Honor 8 vs ZTE Axon 7 Max

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Comparing the Honor 8 vs ZTE Axon 7 Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while ZTE Axon 7 Max runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 8 the better performer.


Display: ZTE Axon 7 Max offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Honor 8 offers 5.2 inches, making ZTE Axon 7 Max the larger display of the two. Both Honor 8 and ZTE Axon 7 Max feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: ZTE Axon 7 Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 offers 12 MP, making ZTE Axon 7 Max better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: ZTE Axon 7 Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 offers 8 MP, making ZTE Axon 7 Max better for front camera photography.


Battery: ZTE Axon 7 Max offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Honor 8 offers 3000 mAh, making ZTE Axon 7 Max better for longer battery life.


Storage: ZTE Axon 7 Max offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 8 offers 32 GB, making ZTE Axon 7 Max the better option for storage.

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Honor 8
₹29,999
(Out of Stock)
ZTE Axon 7 Max
₹29,590
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
72%

Release Date

12 Oct, 2016
N/A

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
13 MP
Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
13 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
4100 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous design
  • Good cameras
  • Day-long battery life
  • Smart Key implementation is useful
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • No VoLTE support
  • No dual-SIM
  • Fast charger not included
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(3,917 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 12, 2016
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

424 ppi
367 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.99 %
78.44 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

145.5 mm
157 mm

Width

71.0 mm
80.4 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

153 grams
196 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
13 MP

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Laser Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
4100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 17.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 21 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 1.45 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope