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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | ZTE |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 12.32 |
| 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 | 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 |
Comparison review
The ZTE Axon 20 is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 9, getting a global score of 77.8 against 73.4. ZTE Axon 20 is a just a bit heavier phone than the Huawei Mate 9, but both of them have the same thickness. The ZTE Axon 20 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a slightly higher 1080 x 2460 pixels resolution, a little better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a bigger display.
The Huawei Mate 9 features a slightly better storage capacity to install games and applications than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. ZTE Axon 20 has a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the ZTE Axon 20 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The ZTE Axon 20 has a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 4220mAh battery size against 4000mAh. ZTE Axon 20 counts with a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the ZTE Axon 20 also has a camera in the back with a much better 64 mega pixels resolution, a much larger back camera sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality and a larger aperture for better photos and videos in low-light environments.
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