Nokia E52 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

    E52: 94 g lighter

    E52:
    98 g
    Nubia Z9:
    192 g
  • Width

    E52: 19.3 mm narrower

    E52:
    49 mm
    Nubia Z9:
    68.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    E52: 2.8 in smaller diagonal

    E52:
    2.4 in
    Nubia Z9:
    5.2 in
  • Depth

    Nubia Z9: 1 mm thinner

    E52:
    9.9 mm
    Nubia Z9:
    8.9 mm
  • Height

    E52: 31.4 mm shorter

    E52:
    116 mm
    Nubia Z9:
    147.4 mm
  • Release year

    E52:
    2009
    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. E52

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm +1 mm versus Nubia Z9
  2. 2. Nubia Z9

    Height:
    147.4 mm +31.4 mm versus E52
    Width:
    68.3 mm +19.3 mm versus E52
    Depth:
    8.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. E52

    98 g

  2. 2. Nubia Z9

    192 g

    +94 g versus E52

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. E52

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 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 317.9% more rectangular screen area than E52.

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.

E52: Original memory entry

60 MB

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. E52

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 1 GB included

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. E52

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. Nubia Z9

    2900 mAh

    +1400 mAh versus E52

Specifications

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1. E522. Nubia Z9

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for E52, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE52Nubia Z9
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 49 Х 9.9 mm
  • 147.4 Х 68.3 Х 8.9 mm
Weight
  • 98 g
  • 192 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.4" 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.
  • 60 MB
  • 64 GB
  • 4 GB RAM - Exclusive & Elite editions32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM - Classic edition
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 2900 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 3.2
  • Android 5.2 (Lollipop); nubia UI 3
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for E52, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE52Nubia Z9
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.4%
  • 74.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for E52, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE52Nubia Z9
Rear camera, main
  • 3.2 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.2 MP
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.6''
  • 1.12µm
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@15fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • QVGA videocall camera
  • 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 E52, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE52Nubia Z9
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 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 E52, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE52Nubia Z9
Release date
  • 2009
  • May
  • 2015
  • May
Colors
  • Metal Grey Aluminium
  • Golden Aluminium
  • Graphite Grey
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 350 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 672 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for E52, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE52Nubia Z9
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 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
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • 296 / 178.8 kbits
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 3.0
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.04 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.20 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for E52, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE52Nubia Z9
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Dolby Audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for E52, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationE52Nubia Z9
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) incl. MS Office 2007 support via free update -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Fingerprint (Exclusive edition only; side-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port