Amazon Fire Phone vs ZTE nubia Z17 lite

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Fire Phone: 8 g lighter

    Fire Phone:
    160 g
    nubia Z17 lite:
    168 g
  • Width

    Fire Phone: 6.1 mm narrower

    Fire Phone:
    66.5 mm
    nubia Z17 lite:
    72.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire Phone: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Fire Phone:
    4.7 in
    nubia Z17 lite:
    5.5 in
  • Memory variants

    At 64 GB storage

    Fire Phone:
    2 GB RAM
    nubia Z17 lite:
    6 GB RAM
  • Chipset

    Fire Phone:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
    nubia Z17 lite:
    Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    nubia Z17 lite: 1.3 mm thinner

    Fire Phone:
    8.9 mm
    nubia Z17 lite:
    7.6 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    Height:
    139.2 mm
    Width:
    66.5 mm
    Depth:
    8.9 mm +1.3 mm versus nubia Z17 lite
  2. 2. nubia Z17 lite

    Height:
    153 mm +13.8 mm versus Fire Phone
    Width:
    72.6 mm +6.1 mm versus Fire Phone
    Depth:
    7.6 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    160 g

  2. 2. nubia Z17 lite

    168 g

    +8 g versus Fire Phone

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²
  2. 2. nubia Z17 lite

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²

nubia Z17 lite has approximately 36.9% more rectangular screen area than Fire Phone.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Fire Phone, nubia Z17 lite, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageFire Phonenubia Z17 lite
32 GB 2 GB RAM Not recorded
64 GB Recorded for all phones 2 GB RAM 6 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Fire Phone

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details panorama

2. nubia Z17 lite

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire Phone

    2400 mAh

  2. 2. nubia Z17 lite

    3200 mAh

    +800 mAh versus Fire Phone

Specifications

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1. Fire Phone2. nubia Z17 lite

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire Phone, nubia Z17 lite.
SpecificationFire Phonenubia Z17 lite
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 153 Х 72.6 Х 7.6 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 168 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32/64 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based)
  • upgradable to 3.6.5
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat); nubia UI 5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire Phone, nubia Z17 lite.
SpecificationFire Phonenubia Z17 lite
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 75.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 401 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire Phone, nubia Z17 lite.
SpecificationFire Phonenubia Z17 lite
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • DTS HD sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Fire Phone, nubia Z17 lite.
SpecificationFire Phonenubia Z17 lite
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • Adreno 510
Antutu 7 score *
  • 137456
  • 83560
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 17458
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2125
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire Phone, nubia Z17 lite.
SpecificationFire Phonenubia Z17 lite
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2017
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • Black/Gold
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 285 h Talking time- Up to 22 h Music play - Up to 65 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire Phone, nubia Z17 lite.
SpecificationFire Phonenubia Z17 lite
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 20(800) LTE band 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire Phone, nubia Z17 lite.
SpecificationFire Phonenubia Z17 lite
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others
  • 3D Dynamic Perspective UI (based on 4 front cameras) -System wide tilt
  • auto-scroll
  • swivel
  • and peek functions
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -DTS Sound
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire Phone, nubia Z17 lite.
SpecificationFire Phonenubia Z17 lite
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)