Nokia E50 vs ZTE Nubia Z9

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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

    E50: 88 g lighter

    E50:
    104 g
    Nubia Z9:
    192 g
  • Width

    E50: 24.8 mm narrower

    E50:
    43.5 mm
    Nubia Z9:
    68.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    E50: 3.1 in smaller diagonal

    E50:
    2.1 in
    Nubia Z9:
    5.2 in
  • Depth

    Nubia Z9: 6.6 mm thinner

    E50:
    15.5 mm
    Nubia Z9:
    8.9 mm
  • Height

    E50: 34.4 mm shorter

    E50:
    113 mm
    Nubia Z9:
    147.4 mm
  • Release year

    E50:
    2006
    Nubia Z9:
    2015

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. E50

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    43.5 mm
    Depth:
    15.5 mm +6.6 mm versus Nubia Z9
  2. 2. Nubia Z9

    Height:
    147.4 mm +34.4 mm versus E50
    Width:
    68.3 mm +24.8 mm versus E50
    Depth:
    8.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. E50

    104 g

  2. 2. Nubia Z9

    192 g

    +88 g versus E50

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. E50

    Screen diagonal:
    2.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    13.7 cm²
  2. 2. Nubia Z9

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

Nubia Z9 has approximately 445.8% more rectangular screen area than E50.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

E50: Original memory entry

70 MB · 32 MB RAM

Nubia Z9: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4 GB RAM - Exclusive & Elite editions32 GB · 3 GB RAM - Classic edition

Practical features

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

1. E50

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Nubia Z9

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. E50

    970 mAh

  2. 2. Nubia Z9

    2900 mAh

    +1930 mAh versus E50

Specifications

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1. E502. Nubia Z9

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for E50, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE50Nubia Z9
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 43.5 Х 15.5 mm
  • 147.4 Х 68.3 Х 8.9 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 192 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.1" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 70 MB
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 4 GB RAM - Exclusive & Elite editions32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM - Classic edition
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2900 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
  • Android 5.2 (Lollipop); nubia UI 3
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for E50, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE50Nubia Z9
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 13.7 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.8%
  • 74.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 190 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for E50, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE50Nubia Z9
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.6''
  • 1.12µm
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • QCIF
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for E50, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE50Nubia Z9
Processor CPU
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 430
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 75829
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1200
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2652
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 3695
General specs
General specs — specifications for E50, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE50Nubia Z9
Release date
  • 2006
  • May
  • 2015
  • May
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 350 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 215 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for E50, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE50Nubia Z9
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • Pop-Port 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for E50, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE50Nubia Z9
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • 5-way joystick navigation -Downloadable themes
  • Dolby Audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for E50, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE50Nubia Z9
Dop
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Blackberry connectivity -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer
  • Sensors Fingerprint (Exclusive edition only; side-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port