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ZTE nubia Z18 mini vs Sony Xperia ZL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia ZL , ZTE nubia Z18 mini

Sony Xperia ZL 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 Z18 mini 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), screen 5.7", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 24 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology TFT LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 5.7" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 83.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.6% 80.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 24 MP, Dual
Camera specs 13 MP, AF 24 MP, f/1.7, PDAF -5 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.1 (Oreo); nubia UI
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 20794 145322
GeekBench 4 Single Core 539
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1379
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 939
General specs Release date 2013, January 2018, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.6 Х 69.3 Х 9.8 mm 148 Х 70.6 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 151 g 153 g
Colors Black, White, Red Provence Edition, Ying Yu powder, Celadon blue, Diamond black, Glacier white
Battery 0 mAh, 3450 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 260 EUR 260 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Micro-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - C6506  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6503 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), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 70.4 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.63 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only) , Infrared port - Also known as: Sony Xperia C6503, C6502, C6506, Sony Xperia ZL LTE, Sony Xperia ZL HSPA+ Released as Sony Xperia ZQ in Brazil Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia ZL
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy nubia Z18 mini
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Main camera 24 MP