ZTE announced the ZTE Axon 7 Mini smartphone at IFA Berlin and we were present at the event to bring the latest coverage to our readers. The Axon 7 Mini looks almost identical to the Axon 7, which is a good thing since we loved the new Axon’s design. So, you have an all metal body that looks premium in gold.

One of the highlights of the Axon 7 Mini is its audio quality. Despite being named as a “Mini” handset, the phone comes with the same Dolby Atmos magic and stereo speakers as the Axon 7, along with a dedicated audio chip. The AMOLED screen is of 5.2-inches with 1080p resolution. Inside, you get the mid-range Snapdragon 617 chip with 3GB / 4GB and 32GB / 64GB options. At the back, the phone comes with a 16MP f/1.9 aperture camera. Unfortunately, there’s no OIS and the max video resolution is 1080p.

The Axon 7 Mini will go on sale in September for €300 in Germany, Spain, Poland and Russia. It will also be available in other regions such as USA, India, Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia, but pricing in these regions is yet to be revealed.

Check out our hands-on and first impressions from the video below.

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ZTE announced the Axon 7 flagship smartphone sometime in May this year and the smartphone became available in store shelves in June. What looks like a toned down version of the Axon 7, going by the moniker Axon 7 Mini has been released by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer.

Recall also that the ZTE Axon 7 Mini’s specs was leaked last month, showing us what to expect from ZTE and indeed there is no difference from the leaked specs. The Axon 7 Mini design is very much similar to that of the Axon 7 flagship, although both sport different sizes with the Axon 7 having a 5.5-inch display. The Axon 7 Mini also comes with an all-metal body design, 5.2-inch display with 1080p resolution and 2.5D glass cover. The beautiful dual speaker grills on the Axon 7 is also present here.

The device is powered by a Snapdragon 617 chipset, which is the only thing differentiating the Axon 7 Mini from the Axon Mini released last year. The processor is backed by 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 128GB.

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On the camera aspect, the ZTE Axon 7 Mini sports a 13MP rear camera sensor with LED flash and up front, there is an 8MP front facing camera. Also, the Axon 7 Mini boots Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS out-of-the-box and also has a fingerprint sensor at the back.

Coming to the price tag, the ZTE Axon 7 Mini is available in gold and silver color variants and is priced at 299 Euros in Europe, which is about 2,200 Yuan ($330).

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The specifications of what may be ZTE’s toned down version of the Axon 7 has been leaked online. The phone, said to be named Axon 7 Mini, looks like a miniature version of the Axon 7 flagship device which was announced on May 26 in China and became available in Europe about a month later.

The leaked specification is also noticeably similar to the Axon Mini which was released last year with Force touch display. The ZTE Axon Mini featured a 5.2-inch 1080p Full HD OLED display with Pressure Screen technology, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 1.5GHz octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a 2800mAh battery, a 13-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, and boots Android 5.1 Lollipop.

Quite surprisingly, according to the leaked features, the Axon 7 Mini packs a 1.5GHz Snapdragon 617 processor and that happens to be the only thing differentiating it from the Axon Mini. The Axon 7 Mini is rumored to also sport a 5.2-inch 1080p display with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in storage which is expandable up to 128GB. Going on, the Axon 7 Mini is said to feature a 13MP main camera at the back, and an 8MP front-facing camera, NFC support, dual-SIM and dual standby.

Read More: First Hands On With ZTE Axon Mini With Force Touch

Presently, the Axon Mini sells for 999 yuan ($150), so it is not clear if ZTE would make the price tag on the Axon 7 Mini to be at par with its predecessor or would ramp up the price. But then it’s all still rumors, and even though there might be a mini version of the Axon 7, it may likely sport different specs from the ones leaked.

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