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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | ZTE |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
ZTE Axon 20 is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8, getting a 77.8 score against 77.4. ZTE Axon 20's construction has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 8, but it's a little bit heavier. ZTE Axon 20 has a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2460px resolution, a bit higher display pixel density and a larger display.
The Huawei Mate 8 features a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than ZTE Axon 20, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 128 GB. ZTE Axon 20 has a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the ZTE Axon 20 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
ZTE Axon 20 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger camera aperture to take better captures in low light situations and a lot more megapixels camera in the back. The ZTE Axon 20 has just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 8, because it has 4220mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the ZTE Axon 20 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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