Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ZR vs ZTE Nubia Z9 mini

Sony Xperia ZR
sony xperia zr
ZTE Nubia Z9 mini
zte nubia z9 mini
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony ZTE
Announced May 2013 March 2015
Status Available - June 2013 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.3 x 67.3 x 10.5 mm
(5.17 x 2.65 x 0.41 in)
141.3 x 69.8 x 8.2 mm
(5.56 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dust and Water Proof (IP55/IP58 certified)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Nubia UI 2.8, Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.49% 69.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 43 h (3G)