Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 5 vs ZTE Nubia Z9 vs Apple iPhone 6s

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi ZTE Apple
Announced February 2016 May 2015 September 2015
Status Available - March 2016 Available - May 2015 Available - September 2015
Price Rs. 22,999 ($338.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,490 ($110.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Rose colors Black, White, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
(5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
147.4 x 68.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.8 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - 3D Curved Glass Body - Fingerprint sensor (Exclusive edition only) - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 32 GB
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 64 GB, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 430 -
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No - No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches 5.2 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.01% 73.92% 65.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash Real-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX298 Sensor, 4-axis OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 2µm pixel [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Exclusive & Elite editions; 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No - No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh)
Capacity 3000 mAh 2900 mAh 1715 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 14 h (3G)