Nubia Z17 Mini vs Moto G5S Plus

Comparing the Nubia Z17 Mini vs Moto G5S 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: Moto G5S Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Nubia Z17 Mini runs at 1.8 GHz, making Moto G5S Plus the better performer.

Display: Moto G5S Plus offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 5.2 inches, making Moto G5S Plus the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Moto G5S Plus feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Moto G5S Plus feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Moto G5S Plus offers 8 MP, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for front camera photography.

Battery: Moto G5S Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 2950 mAh, making Moto G5S Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Moto G5S Plus offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nubia Z17 Mini and Moto G5S Plus equally at 7.

User Rating: Moto G5S Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Nubia Z17 Mini has a rating of 2.3.

Nubia Z17 Mini

₹7,999

(Discontinued)

Moto G5S Plus

₹9,490

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

72%

Release Date

12 Jun, 2017

29 Aug, 2017

Performance


Snapdragon 652	Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 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	13 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	8 MP

Battery


2950 mAh	3000 mAh
Fast Charging	15W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

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

Good build quality
Good performance
Excellent battery life

Cons

Older version of Android
Average battery life

Cameras fail to impress
Incremental upgrade makes it a no-go for many

User Ratings

2.3/5

(258 ratings)

4.1/5

(65,857 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Nubia UI

Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510

Adreno 506

RAM

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)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.97 %

71.13 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

146.6 mm

153.5 mm

Width

72.5 mm

76.2 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.0 mm

Weight

155 grams

168 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 Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

13 MP

13 MP
Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel 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)

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No	Yes LED Flash

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2950 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 15W Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

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

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope