Nubia M2 vs Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition

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Comparing the Nubia M2 vs Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia M2 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition runs at 1.95 GHz, making Nubia M2 the better performer.


Display: Nubia M2 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition offers 5.2 inches, making Nubia M2 the larger display of the two. Nubia M2 features a AMOLED display compared to Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition's IPS LCD, making Nubia M2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nubia M2 and Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Nubia M2 and Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Nubia M2 offers a higher battery capacity with 3630 mAh, while Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition offers 2950 mAh, making Nubia M2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nubia M2 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition offers 128 GB, making Nubia M2 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nubia M2 receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Nubia Z17 Mini Limited Edition has a rating of 2.8.

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Nubia M2
₹23,363
(Discontinued)
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₹20,803
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

10 Jul, 2017
19 Sep, 2017
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 653
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
13 MP
Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP
16 MP

Battery

3630 mAh
2950 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

3.9/5
(40 ratings)
2.8/5
(44 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

Nubia UI
Nubia UI
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 510
Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB
6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.95 %
69.97 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

154.5 mm
146.6 mm
164.4 mm

Width

75.9 mm
72.5 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.0 mm
7.4 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

168 grams
155 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
13 MP
13 MP
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3630 mAh
2950 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 40 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

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 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

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 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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