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ZTE Axon 9 Pro vs vivo NEX S

 
Brief information about compared phones: vivo NEX S , ZTE Axon 9 Pro

vivo NEX S 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.59", with resolution 1080x2316. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

ZTE Axon 9 Pro 2017 year of release, cpu Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), screen 5.5", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.59" inch 5.5" inch
Screen area 107.3 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.0% 73.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2316 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 534 PPI
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, PDAF -20 MP
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0 8 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4 Android 7 (Nougat); MiFavor 4
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 530
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 265842
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2390
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8770
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13620
Antutu 8 score 340355
GeekBench 5 Single Core 499
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2225
General specs Release date 2018, June 2017, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162 Х 77 Х 8 mm 151.7 Х 75 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 199 g 170 g
Colors Black, Red Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 700 EUR 450 EUR
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GNSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 22.5W - Also known as vivo NEX Special Edition, NEX Ultimate Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - For China

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy NEX S
  • Screen 6.59"
  • Front camera 8 MP
Reasons to buy Axon 9 Pro
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • External memory microSD GB