ZTE is releasing the higher end version of this year’s Axon 7 phone today, marking the first time an Android phone with a pressure-sensitive screen has been released in the US. ZTE introduced two versions of its Axon 7 earlier this year: one 64GB model with 4GB of RAM and one with 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM. The former model costs $399.98 and started shipping in July. At the time of the Axon 7’s introduction, ZTE didn’t commit to releasing the higher-end model. But now it’s making the phone available to US customers for $499.98 on its website.

Here are the other spec details:

• 5.5-inch AMOLED display
• Android Marshmallow
• 20-megapixel rear-facing camera
• 8-megapixel front-facing camera
• 3,250mAh battery
• USB-C charging

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