Huawei Mate 20 vs ZTE Nubia Z9

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  Nubia Z9: 8.9 mm narrower

  Mate 20:

  77.2 mm

  Nubia Z9:

  68.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Nubia Z9: 1.33 in smaller diagonal

  Mate 20:

  6.53 in

  Nubia Z9:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Mate 20:

  HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)

  Nubia Z9:

  Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Mate 20:

  Triple

  Nubia Z9:

  Single

• Depth

  Mate 20: 0.6 mm thinner

  Mate 20:

  8.3 mm

  Nubia Z9:

  8.9 mm

• Height

  Nubia Z9: 10.8 mm shorter

  Mate 20:

  158.2 mm

  Nubia Z9:

  147.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Mate 20

   Height:

   158.2 mm +10.8 mm versus Nubia Z9

   Width:

   77.2 mm +8.9 mm versus Nubia Z9

   Depth:

   8.3 mm

2. 2. Nubia Z9

   Height:

   147.4 mm

   Width:

   68.3 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +0.6 mm versus Mate 20

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Mate 20

   Screen diagonal:

   6.53 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.7:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   107.5 cm²

2. 2. Nubia Z9

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Mate 20 has approximately 44.2% more rectangular screen area than Nubia Z9.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.