Nubia Z11 miniS vs Nubia Z11

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Comparing the Nubia Z11 miniS vs Nubia Z11 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: Nubia Z11 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while Nubia Z11 miniS runs at 2.0 GHz, making Nubia Z11 the better performer.


Display: Nubia Z11 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z11 miniS offers 5.2 inches, making Nubia Z11 the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Z11 miniS and Nubia Z11 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nubia Z11 miniS offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Nubia Z11 offers 16 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 Nubia Z11 offers 8 MP, making Nubia Z11 miniS better for front camera photography.


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


Storage: Both Nubia Z11 miniS and Nubia Z11 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Nubia Z11 receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while Nubia Z11 miniS is rated 6.


User Rating: Nubia Z11 miniS receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nubia Z11 has a rating of 3.9.

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Nubia Z11 miniS
₹7,999
(Discontinued)
Nubia Z11
₹9,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
76%

Release Date

21 Mar, 2017
26 Dec, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 820
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

23 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
8 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

6.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Superb rear and front cameras
  • Decent battery life
  • Good FHD display
  • Inspired yet polished design
  • Sexy, bezel-less design
  • Interesting edge screen features
  • Smooth performance

Cons

  • Bad software
  • Slow hardware performance
  • No fast charging
  • Exposure issues with the camera
  • Using cases & screen protectors could be a problem
  • Many features seem gimmicky

User Ratings

4.2/5
(673 ratings)
3.9/5
(249 ratings)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
2 More Videos

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General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Nubia UI
Nubia UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 530

RAM

4 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.65 %
75.81 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

146 mm
151.8 mm

Width

72.1 mm
72.3 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

158 grams
162 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels
4608 x 3456 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

N/A
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 200 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

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 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

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
Back

Other Sensors

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