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ZTE nubia X vs Apple iPhone 12 mini

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 12 mini , ZTE nubia X

Apple iPhone 12 mini 2020 year of release, cpu - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), screen 5.4", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

ZTE nubia X 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.65 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.26", with resolution 1080x2280. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super Retina XDR OLED LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.4" inc 6.26" inch
Screen area 71.9 cm2 97.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 86.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6'' 16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF -24 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
Functions HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) Uses main cameras
DxOMark Main Score 122
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
Performance Operating system OS iOS 14.1 Android 8.1 (Oreo); Nubia UI 6
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Octa-core (4x2.65 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 630
External memory No No
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 128/256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 614169
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1570
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3910
General specs Release date 2020, October 13 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.5 Х 64.2 Х 7.4 mm 154.1 Х 73.3 Х 8.4 mm
Weight 135 g 181 g
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Blue Gold, Sea Blue, Black Gold, Deep Gray, Starry Night (512 GB only)
Battery 2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 780 EUR 450 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 15 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 50 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172 -5G - 1, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -625 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak) Secondary display (on the back): OLED, 5.1 inches, 720 x 1520 pixels, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other features Dop - Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 12W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2403 (International); A2172 (USA); A2402 (Canada, Japan); A2404 (China, Hong Kong) Sensors Dual fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 4.0)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 12 mini
  • Screen 5.4"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
Reasons to buy nubia X
  • Screen 6.26"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP