Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core LTE G386W vs ZTE Nubia Z9 vs ZTE Nubia Z9 Max

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung ZTE ZTE
Announced November 2014 May 2015 March 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - May 2015 Available - April 2015
Price Rs. 12,600 ($184.90) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,490 ($110.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,200 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.9 x 66.3 x 10 mm
(5.23 x 2.61 x 0.39 in)
147.4 x 68.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.8 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
154.8 x 76.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.09 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 (Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 12, 17) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (Exclusive edition only) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Nubia UI 2.8, Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU - Adreno 430 Adreno 430
RAM 1.5 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.24% 73.92% 70.16%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection Auto focus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Exclusive & Elite editions; 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2900 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 666 h (3G)
Talk Time (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
- Up to 40 h (3G)