Xiaomi Mi Play vs ZTE Axon M

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.

• Weight

  Mi Play: 80 g lighter

  Mi Play:

  150 g

  Axon M:

  230 g

• Screen diagonal

  Axon M: 0.64 in smaller diagonal

  Mi Play:

  5.84 in

  Axon M:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Mi Play:

  Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)

  Axon M:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Mi Play:

  Dual

  Axon M:

  Single

• Depth

  Mi Play: 4.4 mm thinner

  Mi Play:

  7.8 mm

  Axon M:

  12.2 mm

• Height

  Mi Play: 3.1 mm shorter

  Mi Play:

  147.8 mm

  Axon M:

  150.9 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. Mi Play

   Height:

   147.8 mm

   Width:

   71.9 mm

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

2. 2. Axon M

   Height:

   150.9 mm +3.1 mm versus Mi Play

   Width:

   71.6 mm

   Depth:

   12.2 mm +4.4 mm versus Mi Play

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. Mi Play

   Screen diagonal:

   5.84 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.1 cm²

2. 2. Axon M

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Mi Play has approximately 14.2% more rectangular screen area than Axon M.

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.

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