Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | ZTE |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The ZTE Axon 20 is slightly better than Xperia XA1 Plus, having a global score of 77.8 against 73.7. The ZTE Axon 20 body is noticeably newer and a little thinner, but also just a little bit heavier than Xperia XA1 Plus. Both phones in our current comparison use Android operating system, but ZTE Axon 20 has the older 10 version while Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has a bit more vivid screen than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixel density. The ZTE Axon 20 has a better memory for applications and games than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The ZTE Axon 20 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the ZTE Axon 20 also has 5 GB more RAM. ZTE Axon 20 shoots way better videos and photos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a lot better video resolution, a bigger camera aperture, a lot larger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
ZTE Axon 20 has better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 4220mAh battery capacity.
ZTE Axon 20 costs more money than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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