Honor 9i vs Nubia Z17 miniS

Spec Score

73%

77%

Release Date

14 Oct, 2017

31 Jul, 2019

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 653
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display

5.9 inches (14.99 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Camera	13 MP Camera

Front Camera

13 MP + 2 MP	16 MP + 5 MP

Battery

3340 mAh	3200 mAh
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A

Expert Review

3.5/10 Read Expert Review

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Pros

Great display Solid build quality Good camera setup

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Average performance No USB Type-C port

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5 (71,142 ratings)

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Launch Date

Oct 14, 2017 (Official)

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Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI

Nubia UI

Performance Rating

Good

Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

CPU

Octa core 2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.44 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2

Adreno 510

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display Rating

Excellent

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

18:9

N/A

Pixel Density

409 ppi

424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.48 %

70.82 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes

N/A

Height

156.2 mm

147.5 mm

Width

75.2 mm

71.2 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

7.6 mm

Weight

164 grams

155 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Metal Back: Metal

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP Primary Cameraf/2.2

13 MP Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX258 Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

2 MP

13 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

No

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 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 Rating

Very Good

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP f/2.0 Primary Camera

2 MP Camera

5 MP Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery Rating

Very Good

Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh

3200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Internal Storage

64 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 1.09 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope