ZTE Axon M vs. Motorola ThinkPhone

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of ZTE Axon M and Motorola ThinkPhone. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

ZTE Axon M vs. Motorola ThinkPhone Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch - dual screen Touch
Height 150.8 mm 158.76 mm Motorola ThinkPhone has greater height than ZTE Axon M.
Width 71.6 mm 74.38 mm Motorola ThinkPhone has greater width than ZTE Axon M.
Depth 12.1 mm 8.26 mm Motorola ThinkPhone is narrower than ZTE Axon M.
Weight 230 g 189 g Motorola ThinkPhone is lighter than ZTE Axon M.
Body Colour Carbon black Carbon black
Body Material - Aircraft-grade aluminium, aramid fibre
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Motorola ThinkPhone is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 1.2 W/kg (body), 1.05 W/kg (head) 1.26 W/kg (body), 0.94 W/kg (head), 2.52 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
Display Type LCD display pOLED display
Display Technology TFT P-OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.55" Motorola ThinkPhone has larger screen size than ZTE Axon M.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Motorola ThinkPhone has better screen resolution than ZTE Axon M.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 426 ppi 402 ppi ZTE Axon M has better pixel density than Motorola ThinkPhone.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Motorola ThinkPhone has better colour depth than ZTE Axon M.
HDR - Yes Motorola ThinkPhone has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 144 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 360 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, attentive display, Peek Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (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 Motorola ThinkPhone
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Processor Number MSM8996 -
Clock Speed 2.15 GHz -
Processor Core Qty Quad-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - ZTE Axon M has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Motorola ThinkPhone has more RAM than ZTE Axon M.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Motorola ThinkPhone has more internal memory than ZTE Axon M.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 0 3
Sensor Resolution - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size - 1/1.5"
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Motorola ThinkPhone has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR, Live Filters
Camera Modes - BurstShot, Watermark mode, Video Snapshot, 360 Panorama mode, Super Slow-mo, Active photos, Portrait, Night Vision, AR stickers, Levelling, video filters, Spot colour, Ultra-Res, Capture Dual, Scanner, Pro mode with long exposure, Timelapse with Hyperlapse, Auto night vision
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola ThinkPhone has face detection.
Light Source - LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 30fps
Camera Features (Functions) - RAW image capture, Barcode Scanner, Cutout, Quad Pixel technology, smart composition, shot optimisation, Google Lens, Assistive Grid, Omni PDAF
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
THIRD CAMERA
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Motorola ThinkPhone has better front camera resolution than ZTE Axon M.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.45
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.7 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, BurstShot, Watermark mode, Video Snapshot, Face Beauty, Active photos, Selfie Mirror, Portrait, Group selfie, video filters, Auto smile capture, Spot colour, Capture Dual, Gesture Capture, Timelapse with Hyperlapse, Professional (with Long Exposure), Auto night vision
Light Source (Front) LED light -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Rear camera mode Video image stabilisation, RAW photo, Quad Pixel technology for 1.4 µm, levelling, Selfie animation, Assistive grid, Shot Optimisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3180 mAh 5000 mAh Motorola ThinkPhone has larger battery capacity than ZTE Axon M.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 TurboPower technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Motorola ThinkPhone can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 290 hours -
Talk Time 1722 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1722 min
Standby: up to 290 hrs
Standard usage: up to 36 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Motorola ThinkPhone has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android 13
User Interface - My UX
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, LTEPP, SUPL
COMMUNICATIONS ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 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 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 43, Band 48, Band 66
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 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3700, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ac/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology Dolby Atmos sound technology
Audio Processor AKM 4962 -
FEATURES ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors - Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, SAR sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Security Technology - ThinkShield for Mobile, Moto KeySafe
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, software updates FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) Dual microphones, Gesture Controls, Android Sensor Hub, Media Control, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, dual stereo speakers tuned by Dolby Atmos, App Streaming, File Drop
OTHERS ZTE Axon M Motorola ThinkPhone
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C cable Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TurboPower 68W charger
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, DisplayPort 1.4, MIL-STD 810H
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