[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] crazedgod:
1. Sound on wired and wireless earphone has been really good in my experience. Would still recommend using wired earphones whenever possible. The speakers are loudest I've heard and are amazingly clear.

2. I've tested the phone in direct sunlight and did not have any problem reading the screen. It gets pretty bright and that’s needed in the bright Dubai sunlight. One complaint I have is the minimum brightness – it’s a little too high for me in dark room. Would have preferred a lower value for the minimum. The screen quality is extremely good and the

3. Haven’t taken too many pictures with the camera but the ones I’ve taken are average at best. Can’t comment to the front facing camera as yet.

4. The lack of backlit buttons will likely be annoying for the first few days; especially in the dark; but you’ll get used to it quickly enough.

5. I actually do like the UI as it doesn’t have a lot of bloatware and is pretty minimalistic compared to something like TouchWiz, Sense UI or LG UX. I installed Now Launcher since I like having Google Now available left of the home screen. I do have a problem with the proximity sensor where it wouldn’t disable the screen when on a call and random buttons getting pressed. Installed “Proximity Sensor Repair\Reset” from the Play Store which seems to have resolved the problem. The battery usage stats has to be updated since it doesn’t accurately show you what’s draining your battery and SOT isn’t shown. You can change the order of the toggles in quick settings but cannot add or remove the ones that exist. The 3 finger pinch to take a screenshot and tap to wake are useful gesture\motion shortcuts while on the other hand the shake to turn on flashlight is a very poor implementation of something that Motorola does brilliantly. Talking of Motorola (I had the Moto Turbo – India edition before this); would have loved to have an option to enable ambient display.

6. The fingerprint scanner does have some issues – it does not recognise my fingerprint about 10-15% of the time (definitely isn’t as high 30-40% of the time). This happens when the centre of the finger isn’t placed exactly where it should be. Hopefully this could be resolved through a software update to allow additional areas to scan or enabling the ability to scan the same finger multiple times.

7. Multi-tasking and app launching is quick and I haven’t noticed any lag, heating or crashes with the phone as yet. Battery life has been good and I easily get through the whole day with around 15-20% battery left. Regular use includes 1-2 hours of gaming, 2-3 hours of music playing on Bluetooth speakers 1-1.5 of web and news with Wi-fi\4G and high accuracy location tracking always on. Quick charge works as advertised and does charges to around 85-90% in an hour. Does slow down after reaching 90% and takes around half hour to fully charge.

8. Play games on my phone for a couple of hours a day but it’s mostly Hearthstone & Reigns. Just downloaded Asphalt Xtreme which should give me a clearer picture of the phone’s ability

9. No issues here, so no sure if this is limited to another EU or Chinese versions of the phone

10. This phone has better reception than the Moto Turbo I used to use and my wife’s Moto X Play. There used to be a problem with the person at the other end not hearing me earlier. Thought this was a problem with my phone until I realised that it because when I held the phone in my right hand, my little finger covered the microphone which is placed to the bottom left of the phone. Changing the way I held the phone or switching to my left hand solved this problem.

I chose this phone over the OP3 because of the following reasons:

1.	One of the best speakers in a smartphone right now

2.	1440p screen compared to 1080p

3.	Better looking and fingerprint sensor on the back

Why I would choose the OP3 over this phone

1.	6GB RAM vs 4GB

2.	Better software and performance

3.	A lot more developer support for the OP3

Most of this is my personal experience with this phone and is based on my preferences. Your experience would differ based on what you prefer.