Xiaomi 18 Pro vs ZTE Axon 50 Lite

Xiaomi 18 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

Xiaomi 18 Fold Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Xiaomi 17 Ultra (China) Xiaomi 17 Ultra Xiaomi 17 Max Xiaomi 17 Pro Xiaomi 17

ZTE Axon 50 Lite

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Unisoc Tiger T618

ZTE Axon 60 Ultra ZTE Axon 50 Ultra ZTE Axon 41 Ultra 5G Extreme Edition ZTE Axon 40 Ultra ZTE Axon 40 Ultra Space Edition ZTE Axon 41 Ultra 5G ZTE Axon 31 Ultra 5G ZTE Axon 31 Pro 5G

A full comparison of the Xiaomi 18 Pro and the ZTE Axon 50 Lite is not possible yet: there is too little verified data on the ZTE Axon 50 Lite to compute a MobileRank score. The specs we do have are in the table below.

Profile comparison

Category scores

Xiaomi 18 Pro

Performance 100

Display 82

Camera 100

Battery 87

Portability 52

Value for money 98

ZTE Axon 50 Lite

Performance —

Display —

Camera 31

Battery 43

Portability 48

Value for money —

What makes Xiaomi 18 Pro better?

Bigger battery: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
Faster charging: 100W vs 5W
Better main camera: 200MP vs 50MP

What makes ZTE Axon 50 Lite better?

Comparison verdict

Specs comparison

Specification	Xiaomi 18 Pro	ZTE Axon 50 Lite
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6	Unisoc Tiger T618
AnTuTu	4888150	—
Geekbench Single	4301	—
Geekbench Multi	12490	—
Display	6.4" LTPO AMOLED	6.6"
Resolution	1120x2436	—
Refresh rate	120 Hz	—
Battery	7000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging	100W	5W
Wireless charging	50W	0W
Main camera	200 MP	50 MP
Ultrawide	50 MP	0 MP
Telephoto	200 MP	0 MP
Front camera	50 MP	—
RAM	12GB / 16GB	—
Storage	256GB / 512GB / 1TB	256GB
OS	Android 17	Android 13 Tiramisu
Brightness (peak)	4000 nits	—
NFC	yes	yes
Protection	IP68/IP69	—
Dimensions	151.8×72.0×8.5 mm	165.0×76.1×8.4 mm
Weight	203 g	—
Launch price	$845	—