Nubia M2 vs Xiaomi Mi A1

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Comparing the Nubia M2 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nubia M2 and Xiaomi Mi A1 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Both Nubia M2 and Xiaomi Mi A1 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Nubia M2 features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi A1's IPS LCD, making Nubia M2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nubia M2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 12 MP, making Nubia M2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nubia M2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 5 MP, making Nubia M2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nubia M2 offers a higher battery capacity with 3630 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 3080 mAh, making Nubia M2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nubia M2 and Xiaomi Mi A1 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Xiaomi Mi A1 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nubia M2 has a rating of 3.9.

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Nubia M2
₹23,363
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Mi A1
₹12,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
72%

Release Date

10 Jul, 2017
12 Sep, 2017

Performance

Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 625
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

16 MP
5 MP

Battery

3630 mAh
3080 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Solid and slender build
  • Impressive dual cameras
  • Android N in its naked form
  • Reliable performance

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Average battery life
  • Heats up occasionally

User Ratings

3.9/5
(40 ratings)
4.4/5
(470,471 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 12, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Nubia UI
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.95 %
70.63 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

154.5 mm
155.4 mm

Width

75.9 mm
75.8 mm

Thickness

7.0 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

168 grams
165 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size
13 MP
12 MP
Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3630 mAh
3080 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 40 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 128 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

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.17 W/kg

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote