Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | ZTE |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-24 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone SE (2020) is slightly better than the ZTE Axon 20, getting an 81.5 score against 77.8. The iPhone SE (2020) is a a little thinner and notably lighter phone than the ZTE Axon 20, although both were released with only 8 months difference. The iPhone SE (2020) has iOS 15.x OS, while ZTE Axon 20 comes with Android 10 OS.
The iPhone SE (2020) has a little more vivid display than ZTE Axon 20, although it has a lot smaller display, a just a little less pixels per inch of screen and a way worse 750 x 1334 resolution. The ZTE Axon 20 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The iPhone SE (2020) features a little faster processor than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. ZTE Axon 20 has a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 4220mAh battery size.
ZTE Axon 20 counts with a very superior camera than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the ZTE Axon 20 also counts with a back facing camera with a way better resolution and a lot larger sensor capturing way better quality videos and photographs.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Apple iPhone SE (2020) is also cheaper than the ZTE Axon 20, which makes it a very good choice.
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