HTC U23 vs ZTE nubia Z50

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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 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, 7, 20, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 3, 28, 41, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Metal, glass

Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back or eco leather back
SIM

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

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

166.6 mm

162.9 mm
Width

77.1 mm

72.9 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

202 g

197/199 g
Waterproof

IP67 (1.5m for 30 mins)

-
Dust proof

IP67

-
Colors

Blue, Violet

Black, Mint, Silver

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A710

Single-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.36 GHz Cortex-A710

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Adreno 644

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

8 GB

8, 12, 16 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.1/UFS 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.9

(standard) , 64 MP, f/1.6 , 35 mm, 1/1.7"
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2 , 116˚ , 14 mm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

8K, 4K
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

Ring-LED flash (4 LEDs)
Camera features

Autofocus, 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

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, 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 3.0

Type-C 3.1
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes, eSE
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes