Upper mid-range · 2021

ZTE Axon 30 Pro 5G

Name: ZTE Axon 30 Pro 5G
Brand: ZTE

Our Take CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37

A well-rounded upper mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen and a 120Hz display.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength AMOLED screen, 120Hz smooth scrolling

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 888 5G 6 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 55W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, laser AF

480 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 660

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

882,800

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 660

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

64 MP f/2.4

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

16 MP

Main sensor

Sony IMX682 Exmor RS, 1/1.7", 0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 55 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4200 mAh

Wired charging

55 W

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

186 g · 7.9 mm

Height

163.6 mm

Width

75.3 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

186 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

30% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 15 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

883k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 186 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Faster charging

55 W vs 25 W charging

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 186 g vs 169 g

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How it stacks up against the rest.

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