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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | ZTE |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-03-30 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 17.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is just a bit better than the ZTE Axon 11, getting a overall score of 78.7 against 76. Huawei Mate 9 Pro is an a lot older and just a little bit heavier phone than ZTE Axon 11, but Huawei could make it a bit thinner anyway. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and ZTE Axon 11 has Android 10.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a little bit better looking screen than ZTE Axon 11, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better pixel number in each inch in the display. ZTE Axon 11 and Huawei Mate 9 Pro have incredibly similar CPUs, both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 CPU cores.
ZTE Axon 11 captures slightly better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the ZTE Axon 11 also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos and a much higher 64 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
The ZTE Axon 11 features a superior memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the ZTE Axon 11 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 2 TB. The ZTE Axon 11 has a battery lifetime that's very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 Pro one.
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