Honor 8 Lite vs Nubia Z17 Mini

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Comparing the Honor 8 Lite 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: Honor 8 Lite runs at a higher processing speed of 2.1 GHz, while Nubia Z17 Mini runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor 8 Lite the better performer.


Display: Both Honor 8 Lite and Nubia Z17 Mini offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 Lite offers 12 MP, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: Honor 8 Lite offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 2950 mAh, making Honor 8 Lite better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 8 Lite and Nubia Z17 Mini offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 8 Lite and Nubia Z17 Mini equally at 7.


User Rating: Honor 8 Lite receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nubia Z17 Mini has a rating of 2.3.

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Honor 8 Lite
₹12,200
(Discontinued)
Nubia Z17 Mini
₹7,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
74%

Release Date

12 May, 2017
12 Jun, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 652
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 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

12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
13 MP
Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
16 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2950 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Stylish looks and compact size
  • Good cameras
  • Decent performance
  • Compact and elegant design
  • Gorgeous display
  • Impressive dual cameras with a ton of features
  • Smooth performance

Cons

  • Lacks fast charging
  • Fingerprint magnet
  • Screen looks washed out in daylight
  • Older version of Android
  • Average battery life

User Ratings

4.2/5
(6,393 ratings)
2.3/5
(258 ratings)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
Nubia UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 655
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 510

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

424 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.3 %
69.97 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

147.2 mm
146.6 mm

Width

72.9 mm
72.5 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

147 grams
155 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
N/A
13 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2950 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope