Nubia Z11 miniS vs Moto G5 Plus

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Comparing the Nubia Z11 miniS vs Moto G5 Plus 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: Both Nubia Z11 miniS and Moto G5 Plus run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Both Nubia Z11 miniS and Moto G5 Plus offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nubia Z11 miniS offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Moto G5 Plus offers 12 MP, making Nubia Z11 miniS better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nubia Z11 miniS offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Moto G5 Plus offers 5 MP, making Nubia Z11 miniS better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Nubia Z11 miniS and Moto G5 Plus offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Nubia Z11 miniS offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Moto G5 Plus offers 16 GB, making Nubia Z11 miniS the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Moto G5 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nubia Z11 miniS is rated 6.


User Rating: Moto G5 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nubia Z11 miniS has a rating of 4.2.

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Nubia Z11 miniS
₹7,999
(Discontinued)
Moto G5 Plus
₹14,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
72%

Release Date

21 Mar, 2017
15 Mar, 2017

Performance

Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 625
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 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

23 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
N/A
Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Superb rear and front cameras
  • Decent battery life
  • Good FHD display
  • Inspired yet polished design
  • Solid metal-clad design
  • Pure Android Nougat with useful enhancements
  • Reliable performance and solid battery life
  • The best camera in its segment

Cons

  • Bad software
  • Slow hardware performance
  • No fast charging
  • Long learning curve for one-button navigation
  • Doesn't ship with Google Assistant
  • Underwhelming speaker output

User Ratings

4.2/5
(673 ratings)
4.3/5
(4,939 ratings)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
16 More Videos

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General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Nubia UI
Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
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
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

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)

70.65 %
66.91 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

146 mm
150.2 mm

Width

72.1 mm
74 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

158 grams
155 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 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)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
16 GB / 32 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

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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Front

Other Sensors

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