Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro vs Nubia Z17 Mini

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro vs Nubia Z17 Mini 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: Nubia Z17 Mini runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro runs at 1.6 GHz, making Nubia Z17 Mini the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 5.2 inches, making Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nubia Z17 Mini's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro and Nubia Z17 Mini feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro offers 13 MP, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 3600 mAh, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 2950 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro and Nubia Z17 Mini offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro and Nubia Z17 Mini equally at 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nubia Z17 Mini has a rating of 2.3.

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro
₹20,000
(Discontinued)
Nubia Z17 Mini
₹7,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
74%

Release Date

24 Jul, 2017
12 Jun, 2017

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Snapdragon 652
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
13 MP
Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

3600 mAh
2950 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Great Design
  • Good Cameras
  • Great Battery life
  • Compact and elegant design
  • Gorgeous display
  • Impressive dual cameras with a ton of features
  • Smooth performance

Cons

  • Dated specs
  • Average gaming performance
  • No LED light for notifications
  • Older version of Android
  • Average battery life

User Ratings

4.3/5
(9,889 ratings)
2.3/5
(258 ratings)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
Nubia UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Processor

Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 510

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.94 %
69.97 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

152.5 mm
146.6 mm

Width

74.8 mm
72.5 mm

Thickness

8 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

181 grams
155 grams

Build Material

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle27 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
N/A
13 MP

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera28 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3600 mAh
2950 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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 Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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 Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.355 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

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

Front
Rear

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Samsung Pay
N/A