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| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | ZTE |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-28 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is a little bit better than the ZTE Axon 20, with a score of 82.3 against 77.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is an older, somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier phone than the ZTE Axon 20. Both of these phones work with the same Android 10 OS. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than ZTE Axon 20. They have a 8 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a slightly better display than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels amount per inch of display. The ZTE Axon 20's memory for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to Xiaomi Black Shark 2's one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The ZTE Axon 20 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the ZTE Axon 20 also counts with a bigger sensor, a way higher resolution camera and faster video frame rate.
The ZTE Axon 20 has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 4220mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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