nubia Z11 vs Sony Xperia XZ Premium Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ Premium
nubia Z11 Sony Xperia XZ Premium
3000 mAh
3230 mAh
5.5-inch · 1080x1920px
5.5-inch · 3840x2160px
Single camera
Single camera
6GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
Released · Jun 01, 2017

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 29, 2016 Feb 27, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.85 x 0.30 inches
151.8 x 72.3 x 7.7 mm
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g 6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Silver, Pink Black, Silver, Pink, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 75.84% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 69.48% screen-to-body
Type
TFT IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits
Resolution
1080x1920px, 402 PPI 3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 801 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 540
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3230 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD
Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) 13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 30, 2016
FCC ID value: 2AHJO-NX531J
Measured SAR
Head: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 0.65 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.29 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 4GB/64GB
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2
International version
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
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