
Hi, no still dread that one but will have to try it sadly. Will try it this weekend
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] apd:
Sorry about that. The other thing to try is installing a shortcut to the android battery info and use that to see what is pulling the power. Search on the Play Store for Battery Usage Shortcut (by Jared Haren)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Not having battery drain or high temperature development with B03

I don't know how B02 perform because second day purchase the device immediately upgraded to newest software version.

Try disable google backup,under location disable WiFi and Bluetooth scanning all time,also at location setting put to WiFi and mobile data to power save mode(the middle one choice)

If not see improvement just do full hard reset.

If continues the issue then return the device and get replacement since probably your unit is defective(faulty)

Sent from my iPad Air 2
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpde:
find out if there are any issues with syncing in your google account (settings - accounts - google). If that's not it, check if any apps might be causing it and look at the battery screen to see if the device ever actually goes into sleep mode. if none of that helps, do a factory reset.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vindalloo:
i installed the battery usage app and it seems that whatever is causing the battery drain doesnt show there.

Is there a PC suite software for ZTE phones? i cant seem to find one. Would like to back my phone up to my PC.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] billy_boolean:
Yep, downloaded the full zip and placed it at the root of the sd card.

Go to settings and software update, it will update with the given file.

But after that I had a big abbtery drain and I had to do a full wipe.

Make a backup before :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] amirulez.com:
Download this one, am i right? http://www.ztedevice.com/support/detail?id=98CEB24F9FFD433EA99EC424163149A6

erm, additional question. How to backup?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] billy_boolean:
Yes this is the right file.

TO do a backup > several ways.

Easyest is Helium Backup. (test your backup it fails some times)

And of course copy your photos etc.

To back up sms and call there is a really great tool : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=fr
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sk0o:
When my axon goes in doze mode I don't receive any more notification from whatsapp until I wake up the device manually. I disabled smart power saving options and in power management for apps I also disabled all options for whatsapp.

Is there a solution for this problem to receive whatsapp messages in realtime. (B03 model G)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] amirulez.com:
thanks, finally update my phone. feel weird why it need to be download separately.

i didnt found any battery drain issue as of now. but i will observe for a few hours more.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Don't have any issue with whatsapp notification in real time without doing anything in settings.

Just don't use whatever power saver mode,only smart power -save is on but again don't have any notification delays issues.

Go to app management and do clear cache/clear date of the app and setup from the beginning.

Maybe this will help you.

Also after doing upgrade to B03 did you do hard reset and setup device as new or not?

If not you have to do that as always does with whatever android device when software upgrade being done.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sk0o:
Thanks for replying. Yes after i updated to B03 i directly did a wipe data/factory reset. I'm gonna try the clear cache/clear data and see if that will do the trick.

This is really my only problem with the phone, and I think is software related and has something to do with doze or the smart saving option.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DaCashFlow:
You can also check the power management settings for WhatsApp. Maybe the system recognized that the app is running in background and deactivated it. I had the issue that a 3rd market alarm app didn't wake me because of that setting.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sk0o:
You mean: all settings/ Power manager/ Power management for apps/ WhatsApp ? I have everything disabled there.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] celoxocis:
I would like to know this too.

I've received my a2017g today and finally set it up in the way I like it. I was checking for the VoLTE feature but I can't find it anywhere.

When I use the search feature in settings I can see "VoLTE Voicecall" listed but when I actually click it it jumps to the menu where it's supposed to be but then there is nothing.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BritSwedeGuy:
Another bug to add to the enormous list - Scheduled power on (and powering on for an alarm) is unreliable.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Do we have any info on the next software update to EU version when will be available?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vizzze:
i noticed once in a while that my axon 7 EU running B03 freeze for a few seconds after unlocking (with fingerprint, smartunlock or path), does anyone else noticed it?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Keiler90:
Default launcher?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vizzze:
sorry forgot to mention, i'm using Google Now Launcher
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Not having that kind of issue using nova prime or 3D next launcher.

I haven't use stock till now neither google launcher
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DaCashFlow:
Does someone has the problem that the phone is showing the sim pin request after some time not using?

I do and it is quite annoying, because I don't get any calls or anything.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] apd:
Me neither. Using Nova, which is so much smoother than stock launcher.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] edlover666:
My Battery Notification is total buggy..... Sometimes i loose 1% after read blogs etc for over 10min and sometimes i loose 3-5%.

I record the Datas of Charge and there is the same. In the Picture 09:58>>>10:07 charge 11% in 10min at 2,5A 6,3V

and 10:34>>>10:43 it charge 11% in 9 min by 450ma and 6,3V..... Thats not logical. (Datas also mesuring by USB Meter!!!) And yes i make Factory Reset after Update B03.

I only see this on bad Chinaphones like Cubot or so :/
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DaCashFlow:
Yep, have the same feeling as in old Nokia times. From 100% to 80% needs 6 hrs. From 80 to 60 in 3hrs. Really strange.

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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpde:
[MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] ... any word on further development? Would really love to get rid of the notification bell sometime soon.

Btw, I can also confirm the battery weirdness... the phone stays at 100% for a very long time, but the final 10-20% go by pretty damn quickly. Battery life is still good overall, but I'd prefer more realistic numbers.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sk0o:
Same problem here.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
I confirm too that battery indicator stays at 100% for at least 25-30 minutes SOT either listening music through Bluetooth or whatapp messing through wifi of Mobile data or browsing through dolphin browser.

But that not bothers me at all.

I remember with LG G2 had the same behavior.

Also with my all iPad so far having latest years same behavior so i don't find any problem with that.

After start to drop from 100% the battery indicator is absolutely normal as any kind of smartphone out there.

I'm owner of S7 Edge too and don't find any strange when start to drop from 100%

Same behavior both phones.

No problem at all.

BTW other things bothers me that mention earlier post and hope ZTE resolve in the next software update(bell issue,give dynamic lock screen feature,double tap improvement,low light camera performance)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mash87:
[MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] did you get the ota? Any news about requestable unlock?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sonypsx:
Yes i have this also!

but this was also with B02!

P.s. i do use Nova Launcher as i did hardly miss the App Drawer

Greetz

sonypsx
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SaSa1983:
[MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] I'd like to know also if there's some kind of pc software suite

[MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] found a security flaw in my oppinion: you shouldn't be able to turn off mobile data, wifi and gps if screen is locked.

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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] apd:
I'm pretty sure you can do that on some other phones too. I have always thought it's a bit odd that you can, though
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SaSa1983:
It would be nice if this could be disabled somewhere, p.e in edit quick settings ... On my previous device Sony Xperia Z2, this was not possible. This also makes perfectly sense. If you lose your phone for example, you could be able to lock/locate/wipe it through Android device manager. But this will not be possible if the guy that finds my phone can disable the possibilities for me to do so even if the phone is locked

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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] edlover666:
Wow. Now i was Play WOT online. The Axon show the warning the Battery has 15%....30 seconds later the Axon 7 turn of. Sorry ZTE but this is a NOGO Bug!!!!!! After i plug in the Charger it say 1%?!?!? :eek: Hope next Update fix it or i buy a Honor 8. We see other User have the same Problems. [MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] please tell this ZTE ok my Friend?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] An Droid:
Under Security settings you can toggle on/off "Pull down status bar on screen lock"
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SaSa1983:
Thank you. I somehow did not notice that

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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
Not going to lie ever since installing root and xposed modules this phone has been top quality. Well done zte
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Good to hear but I will wait until next software update and see how it perform and then will decide if I'm gonna root my device since we don't loose the warranty witch is always important on smartphone(electronic device after all you never know what will happened in future);)

One thing is sure that camera improvements could only be done officially by ZTE or better call reception via LTE or WiFi

All other things could be improved via xposed modules and root for example further battery life improvements or much higher level of audio loudness through 3.5 audio port.

Will see.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
Yes exactly. I too am waiting for b04 update with root as it seems like they will disable the bell and some camera improvements.

The rest of the bugs are easily solvable with root either way I'm happy they've decided to do this for us but yes I suggest wait for b04 then request a root.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Within next few weeks will see full detail review of European version from Notebookcheck to see how perform in every aspect and the differences with the US version.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/

So far we only saw US version reviews of the device across internet,not European.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] piffa_:
[MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] hey, thanks for all the news and updates you've given til now.

Just wanted to ask if u could make a fancy/easy tutorial for how to root on b03, I'm kind of lost with all the different posts and versions

Thanks ;)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
No sorry this will be done officially by zte
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mash87:
Do you have any information about the roadmap when b04 is due?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] edlover666:
News about B04????
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shipmate:
Now that I've had my Axon 7 for a little while I've noticed generally the mobile signal strength is quite reasonable. It's a great phone. My phone appears to have problems at times detecting 4G networks. I sometimes have to go into mobile setup to tell it to search for mobile operators then manually select my EE 4G from the list of operators to force it from GSM to 4G.

Once it's set to 4G at that location it stays connected. If I didn't force it it would stay on GSM for quite some time.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Last all week was national holiday celebration in China.

Let's hope starting this week to see more development by ZTE by providing info for the next major software update at EU version.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nsane:
Agreed. Last week everything was shut in China. Hopefully, we get updates soon.
[MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION], I don't suppose that you have heard anything new recently? The lack of news for both EU bootloader unlocking and Cyanogen Mod is starting to make me anxious...

Thanks!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MooDeeY:
there is a new update

318030B1873ZTE A2017GV1.0.0B05
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ayim:
OTA you mean? where are you from?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] samson39:
Read thread "B05 for A2017G"
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
[MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] we didn't hear you last 10 days from you :p

I hope meaning "no news good news' or maybe something else?

I hope not having any negative prospects from ZTE and the support of the EU version.

The latest B05 "update" makes me little skeptical and concerned.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mash87:
Either he ran off with his unlocked phone or, what I personally think, this whole official unlock thing he was talking about is complete bs
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nsane:
I have a A2017G, the bootloader unlock method detailed here (http://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-stay-t3461165) and here (http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=1150948) worked for me.

There are no ROMs to flash at the moment. So there is no really use in unlocking the bootloader.

However, if you are keen to unlock just follow the steps detailed above.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Well it would be nice if we can just root the phone officially without boot loader unlocked necessary.

That's we are waiting for minimum requests from ZTE
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nsane:
Root without bootloader unlock is available AFAIK (http://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/wip-axon-7-root-bootloader-unlokced-t3441204).

Waiting for ZTE to give you root....is likely to be a loooong wait
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
I will wait until next major update and then decide if gone root my device.

Rooting right now not gone see any improvements or new features.(bell notification being optional,dynamic lock screen,low light camera performance improvements,double tap being more accuracy and response)

That's my priority issues that would like to be improved.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BritSwedeGuy:
As devices are now shipping with B05 (which seems only slightly different to B03), what happened with B04? ZTE aren't impressing anyone in Europe with their software updates so far.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Indeed it's kind of disappointing so far the support from ZTE to G version.

I was expecting through October will release major software update and that won't happen.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] BritSwedeGuy:
The latest security patch is 1 July - that's just plain lazy.

I don't regret buying it - I'm blown away by the sound and very happy with the camera - but the level of support is virtually nonexistent.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] apd:
Sorry - misread your post as suggesting it didn't have B20 and that bootloader unlocking would assist
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
They really need to fix that.

Is really annoying feature and not having option to enable/disabled is much worse.

Sent from my iPad Air 2
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
They are still discussing the bootloader unlock, as soon as they have news i will hear first and let you guys know.

Got news today that both Gold and Grey stock should be ready for sale on Amazon by next week!

Watch out on the original amazon links where the first release was sold!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TeutonJon78:
Since you have some insider access, did they make any HW revisions between the first batches of the models that went out and the current batches going out (I'm including the A2017U in this)?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
No changes in G atleast, for U im unsure, ask this on the ZTE USA forums for a better answer from the mods over there.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Good news indeed for the release at Amazon.

Sent from my iPad Air 2
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpde:
No news on the notification bell? They need to realize that they have to make that optional. Almost every single review pointed it out as annoying.. because it is. Keep it there by default for all I care, but let me remove it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] deluxxx:
Any links for downloading it to SD card and installing earlier than OTA?