Xiaomi 18 Pro vs ZTE Blade A53

A full comparison of the Xiaomi 18 Pro and the ZTE Blade A53 is not possible yet: there is too little verified data on the ZTE Blade A53 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 Blade A53

Performance —
Display —
Camera 10
Battery 25
Portability 22
Value for money —

What makes Xiaomi 18 Pro better?

  • Bigger battery: 7000 vs 4000 mAh
  • Better main camera: 200MP vs 8MP

What makes ZTE Blade A53 better?

Comparison verdict

Specs comparison

Specification Xiaomi 18 Pro ZTE Blade A53
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Spreadtrum Unisoc
AnTuTu 4888150 —
Geekbench Single 4301 —
Geekbench Multi 12490 —
Display 6.4" LTPO AMOLED —
Resolution 1120x2436 —
Refresh rate 120 Hz —
Battery 7000 mAh 4000 mAh
Charging 100W —
Wireless charging 50W 0W
Main camera 200 MP 8 MP
Ultrawide 50 MP 0 MP
Telephoto 200 MP 0 MP
Front camera 50 MP 5 MP
RAM 12GB / 16GB —
Storage 256GB / 512GB / 1TB 32GB
OS Android 17 Android 12 Snow Cone
Brightness (peak) 4000 nits —
NFC yes no
Protection IP68/IP69 —
Dimensions 151.8×72.0×8.5 mm 165.7×76.5×9.4 mm
Weight 203 g —
Launch price $845 —

Camera comparison

Xiaomi 18 Pro

  • Main: 200MP f/1.7
  • Ultrawide: 50MP
  • Telephoto: 200MP
  • Front: 50MP
100
camera

ZTE Blade A53

  • Main: 8MP
  • Front: 5MP
10
camera

Display comparison

Xiaomi 18 Pro

  • 6.4" LTPO AMOLED
  • Resolution: 1120x2436
  • Refresh rate: 120 Hz
82
display

ZTE Blade A53

  • Refresh rate: —
—
display

Battery and charging

Xiaomi 18 Pro

  • 7000 mAh
  • Wired: 100W
  • Wireless: 50W
87
battery

ZTE Blade A53

  • 4000 mAh
  • No wireless charging
25
battery

Benchmarks

Launch prices and where to check today's

Xiaomi 18 Pro

$845

ZTE Blade A53

Price unknown