Xiaomi Mi5 128GB vs Nubia Z17 Mini

Comparing the Xiaomi Mi5 128GB 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: Both Xiaomi Mi5 128GB and Nubia Z17 Mini run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.

Display: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Xiaomi Mi5 128GB offers 5.15 inches, making Nubia Z17 Mini the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Mi5 128GB and Nubia Z17 Mini feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi5 128GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Mi5 128GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nubia Z17 Mini offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 128GB offers 4 MP, making Nubia Z17 Mini better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi5 128GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Nubia Z17 Mini offers 2950 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi5 128GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nubia Z17 Mini offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Mi5 128GB offers 128 GB, making Nubia Z17 Mini the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Mi5 128GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nubia Z17 Mini is rated 7.

User Rating: Xiaomi Mi5 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nubia Z17 Mini has a rating of 2.3.

Xiaomi Mi5 128GB

(Discontinued)

Nubia Z17 Mini

₹7,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

74%

Release Date

N/A	12 Jun, 2017

Performance


Snapdragon 820	Snapdragon 652
Quad Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.15 inches (13.08 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
N/A	13 MP Camera

Front Camera


4 MP	16 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	2950 mAh
Quick Charging	Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB

64 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Gorgeous curved glass design
Crystal clear display
Snappy performance
Affordable price

Compact and elegant design
Gorgeous display
Impressive dual cameras with a ton of features
Smooth performance

Cons

Phone heats up occasionally
Camera is hit and miss
No expandable storage
Battery life is average

Older version of Android
Average battery life

User Ratings

4.2/5

(57 ratings)

2.3/5

(258 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

MIUI

Nubia UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Processor

Quad core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.5 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530

Adreno 510

RAM

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.15 inches (13.08 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

428 ppi

424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.95 %

69.97 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

144.5 mm

146.6 mm

Width

69.2 mm

72.5 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

129 grams

155 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Metal Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

N/A

13 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4916 x 3464 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

4 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

2950 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

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 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)

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)

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)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Rear

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope