ZTE Axon 50 Ultra vs Honor Magic8 Pro Air

Product
ZTE Axon 50 Ultra
829 USD
Honor Magic8 Pro Air
839 USD

Price
829 USD
839 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
ZTE Mobiles
Honor Mobiles
Model No
ZTE Axon 50 Ultra
LDY-AN00

Launch Date
2023, July 29
2026, January 19

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
LTE
5G bands
SA/NSA
SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
161.8 x 73.1 x 8.9 mm (6.37 x 2.88 x 0.35 in)
150.5 x 71.9 x 6.1 mm (5.93 x 2.83 x 0.24 in)
Weight
199 g (7.02 oz)
155 g (5.47 oz)
Build
IP54, dust and splash resistant
Glass front, aluminum frame IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
SIM
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Black
Black, White, Purple, Orange

Type
AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 4320Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, 1800 nits (HBM), 6000 nits (peak)
Size
6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
6.31 inches, 97.6 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
1216 x 2640 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density)

OS
Android 12, MyOS 12
Android 16, MagicOS 10
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
GPU
Adreno 730
Arm G1-Ultra

RAM
12GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
256GB/512GB
256GB/512GB/1TB

Lens 1
64 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom
64 MP, f/2.6, 74mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2", PDAF, OIS, 3.2x optical zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.2, 116˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
50 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide)
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10‑bit video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR, 10-bit video

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.93", 0.6µm
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Si/C Li-Po 5500 mAh
Charging
80W wired, PD3.0, QC4
80W wired 50W wireless 5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass BDS Satellite Message (Emergency SOS service)
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE
6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
NFC
NFC Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG