Asus Zenfone 3 vs Nubia Z17 Mini

Comparing the Asus Zenfone 3 vs Nubia Z17 Mini across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus Zenfone 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Nubia Z17 Mini runs at 1.8 GHz, making Asus Zenfone 3 the better performer.

Display: Both Asus Zenfone 3 and Nubia Z17 Mini offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 13 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus Zenfone 3 offers 8 MP, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher battery capacity with 2950 mAh, while Asus Zenfone 3 offers 2650 mAh, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nubia Z17 Mini offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Asus Zenfone 3 offers 32 GB, making Nubia Z17 Mini the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Asus Zenfone 3 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nubia Z17 Mini is rated 7.

User Rating: Asus Zenfone 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nubia Z17 Mini has a rating of 2.3.

Asus Zenfone 3

₹22,999

(Out of Stock)

Nubia Z17 Mini

₹7,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

74%

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016

12 Jun, 2017

Performance


Snapdragon 625	Snapdragon 652
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
N/A	13 MP Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	16 MP

Battery


2650 mAh	2950 mAh
N/A	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB

64 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Smooth performance
Gorgeous design
Excellent battery life
Good cameras

Compact and elegant design
Gorgeous display
Impressive dual cameras with a ton of features
Smooth performance

Cons

Very slippery
ZenUI is cluttered
Expensive compared to the competition

Older version of Android
Average battery life

User Ratings

4.3/5

(6,635 ratings)

2.3/5

(258 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

Zen UI

Nubia UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Adreno 510

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.55 %

69.97 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

146.8 mm

146.6 mm

Width

73.9 mm

72.5 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

144 grams

155 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Mineral Glass

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

N/A

13 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2650 mAh

2950 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope