Huawei P40 Pro+ 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), 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
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE Cat21

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Ceramic

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

158.2 mm

148.6 mm
Width

72.6 mm

72.6 mm
Thickness

9 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

226 g

172 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, White

Black, Blue, Red

Display
Display type

OLED capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.58 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

1200 x 2640 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

441 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass

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

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Five

Dual
Main camera

50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/1.28" , 2.44 µm

24 MP, f/1.6 , 1.12 µm
8 MP, f/4.4 , 240 mm, 10x optical zoom

16 MP, f/1.6
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm, 3x optical zoom
40 MP, f/1.8 , 18 mm, 1/1.54"
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera
Primary camera resolution

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4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS

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

Leica optics

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Primary camera flash

LED 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, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser 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 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

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

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

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 A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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NavIC

Yes

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Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, infrared face recognition, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyro, light, proximity