Vodafone Smart N8 vs ZTE Nubia Z9

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

  Smart N8: 41 g lighter

  Smart N8:

  151 g

  Nubia Z9:

  192 g

• Width

  Nubia Z9: 3.6 mm narrower

  Smart N8:

  71.9 mm

  Nubia Z9:

  68.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Smart N8: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Smart N8:

  5 in

  Nubia Z9:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Smart N8:

  Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)

  Nubia Z9:

  Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)

• Height

  Smart N8: 2.9 mm shorter

  Smart N8:

  144.5 mm

  Nubia Z9:

  147.4 mm

• Release year

  Smart N8:

  2017

  Nubia Z9:

  2015

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. Smart N8

   Height:

   144.5 mm

   Width:

   71.9 mm +3.6 mm versus Nubia Z9

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

2. 2. Nubia Z9

   Height:

   147.4 mm +2.9 mm versus Smart N8

   Width:

   68.3 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

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. Smart N8

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 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 8.2% more rectangular screen area than Smart N8.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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