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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | ZTE |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-05-27 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Black |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant 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 | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 an overall score of 77.8, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's global score of 76.7. ZTE Axon 20's construction is a little heavier but a bit thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the ZTE Axon 20 has the previous 10 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a bit sharper display than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch of display. The ZTE Axon 20 features just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the ZTE Axon 20 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
ZTE Axon 20 counts with just a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The ZTE Axon 20 features a better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low-light photos and videos, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher image and video quality and a camera in the back with way more megapixels.
The ZTE Axon 20 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 6% greater battery size.
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