Xiaomi Mi4 vs Nubia Z9

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi4 vs Nubia Z9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi4 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Nubia Z9 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi4 the better performer.


Display: Nubia Z9 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Xiaomi Mi4 offers 5 inches, making Nubia Z9 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Mi4 and Nubia Z9 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nubia Z9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi4 offers 13 MP, making Nubia Z9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Mi4 and Nubia Z9 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi4 offers a higher battery capacity with 3080 mAh, while Nubia Z9 offers 2900 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nubia Z9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Mi4 offers 16 GB, making Nubia Z9 the better option for storage.

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Xiaomi Mi4
₹14,999
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
70%

Release Date

10 Feb, 2015
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 810
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

3080 mAh
2900 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
64 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(27,948 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Feb 10, 2015
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)
Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

N/A
Nubia UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 430

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

441 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.11 %
74 %

Screen Protection

No
N/A

Design

Height

139.2 mm
147.4 mm

Width

68.5 mm
68.3 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

149 grams
192 grams

Build Material

Frame: Stainless steel
Back: Stainless steel
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX214 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.8 Primary CameraExmor RS
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3080 mAh
2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.92 W/kg Body: 1.36 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Other Sensors

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