ZTE Axon 7 Mini Now Available for Pre-Orders

ZTE has started accepting pre-orders of the Axon 7 Mini, a smaller version of its flagship Axon 7 smartphone. The Axon 7 Mini will come in two colors; Ion Gold will be available exclusively at Best Buy for the first 60 days, and Platinum Gray will be available through Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, NewEgg and www.zteusa.com all for a price of $299.98.

The Axon 7 Mini packs many of the same features of the larger Axon 7 -- from a dedicated audio chipset for Hi-Fi playback and recording, dual front-facing speakers, an AMOLED capacitive touchscreen and dual-SIM with a Micro-SD slot.

It has a 5.2 inch AMOLED display with soft key navigation, dual front-facing speakers with dedicated sound and playback technology and Dolby Atmos, along with a 16-megapixel rear camera along with 8-megapixel front camera.

The phone has an metal body and comes with the Axon Passport Program 2.0, which features a 2 year warranty, unlimited out of warranty repairs, upgrade assistance, replacement assistance and more.

Specifications

Audio

3.5mm Headphone Jack
High Fidelity Sound
Dual Speaker Support
M-Base Support Material

Playback

Sound Playback Codecs: Dolby Atmos + Dolby Digital Plus (7+1 Surround Sound)
Sampling Frequency: 192 kHz
THD+N: '-106dB
S/N ADC: 120 dB

Recording

Channel: 2 channel (hi-fi), 1 channel (VAD)
Resolution: 32 bit
Sampling Frequency: 192 kHz
S/N ADC: 102 dB

Conference mode

Directional Recording: Dimensional and Omni Directional
Recording Range: Up to 8 meters (approximately 26 feet)
Dedicated Audio Chipset: AKM 4962

Rear camera

16MP
ISO-Cell Sensor, Sapphire Lens, EIS+ PDAF, F/1.9
Super Auto Mode (Night Shot, Auto HDR, Automatic Scene Optimization)
Multi Function (Manual, Beauty Selfie, Slow Motion, Live Photo, Multi Exposure, Long Exposure)
Dual-LED (Single Tone) Flash
Features: Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR

Front camera