Huawei Mate Xs vs ZTE nubia Z18

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 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)
5G network

5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A, Cat21, 1400 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

LTE-A (6CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
5G speed

2+ Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Metal, glass

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

161.3 mm

148.6 mm
Width

78.5 mm

72.6 mm
Thickness

11 mm

8.6 mm
Height unfolded

161.3 mm

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Width unfolded

146.2 mm

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Thickness unfolded

5.4 mm

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Weight

300 g

172 g
Colors

Blue

Black, Blue, Red

Display
Display type

Foldable OLED capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.6 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

1148 x 2480 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Physical size unfolded

8.0 inches

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Resolution unfolded

2200 x 2480 pixels

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Pixel density

414 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

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

Yes

Yes
Display features

103% DCI-P3

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Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

40 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/1.7"

24 MP, f/1.6 , 1.12 µm
16 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm

16 MP, f/1.6
16 MP, f/2.2 , 17 mm
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera
Primary camera resolution

7296 x 5472 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

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

Leica optics

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Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

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dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Camera features

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

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

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

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Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

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NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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