Phone Comparison - ZTE Nubia Z9 mini vs Xiaomi Mi 4i vs Meizu MX5

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Xiaomi Meizu
Announced March 2015 April 2015 June 2015
Status Available - April 2015 Available - April 2015 Available - July 2015
Price Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,999 ($294.10) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue, Yellow, Pink Gray, Gold, Silver, Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.3 x 69.8 x 8.2 mm
(5.56 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)
138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
149.9 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm
(5.9 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nubia UI 2.8, Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based FlyME OS 4.5
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 405 PowerVR G6200 MP4
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16/32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.75% 71.57% 74.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@100fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, 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, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
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, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2900 mAh 3120 mAh 3150 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 43 h (3G) - -