HTC U11 vs ZTE nubia Z18

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (6CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

153.9 mm

148.6 mm
Width

75.9 mm

72.6 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

169 g

172 g
Waterproof

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Amazing Silver, Brilliant Black, Ice White, Sapphire Blue, Solar Red

Black, Blue, Red

Display
Display type

Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

534 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, LTPS(Low temperature PolySilicon)
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Photo / Video

-
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7

24 MP, f/1.6 , 1.12 µm
16 MP, f/1.6
Primary camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

-
Primary camera video stereo sound record

stereo sound record

-
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

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

90

-
DxOMark video

89

-
DxOMark camera score

90

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyro, light, proximity