Nubia Z17 Mini vs Xiaomi Mi A1

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Comparing the Nubia Z17 Mini vs Xiaomi Mi A1 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: Xiaomi Mi A1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Nubia Z17 Mini runs at 1.8 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Xiaomi Mi A1 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 12 MP, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 5 MP, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3080 mAh, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 2950 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi A1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Xiaomi Mi A1 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Mi A1 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nubia Z17 Mini is rated 7.


User Rating: Xiaomi Mi A1 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nubia Z17 Mini has a rating of 2.3.

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Nubia Z17 Mini
₹7,999
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Mi A1
₹12,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
72%

Release Date

12 Jun, 2017
12 Sep, 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
12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

16 MP
5 MP

Battery

2950 mAh
3080 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Compact and elegant design
  • Gorgeous display
  • Impressive dual cameras with a ton of features
  • Smooth performance
  • Solid and slender build
  • Impressive dual cameras
  • Android N in its naked form
  • Reliable performance

Cons

  • Older version of Android
  • Average battery life
  • Average battery life
  • Heats up occasionally

User Ratings

2.3/5
(258 ratings)
4.4/5
(470,471 ratings)

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Videos
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Videos
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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 12, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Nubia UI
Android One

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
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

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)

69.97 %
70.63 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

146.6 mm
155.4 mm

Width

72.5 mm
75.8 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

155 grams
165 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size
13 MP
12 MP
Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 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)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2950 mAh
3080 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
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
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
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) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

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) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.17 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote