Nubia Z17 Mini vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3

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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.

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Nubia Z17 Mini
₹7,999
(Discontinued)
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Xiaomi Mi Note 3
₹33,950
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
76%

Release Date

12 Jun, 2017
10 Dec, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 652
Snapdragon 660
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 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 (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Camera
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP

Battery

2950 mAh
3500 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Compact and elegant design
  • Gorgeous display
  • Impressive dual cameras with a ton of features
  • Smooth performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Older version of Android
  • Average battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

2.3/5
(258 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Nubia UI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510
Adreno 512

RAM

4 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

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 %
74.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

146.6 mm
152.6 mm

Width

72.5 mm
73.6 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

155 grams
163 grams

Build Material

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.8IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
12 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2950 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

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)

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)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front

Other Sensors

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