BLU G5 Plus vs ZTE nubia Z18 mini

BLU G5 Plus

ZTE nubia Z18 mini

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE Cat 4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Glass, aluminium alloy
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

161.4 mm

148 mm
Width

78 mm

70.6 mm
Thickness

9.6 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

181 g

153 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Red

Celadon blue, Diamond black, Glacier White, Provence Edition, Ying Yu powder

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

268 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Dual
Main camera

13 MP

24 MP, f/1.7
5 MP
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

5632 x 4224 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, light, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity