HTC Desire 826 vs Nubia Z9

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Comparing the HTC Desire 826 vs Nubia Z9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Z9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while HTC Desire 826 runs at 1.7 GHz, making Nubia Z9 the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 826 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z9 offers 5.2 inches, making HTC Desire 826 the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 826 features a S-LCD 3 display compared to Nubia Z9's IPS LCD, making HTC Desire 826 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nubia Z9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC Desire 826 offers 13 MP, making Nubia Z9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 826 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Nubia Z9 offers 8 MP, making HTC Desire 826 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nubia Z9 offers a higher battery capacity with 2900 mAh, while HTC Desire 826 offers 2600 mAh, making Nubia Z9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nubia Z9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while HTC Desire 826 offers 16 GB, making Nubia Z9 the better option for storage.

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HTC Desire 826
₹18,249
(Out of Stock)
Nubia Z9
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
70%

Release Date

12 Apr, 2015
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 810
Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
S-LCD 3
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
8 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2900 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
64 GB

User Ratings

3.6/5
(3,344 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 12, 2015
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

HTC Sense
Nubia UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Processor

Octa core

1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 430

RAM

2 GB
4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD 3
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.95 %
74 %

Screen Protection

No
N/A

Design

Height

158 mm
147.4 mm

Width

77.5 mm
68.3 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

183 grams
192 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera1/3" sensor size BSI Sensor
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 18.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.7 Hours(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3)
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)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
N/A

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Digital
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer