ZTE Axon 40 SE vs Xiaomi 12S Comparison and Differences

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ZTE Axon 40 SE

ZTE Axon 40 SE

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ZTE Axon 40 SE or Xiaomi 12S Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model ZTE Axon 40 SE Xiaomi 12S
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Release date 2022, October 20 2022, July 04
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.5 x 75.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.98 in 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.75 in
Weight 182 g | 6.42 oz 179 g | 6.31 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame
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Colors Blue, Black Gray, White, Purple, Green
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 68B
Screen size 6.67" in 6.28" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 95.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.7% 89.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 419 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - 120Hz
-Dolby Vision
-HDR10+
-1100 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
Functions HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, MyOS 12 Android 12, MIUI 13
Chipset - Unisoc UMS512T T618 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 730
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 1106615
Antutu 8 Total 210654
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1328
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4234

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 28, 66
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Tuned by Harman Kardon

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 22.5W

- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 42 min
-Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 57 min
-Reverse wireless charging 10W
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Quick Charge 4+

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