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ZTE nubia N3 vs Sony Xperia Z

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia Z , ZTE nubia N3

Sony Xperia Z 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

ZTE nubia N3 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 6.01", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology TFT IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 6.01" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 92.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.8% 77.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 13.1 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs 13.1 MP, AF, f/2.4 16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF -5 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2.2 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 2.2 MP 16 MP, f/2.0
Performance Operating system OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.1 (Nougat); nubia UI 5.1
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 20101
GeekBench 4 Single Core 538
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1331
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 930
General specs Release date 2013, January 2018, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139 Х 71 Х 7.9 mm 158.8 Х 75.6 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 146 g 190 g
Colors Black, White, Purple Obsidian Black, Space Gold, Nebula Red
Battery 2330 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 270 EUR 300 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Front/back glass, plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Micro-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6603 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), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS To be confirmed
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -DTS Sound
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - IP57 dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - Also known as Sony Xperia C6603, Sony Xperia C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE, Sony Xperia Z HSPA+ Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia Z
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy nubia N3
  • Screen 6.01"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB