Older flagship · 2015

ZTE Axon

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Our Take

CPU benches behind recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e Camera shares the Honor 5X's main sensor

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 10W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.5″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

801 2 / 32 GB

3000 mAh 10W charging

13 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

5.5″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) · 4-core 2.3 GHz · Adreno 330

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

57,087

CPU

4-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Adreno 330

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A57 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.55 GHz

Software & updates

Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

13 MP main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP

Front camera

8 MP

Main sensor

Sony IMX214 Exmor RS, 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Honor 5X

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

3000 mAh · 10 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3000 mAh

Wired charging

10 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

2 GB RAM · 32 GB

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.0

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, SUPL

USB

Micro-USB 2.0

USB OTG

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Micro-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5

4G B1, B3, B7

Build & Design

8 g · 9.4 mm

Height

153.9 mm

Width

73.7 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

Weight

8 g

Sensors

Accelerometer · gyro · proximity · compass

Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 6s

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.5″ vs 4.7″ screen

75% larger battery capacity

3,000 mAh vs 1,715 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

8 g vs 143 g

Lower benchmark score

57k vs 175k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S6

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Lighter in hand

8 g vs 138 g

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2560 resolution · Tradeoff: 5.5″ vs 5.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

57k vs 112k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

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Where to buy

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Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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