Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL vs ZTE nubia Z18

Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL

ZTE nubia Z18

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100, 800

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (6CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

146.9 mm

148.6 mm
Width

74 mm

72.6 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

144 g

172 g
Colors

Moonlight White, Sapphire Black, Shimmer Gold

Black, Blue, Red

Display
Display type

Super IPS+ capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.2 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

424 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, LTPS(Low temperature PolySilicon)
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

16 MP, f/2.0

24 MP, f/1.6 , 1.12 µm
16 MP, f/1.6
Primary camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

4-axis optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera laser autofocus

laser autofocus

-
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Infrared

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyro, light, proximity