ZTE Axon 7 vs. Honor 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of ZTE Axon 7 and Honor 20. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

ZTE Axon 7 vs. Honor 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 154.25 mm Honor 20 has greater height than ZTE Axon 7.
Width 75 mm 73.97 mm ZTE Axon 7 has greater width than Honor 20.
Depth 8.7 mm 7.87 mm Honor 20 is narrower than ZTE Axon 7.
Weight 185 g 174 g Honor 20 is lighter than ZTE Axon 7.
Body Colour Ion gold Sapphire blue | Midnight black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.26" Honor 20 has larger screen size than ZTE Axon 7.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels ZTE Axon 7 has better screen resolution than Honor 20.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 538 ppi 412 ppi ZTE Axon 7 has better pixel density than Honor 20.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - All-View Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed 2.15 GHz 2.6 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than ZTE Axon 7.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Honor 20 has higher processor core quantity than ZTE Axon 7.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Honor 20 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 -
MEMORY ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than ZTE Axon 7.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than ZTE Axon 7.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than ZTE Axon 7.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - ZTE Axon 7 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), AI Ultra clarity, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 117 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Diistortion correction, distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (4th Camera) - 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than ZTE Axon 7.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) - 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait
BATTERY AND CHARGING ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3140 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 20 has larger battery capacity than ZTE Axon 7.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 20 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 360 hours -
Talk Time 960 minutes 1560 minutes Honor 20 has longer battery life when making calls than ZTE Axon 7.
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 960 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 360 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface Mifavor 4.0 UI HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 29, Band 30, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements - Virtual Surround Sound
FEATURES ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features - Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS ZTE Axon 7 Honor 20
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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