ZTE Axon 7 mini (UK)
Having already become available in some European
markets, the Axon 7 mini is making its debut in the UK today. The exclusive
retail partner (for now, at least) is Carphone Warehouse.
That's where you can buy an Axon
7 mini (just in gold at the moment, grey is coming soon) in SIM-free and
unlocked form, if you agree to shell out £ 249.99 for the privilege. If you
don't want to spend that much upfront, then there's always the option to pick a
two-year operator plan and get the phone for free.
If this is your thing, then know
you'll need to select a plan that costs at least £ 17.50 per month in order to
receive the handset for nothing. If you choose the cheapest contract, you get
300 minutes, 5,000 texts, and 500MB of 4G data each month from iD, the Carphone
Warehouse's own operator brand. There are a couple more plans to consider, the
most expensive coming in at £21.50 per month and giving you 600 minutes, 5,000
texts, and 2GB of 4G data.
The Axon 7 mini packs a 5.2-inch
1080p touchscreen, a 16 MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, an 8 MP selfie
snapper, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 617 chipset at the helm (with a 1.5 GHz
octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU), 3GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, and a 2,705
mAh battery. It runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.