ZTE nubia Z18 vs ZTE Obsidian

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

  Obsidian: 34.5 g lighter

  nubia Z18:

  172 g

  Obsidian:

  137.5 g

• Width

  Obsidian: 4 mm narrower

  nubia Z18:

  72.6 mm

  Obsidian:

  68.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Obsidian: 1.49 in smaller diagonal

  nubia Z18:

  5.99 in

  Obsidian:

  4.5 in

• Chipset

  nubia Z18:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

  Obsidian:

  Mediatek MT6735M (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  nubia Z18:

  Dual

  Obsidian:

  Single

• Depth

  nubia Z18: 1.6 mm thinner

  nubia Z18:

  8.6 mm

  Obsidian:

  10.2 mm

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. nubia Z18

   Height:

   148.6 mm +11.2 mm versus Obsidian

   Width:

   72.6 mm +4 mm versus Obsidian

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

2. 2. Obsidian

   Height:

   137.4 mm

   Width:

   68.6 mm

   Depth:

   10.2 mm +1.6 mm versus nubia Z18

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. nubia Z18

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

2. 2. Obsidian

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

nubia Z18 has approximately 65.9% more rectangular screen area than Obsidian.

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.

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

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