Sony Xperia XZ1 vs ZTE nubia Z18

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE

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, 150 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

148 mm

148.6 mm
Width

73.4 mm

72.6 mm
Thickness

7.4 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

155 g

172 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, Moonlit Blue, Venus Pink, Warm Silver

Black, Blue, Red

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.2 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

424 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, max 10 fingers

Yes
Display features

Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine, HDR10 compliant

-

Main camera
Camera type

Photo / Video

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Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

19 MP, f/2.0 , 25 mm

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@30/60fps, 720p@960fps

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

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

EIS (gyro)

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Camera features

1.22µm pixel size, 1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, 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

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
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
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 IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyro, light, proximity