Older flagship · 2022

ZTE Axon 30S

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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 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.92″ AMOLED · 120Hz

870 5G 8 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 55W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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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

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

AnTuTu

814,600

v10

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

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

Software & updates

Android 12, MyOS 12 · 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 12, MyOS 12

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, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 55 W wired

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

Capacity

4200 mAh

Wired charging

55 W

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 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 BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20

5G n1, n3, n28b, n28a, n41, 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

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 14

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

28% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 18 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

815k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 189 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

14% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 25 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.92″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

815k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · 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 167 g

Full comparison

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