ZTE Axon M vs OnePlus Nord 3 5G Specs Comparison

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ZTE Axon M
ZTE Axon M OnePlus Nord 3 5G
Released · Nov 01, 2017
Released · Jul 11, 2023
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.7-inch · 2772x1240px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3180 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 17, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$725

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.82 x 0.48 inches
150.8 x 71.6 x 12.1 mm
6.38 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches
162 x 75.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
8.11 oz / 230.0 g 6.83 oz / 193.5 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Misty Green, Tempest Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.98% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 89.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2772x1240px, 20:9 ratio, 451 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Dragontrail
Additional display
5.2 inches, 1920 x1080 px, IPS LCD, Colors: 16 777 216, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch: Yes
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
8 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB (14 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 9000 MT6983 (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
1x3.05GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.85G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-G710 MC10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (13)

Battery

Type
3180 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 80.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
20 MP (Doubles as a front camera, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.3
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, SBAS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 29, 30, 66
3G Bands
5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 09, 2017
FCC ID value: SRQ-Z999
Measured SAR
Head: 0.68 W/kg
Body: 0.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

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