Older flagship · 2022

ZTE Axon 40 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 7 Camera shares the Xiaomi 11T's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 65W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No more updates

6.67″ AMOLED · 144Hz

870 5G 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 65W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1000 nits

HDR

Supported

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

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

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

108 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

108 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP

Main sensor

Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 11T , Honor 50

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 65 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

65 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.1

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, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n78

Build & Design

199 g · 8.7 mm

Height

162.9 mm

Width

72.9 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm

Weight

199 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

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

52% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 18 W charging · 5,000 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 · 108 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

35% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ 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 · 199 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

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