Nubia Z17 Mini vs Lenovo K8 Note

Comparing the Nubia Z17 Mini vs Lenovo K8 Note 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: Lenovo K8 Note runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Nubia Z17 Mini runs at 1.8 GHz, making Lenovo K8 Note the better performer.

Display: Lenovo K8 Note offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 5.2 inches, making Lenovo K8 Note the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Lenovo K8 Note feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Lenovo K8 Note feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Lenovo K8 Note offers 13 MP, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for front camera photography.

Battery: Lenovo K8 Note offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 2950 mAh, making Lenovo K8 Note better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Lenovo K8 Note offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: Lenovo K8 Note receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Nubia Z17 Mini is rated 7.

User Rating: Lenovo K8 Note receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Nubia Z17 Mini has a rating of 2.3.

Nubia Z17 Mini

₹7,999

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

72%

Release Date

12 Jun, 2017

18 Aug, 2017

Performance


Snapdragon 652	MediaTek MT6797D
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 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


13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Camera	5 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	13 MP

Battery


2950 mAh	4000 mAh
Fast Charging	Turbo Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10

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Pros

Compact and elegant design
Gorgeous display
Impressive dual cameras with a ton of features
Smooth performance

Solid, splash-proof design
Beefy internals
Impressive cameras
Latest Android in its vanilla form

Cons

Older version of Android
Average battery life

Heats up
No 4K video recording

User Ratings

2.3/5

(258 ratings)

4.1/5

(48,965 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Aug 18, 2017 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Nubia UI

Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

MediaTek MT6797D

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Deca Core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A72 1.85 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

20 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510

Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

4 GB	3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

424 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.97 %

70.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

146.6 mm

154.5 mm

Width

72.5 mm

75.9 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

155 grams

180 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor

13 MP

5 MP
Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No	Yes LED Flash

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2950 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 25 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Turbo Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.157 W/kg Body: 1.157 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A	Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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