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Honor 9

#2721

ZTE nubia Z17 miniS

#3193

Category Breakdown

Honor 9

ZTE nubia Z17 miniS

Performance

76.070.5

Camera

54.938.1

Display

58.958.9

Battery

25.725.7

Build

77.077.0

Connectivity

66.465.5

Audio

8.98.9

Overall

46.743.1

Summary

The Honor 9 and ZTE nubia Z17 miniS both feature premium build quality with glass fronts and backs, and aluminum frames, weighing 155g.
The Honor 9 has a slightly smaller 5.15-inch display compared to the 5.2-inch screen on the nubia Z17 miniS, but both offer a 1080 x 1920 resolution with similar pixel densities.
In terms of performance, the Honor 9 is powered by the Kirin 960 chipset, while the nubia Z17 miniS utilizes the Snapdragon 653, with the Honor's CPU clocking higher.
The Honor 9's camera setup includes a dual rear configuration with a 12 MP and a 20 MP sensor, offering better versatility than the nubia's 13 MP and 2 MP dual setup, though both can record 4K video.
Both devices have a 3200 mAh battery with 18W charging, but the Honor 9 supports a headphone jack, while the nubia Z17 miniS does not.
Software-wise, the Honor 9 runs on Android 7.0 with EMUI 9.1, while the nubia Z17 miniS operates on Android 7.1 with nubia UI 5.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Honor 9

ZTE nubia Z17 miniS

General

Release Date

2017

Announced

2017

Description

Versions: STF-L09 (Europe, Global); STF-AL00, STF-AL10, STF-TL10 (China)Also known as Huawei Honor 9 Premium with 128GB/6GB RAM

N/A

Display

Size

5.15"

5.2"

Type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)

PPI

1080

Refresh Rate

60Hz

HDR Support

✗

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Chipset

Kirin 960 (16 nm)

Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)

GPU

Mali-G71 MP8

Adreno 510

Memory

64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

64GB 6GB RAM

Expandable Storage

✗

Card Slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Camera

Main Camera

12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), PDAF, 2x lossless zoom20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7"

13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF2 MP, (depth)

Main Camera Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR

Front Camera

8 MP, f/2.0

N/A

Front Camera Features

N/A

Video Recording

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps

Optical Stabilization

✗

Night Mode

✗

Raw Photo Support

✗

Battery

Capacity

3200 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 3200 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

18W wired, 40% in 30 min

18W wired

Fast Charging

✗

Wireless Charging

✗

Build & Safety

Dimensions

147.3 x 70.9 x 7.5 mm (5.80 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)

147.5 x 71.2 x 7.6 mm (5.81 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)

Weight

155 g

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame

Colors

Glacier Grey, Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black, Gold, Blue Bird, Robin Egg Blue

Black Gold, Deep Blue, Aegean Blue

Foldable

✗

SAR

N/A

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/100 Mbps

✗

✓

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Bluetooth

4.2, A2DP, LE

4.1, A2DP, LE

NFC

✓

USB

USB Type-C, OTG

USB Type-C

IR Blaster

✗

Headphone Jack

✓

✗

Radio

✗

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Audio

Stereo Speakers

✗

Loudspeaker

Yes

Audio Jack

Yes

Software & Security

Operating System

Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1

Android 7.1 (Nougat), nubia UI 5

Fingerprint

✓

Face Unlock

✗

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass