ZTE Axon 7 Mini vs Nubia Z11 miniS

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Comparing the ZTE Axon 7 Mini vs Nubia Z11 miniS across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Z11 miniS runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while ZTE Axon 7 Mini runs at 1.5 GHz, making Nubia Z11 miniS the better performer.


Display: Both ZTE Axon 7 Mini and Nubia Z11 miniS offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches, but ZTE Axon 7 Mini features a AMOLED display compared to Nubia Z11 miniS's IPS LCD, making ZTE Axon 7 Mini the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nubia Z11 miniS offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while ZTE Axon 7 Mini offers 16 MP, making Nubia Z11 miniS better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nubia Z11 miniS offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while ZTE Axon 7 Mini offers 8 MP, making Nubia Z11 miniS better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nubia Z11 miniS offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while ZTE Axon 7 Mini offers 2705 mAh, making Nubia Z11 miniS better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nubia Z11 miniS offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while ZTE Axon 7 Mini offers 32 GB, making Nubia Z11 miniS the better option for storage.

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ZTE Axon 7 Mini
₹22,390
(Discontinued)
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₹7,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

02 Oct, 2016
21 Mar, 2017
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 617
Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
23 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
13 MP
16 MP

Battery

2705 mAh
3000 mAh
6000 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
33W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
6.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Superb rear and front cameras
  • Decent battery life
  • Good FHD display
  • Inspired yet polished design
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Bad software
  • Slow hardware performance
  • No fast charging
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.2/5
(673 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Nubia UI
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 506
Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB
4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
424 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.01 %
70.65 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

147.5 mm
146 mm
164.4 mm

Width

71 mm
72.1 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.6 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

153 grams
158 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9
23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
5536 x 4152 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2705 mAh
3000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Back
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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