MWg Atom Life vs ZTE Axon 7

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Atom Life: 30 g lighter

    Atom Life:
    145 g
    Axon 7:
    175 g
  • Width

    Atom Life: 17 mm narrower

    Atom Life:
    58 mm
    Axon 7:
    75 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Atom Life: 2.8 in smaller diagonal

    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
    Axon 7:
    5.5 in
  • Depth

    Axon 7: 10.1 mm thinner

    Atom Life:
    18 mm
    Axon 7:
    7.9 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 45.7 mm shorter

    Atom Life:
    106 mm
    Axon 7:
    151.7 mm
  • Release year

    Atom Life:
    2007
    Axon 7:
    2016

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +10.1 mm versus Axon 7
  2. 2. Axon 7

    Height:
    151.7 mm +45.7 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    75 mm +17 mm versus Atom Life
    Depth:
    7.9 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Atom Life

    145 g

  2. 2. Axon 7

    175 g

    +30 g versus Atom Life

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Atom Life

    Screen diagonal:
    2.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.6 cm²
  2. 2. Axon 7

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²

Axon 7 has approximately 269.4% more rectangular screen area than Atom Life.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

Axon 7: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Atom Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

2. Axon 7

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

  2. 2. Axon 7

    3250 mAh

    +1720 mAh versus Atom Life

Specifications

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1. Atom Life2. Axon 7

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Atom Life, Axon 7.
SpecificationAtom LifeAxon 7
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 151.7 Х 75 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 175 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 1440 x 2560 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 3250 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
  • Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
  • upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat); MiFavor 4.2
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Atom Life, Axon 7.
SpecificationAtom LifeAxon 7
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 82.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 72.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 538 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Atom Life, Axon 7.
SpecificationAtom LifeAxon 7
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 20 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 20 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 1/2.6''
  • 1.1µm
  • OIS
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1/4''
  • 1.12µm
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Atom Life, Axon 7.
SpecificationAtom LifeAxon 7
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
  • Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 530
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 164396
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1639
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 3869
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 6911
GeekBench 4 Battery * Unknown
  • 1674
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 318
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 803
General specs
General specs — specifications for Atom Life, Axon 7.
SpecificationAtom LifeAxon 7
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2016
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Ion Gold
  • Quartz Grey
  • Chromium Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 240 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 360 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 16 h (3G)
Body build Unknown
  • aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Atom Life, Axon 7.
SpecificationAtom LifeAxon 7
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A2017G
  • USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - A2017G LTE band 1(2100)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 29(700)
  • 30(2300)
  • 41(2500) - USA
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 3.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Atom Life, Axon 7.
SpecificationAtom LifeAxon 7
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
  • 32-bit/192kHz audio -Dolby Atmos audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Atom Life, Axon 7.
SpecificationAtom LifeAxon 7
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - Also known as ZTE Axon 2 Available in China with 128 GB storage and 6 GB RAM