Nubia Z17 Mini vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3

Comparing the Nubia Z17 Mini vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi Note 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Nubia Z17 Mini runs at 1.8 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi Note 3 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Mi Note 3 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Note 3 the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Xiaomi Mi Note 3 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Note 3 offers 12 MP, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Xiaomi Mi Note 3 feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi Note 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 2950 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Note 3 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Nubia Z17 Mini and Xiaomi Mi Note 3 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Nubia Z17 Mini

₹7,999

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Mi Note 3

₹33,950

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

12 Jun, 2017

10 Dec, 2018

11 Sep, 2026

Performance

		N/A
Snapdragon 652	Snapdragon 660	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Camera	12 MP Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

		N/A
16 MP	16 MP	32 MP

Battery

		N/A
2950 mAh	3500 mAh	10000 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

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

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Cons

Older version of Android
Average battery life

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Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

2.3/5

(258 ratings)

N/A

Video

1 More Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Nubia UI

MIUI

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.84 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510

Adreno 512

Adreno

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Pixel Density

424 ppi

401 ppi

447 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.97 %

74.08 %

89.32 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.5 %

Design

Height

146.6 mm

152.6 mm

163.44 mm

Width

72.5 mm

73.6 mm

78.27 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

7.6 mm

8.65 mm

Weight

155 grams

163 grams

229 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

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

12 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.8IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

13 MP

12 MP

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

N/A

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

2950 mAh

3500 mAh

10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Fast Charging v3.0

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

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 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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 MIMO

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope