Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs ZTE nubia Z20

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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

LTE

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
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

-

LTE Cat 18, 1.2 Gbps download, 221 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

162.5 mm

158.6 mm
Width

74.8 mm

75.2 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

9.2 mm
Weight

195 g

186 g
Stylus

Yes

-
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

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Waterproof

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

Yes, IP68

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Colors

Deep Sea Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Grey

Black, Blue, Red

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 2x optical zoom

48 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 3x optical zoom , 1/2" , 0.8 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm

8 MP
16 MP, 12 mm
Primary camera resolution

-

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps

4320@15fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

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

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

-
Camera features

1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm, geo-tagging, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1/2.55" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, 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, macro-mode
DxOMark photo

100

-
DxOMark video

84

-
DxOMark camera score

94

-

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

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, light, proximity