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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | ZTE |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 ZTE Axon 20 has a general score of 77.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 global score. The ZTE Axon 20 design is noticeably newer than Huawei P9 Plus's, but it is somewhat thicker and heavier. Both phones in this review include Android operating system, but ZTE Axon 20 has an older 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Huawei P9 Plus features a slightly better looking display than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater display pixels density. Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a bit more storage capacity to store more apps and games than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
ZTE Axon 20 features a little faster CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the ZTE Axon 20 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The ZTE Axon 20 has greater battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4220mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh. ZTE Axon 20 takes way better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a camera with way more mega-pixels, a lot bigger sensor taking way higher quality videos and pictures, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger aperture.
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