Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | ZTE |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Huawei nova 5T is a bit better than the ZTE Axon 20, with an 80.8 score against 77.8. Both phones in our current comparison have the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both should offer all the same OS features. The Huawei nova 5T construction has the same thickness than the ZTE Axon 20, but it's somewhat lighter.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit more vivid screen than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel quantity in each inch of screen. ZTE Axon 20 counts with as much storage for games and applications as the Huawei nova 5T one, both have the same internal storage capacity.
The ZTE Axon 20 and Huawei nova 5T have extremely similar processing units, and although the ZTE Axon 20 has a larger amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. ZTE Axon 20 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the ZTE Axon 20 also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution, a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and better 60 frames per second video frame rates.
ZTE Axon 20 counts with a little better battery duration than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 4220mAh battery capacity.
Huawei nova 5T is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the ZTE Axon 20.
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