Huawei P20 vs ZTE nubia Z17

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

-
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

149.1 mm

152.6 mm
Width

70.8 mm

72.4 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

165 g

173 g
Colors

Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold, Twilight

Aurora Blue, Black Gold, Flame Red, Obsidian Black, Solar Gold

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.8 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2240 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

429 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Camera type

Photo / Video

-
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.3" , 1.55 µm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.8 , 2x optical zoom
20 MP, f/1.6 , 27 mm

23 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

3968 x 2976 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps

2160p@30fps
Primary camera optics

Leica optics

-
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection and laser autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Camera features

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

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.55" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity