ZTE Axon M vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 17, 2017	Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$725	$900

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.82 x 0.48 inches 150.8 x 71.6 x 12.1 mm	5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm
Weight
8.11 oz (230.0 g)	5.54 oz (157.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Flamingo pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.98% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 550 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Additional display
5.2 inches, 1920 x1080 px, IPS LCD, Colors: 16 777 216, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch: Yes

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB (14 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3180 mAh, Li - Ion	3400 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

8h 9min

Video

7h 18min

Gaming

5h 35min

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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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	10 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
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,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 09, 2017 FCC ID value: SRQ-Z999	Date approved: Feb 01, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.68 W/kg Body: 0.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg	Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9820 (8 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Exynos M4, ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg Phablet: 2.96 W/kg

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1150

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