hotwav Note 18 Pro vs ZTE Blade A53

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; ZTE
Release date: November 2025, 7 months ago; April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices; 112.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 52% of devices

Size: 7.2"; 6.52"
Resolution: 720 x 1560 px HD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 239 ppi Medium Density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell; Water Drop Notch, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250); Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
CPU: 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz; 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 28 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; PowerVR GE8322
RAM: 6 GB; 2 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4 RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 8 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor: Samsung; —
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Noise reduction, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus

Capacity: 128 GB; 32 GB
Type: eMMC 5.1 Storage; eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 76.5 mm 165.7 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 225 g; 198 g
Materials: Plastic; Polycarbonate
Colors: Blue Gold Green; Blue Gray Green
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 87 %; 82 %

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2; Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; —
USB: USB Type-C; —
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)