Honor X9a vs ZTE Axon 30S

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

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

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

LTE-A

LTE-A (CA), 1200 Mbps download, 210 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

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

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

161.6 mm

170.2 mm
Width

73.9 mm

77.8 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

175 g

189 g
Colors

Black, Green, Silver

Black, Blue

Display
Display type

AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.81 inches

6.92 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2460 pixels
Pixel density

385 ppi

400 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

1073741824
Protection

3D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Display features

120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Always-on display, 120Hz

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold

Single-core 3.2 GHz Kryo 585
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 585
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 585
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 650
Memory RAM

8 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Storage

-

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 8x digital zoom

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.73" , 0.8 µm, 25 mm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 16 mm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.75 µm

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

9280 x 6920 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

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, 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, 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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

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

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes