ZTE ZMax Pro vs. Honor 8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of ZTE ZMax Pro and Honor 8 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

ZTE ZMax Pro vs. Honor 8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 165.1 mm 157 mm ZTE ZMax Pro has greater height than Honor 8 Pro.
Width 83.8 mm 77.5 mm ZTE ZMax Pro has greater width than Honor 8 Pro.
Depth 8.9 mm 6.97 mm Honor 8 Pro is narrower than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Weight 175 g 184 g ZTE ZMax Pro is lighter than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Body Colour Black Midnight black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) - Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.7" ZTE ZMax Pro has larger screen size than Honor 8 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) - 2560 x 1440 pixels
Display Format - QHD
Pixel Density 367 ppi 515 ppi Honor 8 Pro has better pixel density than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.4 GHz Honor 8 Pro has higher clock speed than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Honor 8 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Mali G71 MP8
MEMORY ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Honor 8 Pro has more RAM than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor 8 Pro has more internal memory than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel ZTE ZMax Pro has better camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes - Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Audio Note
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 8 Pro has better front camera resolution than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 4000 mAh Honor 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 110 min
Standby Time 400 hours 504 hours Honor 8 Pro has longer standby time than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Talk Time 1500 minutes 1800 minutes Honor 8 Pro has longer battery life when making calls than ZTE ZMax Pro.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1500 min
Standby: up to 400 hrs
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
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 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS
MEDIA ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards - AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA
Supported Digital Video Standards - RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP
FEATURES ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
OTHERS ZTE ZMax Pro Honor 8 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter
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