Lenovo Vibe Z vs Nubia Z5S

Comparing the Lenovo Vibe Z vs Nubia Z5S across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Z5S runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Lenovo Vibe Z runs at 2.2 GHz, making Nubia Z5S the better performer.

Display: Lenovo Vibe Z offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z5S offers 5 inches, making Lenovo Vibe Z the larger display of the two. Lenovo Vibe Z features a IPS LCD display compared to Nubia Z5S's LCD, making Lenovo Vibe Z the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Lenovo Vibe Z and Nubia Z5S feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Lenovo Vibe Z and Nubia Z5S feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Lenovo Vibe Z offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Nubia Z5S offers 2300 mAh, making Lenovo Vibe Z better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Lenovo Vibe Z and Nubia Z5S offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Lenovo Vibe Z

₹35,999

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Nubia Z5S

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

22 Nov, 2013

26 Nov, 2013

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 800	Snapdragon 800	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 2.2 GHz)	(upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP	50 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	2300 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.5/5

(55 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Nov 22, 2013

(Official)

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

MiFavor UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8274

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

2.3 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

441 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.59 %

72.7 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

149.1 mm

137.7 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77 mm

68.8 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.6 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

145.2 grams

126 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg

Good

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

2300 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 33 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

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

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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