ZTE Axon M vs. Huawei P40 Pro+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of ZTE Axon M and Huawei P40 Pro+. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

ZTE Axon M vs. Huawei P40 Pro+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - ElsaP-N39E
Form Factor Touch - dual screen Touch
Height 150.8 mm 158.2 mm Huawei P40 Pro+ has greater height than ZTE Axon M.
Width 71.6 mm 72.6 mm Huawei P40 Pro+ has greater width than ZTE Axon M.
Depth 12.1 mm 9 mm Huawei P40 Pro+ is narrower than ZTE Axon M.
Weight 230 g 226 g Huawei P40 Pro+ is lighter than ZTE Axon M.
Body Colour Carbon black Ceramic white | Ceramic black
Protection - Drop-proof, water-resistant, splash-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P40 Pro+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 6.7 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.2 W/kg (body), 1.05 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.49 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.58" Huawei P40 Pro+ has larger screen size than ZTE Axon M.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2640 x 1200 pixels Huawei P40 Pro+ has better screen resolution than ZTE Axon M.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 426 ppi 441 ppi Huawei P40 Pro+ has better pixel density than ZTE Axon M.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass FullView Display, Quad-Curve Overflow display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type LCD display - colour -
Second Display Screen Size 5.2" -
Second Display Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels -
Second Display Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
PROCESSOR ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G
Processor Number MSM8996 -
Clock Speed 2.15 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 Pro+ has higher clock speed than ZTE Axon M.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Huawei P40 Pro+ has higher processor core quantity than ZTE Axon M.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 Pro+ has more RAM than ZTE Axon M.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 512 GB Huawei P40 Pro+ has more internal memory than ZTE Axon M.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 0 5
Sensor Resolution - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture - F/1.9
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabilizer plus (OIS+) Huawei P40 Pro+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes - Night mode, 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Huawei P40 Pro+ has face detection.
Light Source - Dual tone LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Hybrid Zoom, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, RYYB colour filter array, Octa Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, 7680 fps Ultra Slow-motion Video, Ultra Vision Leica Quad Camera, Unmatched 100x SuperZoom Array
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 40 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/1.54"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.8
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 4K time-lapse video, Cinematic video
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/4.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 Pro+ has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 10x
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (4th Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 Pro+ has optical stabilisation of the fourth camera.
Camera Features (4th Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), 3x optical zoom
FIFTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (5th Camera) - 3D depth sensor
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro+ has better front camera resolution than ZTE Axon M.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Face Recognition (Face ID) - 3D facial detection Huawei P40 Pro+ has face detection.
Light Source (Front) LED light Display flash
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) Rear camera mode AI portrait mode
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - Infrared camera for Face ID, 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3180 mAh 4200 mAh Huawei P40 Pro+ has larger battery capacity than ZTE Axon M.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 1.36 hour(s)
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P40 Pro+ can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 290 hours 380.4 hours Huawei P40 Pro+ has longer standby time than ZTE Axon M.
Talk Time 1722 minutes 2100 minutes Huawei P40 Pro+ has longer battery life when making calls than ZTE Axon M.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1722 min
Standby: up to 290 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 463 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 451 hrs
Standby (LTE TDD): up to 451 hrs
Standby (LTE FDD): up to 456 hrs
Standby (5G): up to 427.4 hrs
Playback (video): up to 22.1 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 82.4 hrs
Continuous browsing (4G): up to 17 hrs
Continuous browsing (5G): up to 15.8 hrs
Standby: up to 380.4 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1392 min
Talk (GSM): up to 2100 min
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei P40 Pro+ has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant - Celia
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1900 GSM, 2100 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 12, Band 29, Band 30, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 700a, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ac/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology -
Audio Processor AKM 4962 -
FEATURES ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors - Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, software updates FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS ZTE Axon M Huawei P40 Pro+
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C cable Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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