OPPO A31 vs Nubia Z9

Comparing the OPPO A31 vs Nubia Z9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Z9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while OPPO A31 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Nubia Z9 the better performer.

Display: Nubia Z9 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while OPPO A31 offers 4.5 inches, making Nubia Z9 the larger display of the two. Nubia Z9 features a IPS LCD display compared to OPPO A31's TFT, making Nubia Z9 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Nubia Z9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while OPPO A31 offers 8 MP, making Nubia Z9 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nubia Z9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while OPPO A31 offers 2 MP, making Nubia Z9 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nubia Z9 offers a higher battery capacity with 2900 mAh, while OPPO A31 offers 2000 mAh, making Nubia Z9 better for longer battery life.

Storage: OPPO A31 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Nubia Z9 offers 64 GB, making OPPO A31 the better option for storage.

OPPO A31

₹9,999

(Discontinued)

Nubia Z9

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

30 Aug, 2015

N/A

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 410	Snapdragon 810	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
TFT	IPS LCD	AMOLED
480x854 px	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP	8 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A
2000 mAh	2900 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB	64 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nubia UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306

Adreno 430

Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB

4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

218 ppi

424 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.57 %

74 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

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

94.38 %

Design

Height

131.9 mm

147.4 mm

150.83 mm

Width

65.5 mm

68.3 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8 mm

8.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

135 grams

192 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2000 mAh

2900 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

64 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)

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)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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