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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | ZTE |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 12.32 |
| 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 | 4220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.08 |
| 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
ZTE Axon 20 is slightly better than Huawei nova 3, having a general score of 77.8 against 76.3. Even though the ZTE Axon 20 is newer than the Huawei nova 3, it's somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker. These phones work with Android OS, but the ZTE Axon 20 has older 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Huawei nova 3 has a bit more vivid display than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel density. ZTE Axon 20 has a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the ZTE Axon 20 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The ZTE Axon 20 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the ZTE Axon 20 also counts with higher video frame rates and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Huawei nova 3 features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than ZTE Axon 20, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The ZTE Axon 20 has just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 13 percent larger battery capacity.
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