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Huawei Honor 9 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor 9
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Huawei P20 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi 6 Mobile Phone
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ZTE Nubia Z9 Mobile Phone
ZTE Nubia Z9
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4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
66 %
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4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
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8
4.3 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
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50 %
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The Nubia Z9 Mini has to be among the more stylish Android phones available anywhere in the marketRead more
Not many Chinese flagship smartphones make it to the USA. The Nubia Z9 is one of very few, but is it gooed enough to earn a spot in your pocket? Let's find out!Read more
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User rating
35
4.0 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
2 %
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40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
15 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 8.1Android 7.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.4 GHz2.36 GHz2.45 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-G72 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
3 GB

Display

Screen size5.15 in5.8 in5.15 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2244 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS LCD
Pixel density428.0 ppi428.0 ppi428.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps960.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)3840 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px720 x 480 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"1/2,9"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
20.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/1.6
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnono
N/A
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
N/A
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Midnight blue
  • Pink
  • Pink gold
  • Twilight
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
Black
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
AluminumMetal
Water resistantnonono
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.8 in5.87 in5.72 in5.8 in
Width2.79 in2.79 in2.78 in2.69 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.3 in0.35 in
Weight5.47 oz5.82 oz5.93 oz6.77 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednonoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.04.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyes
Video outputNoNoNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
N/A
Battery capacity3200.0 mAh3400.0 mAh3350.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyesyes
N/A
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperChargeHuawei SuperChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
Wireless charging nonono
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Standby time
N/A
353.0 h
N/A
473.0 h
Talk time
N/A
19.0 h
N/A
N/A

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