ZTE Axon 50 Ultra vs Honor Magic9

Product
ZTE Axon 50 Ultra
829 USD
Honor Magic9
819 USD

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

Launch Date
2023, July 29
2026, September 28

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 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)
151 x 72.3 x 8.5 mm (5.94 x 2.85 x 0.33 in)
Weight
199 g (7.02 oz)
209 g (7.37 oz)
Build
IP54, dust and splash resistant
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back
SIM
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black
Black, White, Green, Yellow

Type
AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, 2000 nits (HBM), 10000 nits (peak)
Size
6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
6.37 inches, 99.9 cm2 (~91.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
1236 x 2664 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density) HDR image support Measured at an isolated spot during video playback only

OS
Android 12, MyOS 12
Android 17, MagicOS 11
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 730
Adreno 840

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
200 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.4", PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom
200 MP, f/2.6, (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.2, 116˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
50 MP, f/2.0, (ultrawide), PDAF
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Color spectrum sensor, Multi-focus LED flash, HDR, panorama, ARRI mode
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10‑bit video
4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR, 10-bit video, ARRI LogC3 Curve & LUT

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
55 MP multi-aspect, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.74"
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Si/C Li-Po 8000mAh
Charging
80W wired, PD3.0, QC4
80W wired 50W wireless 27W reverse wired Reverse wireless

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, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5, Auracast, ASHA
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5), GLONASS
NFC
NFC Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG