Sony Xperia 5 vs ZTE nubia Z17 mini

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

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SIM

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

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

158 mm

146.7 mm
Width

68 mm

72.5 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

7.5 mm
Weight

164 g

155 g
Waterproof

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP65/IP68

-
Colors

Black, Blue, Gray, Red

Black, Gold

Display
Display type

OLED capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.1 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2520 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

449 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine, DCI-P3 100%

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485

Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A72
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485

quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 - Standard / Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 - High
GPU

Adreno 640

Adreno 510
Memory RAM

6 GB

4, 6 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

1 TB

256 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

13 MP, f/2.2
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm

13 MP
12 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps

video
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

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

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, touch focus
DxOMark photo

101

-
DxOMark video

83

-
DxOMark camera score

95

-

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

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

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, hall, magnetometer, pedometer, light, proximity, step counter, step detector, significant motion detector, game rotations vector, geomagnetic rotation vector, RGBC-IR sensor

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