ZTE Axon 9 Pro vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.21-inch ZTE Axon 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845) that was released on August 30, 2018, against the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the ZTE Axon 9 Pro
- Optical image stabilization
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 20 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 34% higher pixel density (538 vs 402 PPI)
- Delivers 26% higher maximum brightness (649 against 517 nits)
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (381K versus 282K)
- More recent OS version: Android 10 versus 9
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.21 inches | 6.39 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2248 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.7:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 538 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.3% | 88.14% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.1% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) | 157.8 mm (6.21 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 72.3 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | - | 189 gramm (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max. clock | 2800 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 630 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| GPU clock | 710 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~727 GFLOPS | ~691 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
AnTuTu Phone Scores (174th and 110th place)
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 9) | Android 9 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | Android One | EMUI 10.1 |
| OS size | 18 GB | 15.2 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi | Yes, Qi (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes, Quick Charge 4+ (50% in 25 min) | Yes, SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:00 hr |
Battery life tests
Web browsing (Wi-Fi)
Watching videos (Player)
Talk (3G)
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 7360 x 4912 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 130° | - |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 20 MP) | 3 (40 MP + 8 MP + 20 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX600 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus |
| Telephoto lens | - | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 80 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 20 MP - Focal length: 10 mm |
- 20 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Sensor: 1/2.7" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei Mate 20 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5120 x 3840 | 5632 x 4224 |
| Aperture | f/2 | f/2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) при 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) при 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 15 | 21 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2018 | October 2018 |
| Release date | October 2018 | November 2018 |
| Launch price | ~ 587 USD | ~ 972 USD |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.4 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.96 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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