Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | ZTE |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-03-30 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 17.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is a bit better than ZTE Axon 11, having a 76.3 score against 76. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei nova 3 has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and ZTE Axon 11 has Android 10 version, giving a lot of extra features. Despite of the fact that Huawei nova 3 is older than ZTE Axon 11, it's body is a little bit lighter and a little thinner.
ZTE Axon 11 and Huawei nova 3 feature similar processors, they have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM memory. Huawei nova 3 and ZTE Axon 11 feature very similar screens, because although the ZTE Axon 11 has a little bit worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger display.
The ZTE Axon 11 has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the ZTE Axon 11 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 2 TB. Huawei nova 3 captures clearer videos and photos than ZTE Axon 11, because although it has a way lower 16 MP resolution camera and a worse 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
The ZTE Axon 11 has just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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