Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs ZTE Axon 30 5G

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

ZTE Axon 30 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

5G band 1, 3, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.52 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA)

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs or SIM & eSIM, dual stand-by)

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

158 mm

170.2 mm
Width

76.5 mm

77.8 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

209 g

189 g
Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Cream, Graphite, Indigo, Mint, Purple, Tangerine

Aqua, Black

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

OLED
Physical size

6.4 inches

6.92 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2460 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

388 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak)

120Hz, HDR10+, 10-layer display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.0 GHz Cortex-X2

Single-core 3.2 GHz Kryo 585
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 585
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 585
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G
GPU

Adreno 730

Adreno 650
Memory RAM

8 GB

6, 8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Storage

-

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 84˚ , 24 mm, 30x digital zoom

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.73" , 0.8 µm
(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 75 mm, 3x optical zoom

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm, 120˚
123˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2

(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

8K@24fps, 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS, HDR, 10-bit video
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, 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

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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 80˚ , 26 mm

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.0 , 25 mm
Selfie camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Selfie camera features

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus, face detection, face unlock

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

2160p@60fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.2

Type-C 3.1
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes