Nubia Z9 Mini vs Meizu MX5

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Comparing the Nubia Z9 Mini vs Meizu MX5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Meizu MX5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Nubia Z9 Mini runs at 1.5 GHz, making Meizu MX5 the better performer.


Display: Meizu MX5 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z9 Mini offers 5 inches, making Meizu MX5 the larger display of the two. Meizu MX5 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nubia Z9 Mini's IPS LCD, making Meizu MX5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Meizu MX5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Nubia Z9 Mini offers 16 MP, making Meizu MX5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nubia Z9 Mini offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Meizu MX5 offers 5 MP, making Nubia Z9 Mini better for front camera photography.


Battery: Meizu MX5 offers a higher battery capacity with 3150 mAh, while Nubia Z9 Mini offers 2900 mAh, making Meizu MX5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nubia Z9 Mini and Meizu MX5 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Nubia Z9 Mini
₹6,799
(Discontinued)
Meizu MX5
₹14,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
71%

Release Date

19 May, 2015
26 Aug, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 615
MediaTek MT6795
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
20.7 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

2900 mAh
3150 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Beautiful looks
  • Superb display
  • Fast, accurate fingerprint scanner
  • Loaded innards

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Buggy software
  • Average battery life

User Ratings

3.7/5
(1,362 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

Nubia UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
MediaTek MT6795

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
PowerVR G6200

RAM

2 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.72 %
74.3 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

141.3 mm
149.9 mm

Width

69.8 mm
74.7 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

145 grams
149 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
20.7 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Laser autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
5256 x 3944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 100 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS
5 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh
3150 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 43 Hours(3G)
Up to 35 Hours(4G) / Up to 33 Hours(3G) / Up to 35 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.749 W/kg Body: 0.757 W/kg

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

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front

Other Sensors

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