Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2021-06-04 | 2020-04-24 |
| 6.36 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Black, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.48 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a little bit better than the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, with a general score of 81.5 against 78.1. Apple iPhone SE (2020)'s construction is a bit thinner and notably lighter than the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, even though it was released a little bit more than a year before. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) comes with iOS 15.x OS, and ZTE Axon 30 Ultra works with Android 11 OS.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) features a little faster processing unit than ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The iPhone SE (2020) has a bit better looking display than ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, although it has a little bit inferior number of pixels per inch of screen, a really smaller display and a way worse 750 x 1334 resolution.
The ZTE Axon 30 Ultra captures much better photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a way better 64 MP resolution camera in the back, a lot higher video resolution and a larger aperture. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra has a much better storage capacity for apps and games than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The ZTE Axon 30 Ultra features a superior battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 153% more battery size.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, the iPhone SE (2020) is also by far the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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