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GSMArena team, 10 August, 2015

Ready and willing


ZTE Axon Pro review: Ready and willing

  • Comments (16)
  • User reviews
  • Axon Pro

5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, design and build quality, display
  3. 3. Controls, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Telephony, multimedia, audio quality
  7. 7. Still and video camera
  8. 8. Conclusion
  9.  
  10. ZTE Axon Pro specification
  11. User opinions and reviews
  12. Review comments (16)

ZTE Android

Synthetic benchmarks

ZTE Axon Pro packs the controversial Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset. The SoC consists of a 2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 plus 1.5 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU, Adreno 430 GPU, and a generous 4GB of RAM.

Zte Axon Pro

We ran the entire battery of tests we typically do, and a few things became evident. One is that the phone quickly heats up when subjected to a serious load, but that was to be expected given the internals and the metal body.

Things are not as bad as we've witnessed and the phone doesn't get as hot as to be unusable. However, you will definitely feel it when it warms up under heavy loads.

With the above in mind, we can now move on to actual scores. First up is the CPU-centric Geekbench test, where the ZTE Axon Pro did better than similarly equipped devices, likely due to the extra RAM memory on board.

GeekBench 3

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    5246
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    5215
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    5095
  • HTC One E9+
    4796
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    4574
  • HTC One M9
    3761
  • LG G4
    3522
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    3402
  • Huawei P8
    3380
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    3285
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    2922

The trend continued with the AnTuTU 5 benchmark. Once again, the Axon Pro posted a better result than other Snapdragon 810 devices, falling short of the marks achieved by the Samsung Galaxy S6 family.

AnTuTu 5

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    70938
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    70053
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    69396
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    55956
  • HTC One M9
    51427
  • Huawei P8
    50876
  • HTC One E9+
    50753
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    49803
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    49441
  • LG G4
    48693
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    48361

Basemark II 2.0 is next in line of the compound benchmarks. On this instance, the Axon Pro trailed only behind the Samsung Galaxy S6 family.

Basemark OS II

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    1826
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    1769
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    1650
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    1565
  • HTC One M9
    1526
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    1509
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    1410
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    1267
  • HTC One E9+
    1109
  • Huawei P8
    1056

The single-core Basemark OS 2.0 score painted a similar picture. In the multi-core section of the benchmark however, the Axon Pro fell behind a number of competitors, including HTC One M9 and Motorola's Nexus 6.

Basemark OS II (single-core)

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    3497
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    3489
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    3372
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    2673
  • HTC One E9+
    2439
  • HTC One M9
    2401
  • Huawei P8
    2111
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    1967
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    1853
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    1453

Basemark OS II (multi-core)

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    18536
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    16986
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    16856
  • HTC One E9+
    16580
  • Huawei P8
    14046
  • HTC One M9
    10128
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    9915
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    8833
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    7002
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    6995

Graphics performance puts the Axon Pro towards the top of the charts on most instances, thanks to the Adreno 430 GPU. Naturally, the onscreen tests revealed poorer scores due to the high resolution of the handset's display.

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    59
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    59
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    55
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    50
  • HTC One M9
    49
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    45
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    38.9
  • LG G4
    34
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    30
  • HTC One E9+
    15
  • Huawei P8
    10

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • HTC One M9
    50
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    46
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    39
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    38
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    35
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    30
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    27.4
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    25
  • LG G4
    25
  • Huawei P8
    10.7
  • HTC One E9+
    10

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    26
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    25
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    25
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    24
  • HTC One M9
    23
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    21
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    18.6
  • LG G4
    15
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    13
  • HTC One E9+
    6.6
  • Huawei P8
    5.4

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • HTC One M9
    24
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    21
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    15
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    15
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    15
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    14
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    12
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    11.9
  • LG G4
    9.4
  • Huawei P8
    5.7
  • HTC One E9+
    5.4

Basemark X is another GPU benchmark the Axon Pro excelled at. Only the Galaxy S6 family topped the newcomer.

Basemark X

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    27188
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    27169
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    27046
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    22928
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    20901
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    20767
  • HTC One M9
    19848
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    13414
  • HTC One E9+
    9639
  • Huawei P8
    6307

ZTE Axon Pro ran in the middle of the pack in the browser-centric benchmarks. It didn't set any of them on fire, but it didn't disappoint either.

Kraken 1.1

Lower is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    3975
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    3989
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    4154
  • LG G4
    4639
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    5057
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    5374
  • HTC One M9
    5500
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    6088
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    9204
  • Huawei P8
    11867
  • HTC One E9+
    17430

BrowserMark 2.1

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    2718
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    2702
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
    2321
  • LG G4
    1992
  • ZTE Axon Pro
    1957
  • Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
    1853
  • HTC One M9
    1681
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    1447
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    1436
  • HTC One E9+
    1279
  • Huawei P8
    764

The benchmark scores of the Axon Pro fell right in line with our expectations. Controversial or not, the Snapdragon 810 chipset is no slouch. When coupled with 4GB of RAM, the chipset will handle any benchmark with ease, getting the device warm in the process.

In real life, the smartphone felt fast and responsive. At no point in time did we feel that we need extra oomph to perform the task on hand.

Next Page » 6. Telephony, multimedia, audio quality
5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, design and build quality, display
  3. 3. Controls, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Telephony, multimedia, audio quality
  7. 7. Still and video camera
  8. 8. Conclusion
  9.  
  10. ZTE Axon Pro specification
  11. User opinions and reviews
  12. Review comments (16)

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