Older flagship · 2021

ZTE Axon 30 5G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 7 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A52's main sensor

Best for

Strength 65W fast charging, 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.92″ AMOLED · 120Hz

870 5G 6 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 65W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the ZTE Axon 30 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.92″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2460 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.92"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2460 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

438 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

814,600

v10

GeekBench

3,160

Graphics test

GFXBench 59 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 3.20 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, MyOS 11 · 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 11, MyOS 11

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX682 Exmor RS, 1/1.7", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A52 , Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 65 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4200 mAh

Lab endurance

86:00h

Wired charging

65 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.7 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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 B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

189 g · 7.8 mm

Height

170.2 mm

Width

77.8 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

189 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

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 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.92″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2460 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

30% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 20 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

815k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 189 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Faster charging

65 W vs 25 W charging

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.92″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower performance tier

Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 189 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

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