Nubia Z11 vs Elephone S3

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Comparing the Nubia Z11 vs Elephone S3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 Elephone S3 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Nubia Z11 the better performer.


Display: Nubia Z11 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Elephone S3 offers 5.2 inches, making Nubia Z11 the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Z11 and Elephone S3 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nubia Z11 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Elephone S3 offers 13 MP, making Nubia Z11 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nubia Z11 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Elephone S3 offers 5 MP, making Nubia Z11 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nubia Z11 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Elephone S3 offers 2100 mAh, making Nubia Z11 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nubia Z11 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Elephone S3 offers 16 GB, making Nubia Z11 the better option for storage.

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Nubia Z11
₹9,999
(Discontinued)
Elephone S3
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
68%

Release Date

26 Dec, 2016
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 820
MediaTek MT6753
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2100 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Sexy, bezel-less design
  • Interesting edge screen features
  • Smooth performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Exposure issues with the camera
  • Using cases & screen protectors could be a problem
  • Many features seem gimmicky
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.9/5
(249 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Nubia UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
MediaTek MT6753

Processor

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Octa core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
Mali-T720 MP3

RAM

6 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.81 %
74.29 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

151.8 mm
142 mm

Width

72.3 mm
70.5 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

162 grams
145 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 3456 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
16 GB

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: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 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) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
No

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