nubia Z11 Mini vs Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs Comparison

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nubia Z11 Mini	Apple iPhone 12 mini
2800 mAh	2227 mAh
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px	5.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Dual camera
3GB · 32GB	4GB · 64GB
	Released · Nov 13, 2020
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Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$729

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.76 x 0.31 inches 141.4 x 70 x 8 mm	5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
4.87 oz (138.0 g)	4.76 oz (135.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.49% screen-to-body	5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 617 8952	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 405	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (5.1 Lollipop)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Polymer	2227 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 07, 2016 FCC ID value: 2AHJO-NX529J
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Links

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