![]() Next page: All the rumors of the Nubia Z9 prior to launch Updated on 05-06-2015 by Malarie Gokey: Added official launch news for the Nubia Z9. In China, this puts the Z9 Max in direct competition with the new Xiaomi Mi Note, which costs slightly less, but has a Snapdragon 801 chip, and a 13-megapixel rear camera. Converted pricing puts the Z9 Max at $400 unlocked, and the Z9 Mini at $240. before, so there’s a chance we’ll see international versions in the future. The models announced here run on China’s 4G system, but ZTE has released Nubia phones in the U.S. The screen spills gracefully over the edges by a millimeter or so, and thanks to ZTE’s new Frame Interaction Technology (FIT), certain gestures made along the bezels will enable preprogrammed actions, like taking a screenshot or turning the screen off.īoth phones have 16GB of internal memory, a MicroSD card slot, and dual-SIM functionality, plus a 2,900mAh battery. The slightly curved screen measures 5.2 inches and sports a 1,920 x 1,080 pixel resolution. The nearly bezel-free phone looks absolutely stunning and continues along the lines of the Nubia design language, but it has a metal chassis and 2.5-dimensional screen. The Nubia Z9 is just about everything we imagined it’d be based on the many leaks we’ve seen ahead of its launch. It’ll come in three models priced from $564 to $725, according to the press release. On the heels of competitor Huawei’s unlocked P8 Lite unveiling in New York, ZTE has announced - via a billboard in Times Square, pointedly enough - that it’s bringing the flagship Nubia Z9 to U.S. It’ll migrate from the mainland soon enough, though. ZTE’s powerful Axon 10 Pro arrives on U.S. ![]() We don’t endorse benchmark tests and do not recommend a phone based solely on benchmarks as real world performance is different at times.Nikon launches the Z9, a pro-grade camera without a mechanical shutter The benchmark scores are comparable to that of YU Yureka but lag behind Xiaomi Mi 4i. In synthetic benchmarks, the Nubia Z9 mini scored 15,497 in Quadrant Standard, 33,224 in AnTuTu and 58.4 in NenaMark 2. We did observe that the phone has a tendency to slightly heat up after playing games for more than 10-15 minutes. Thanks to 2GB of RAM, we didn’t struggle with opening multiple apps or browser tabs in the background. We found the Nubia Z9 mini to be very responsive and there was no lag or stutter during casual use. It has 16GB internal storage and a microSD card slot that supports cards of up to 128GB. Performance In terms of hardware, the ZTE Nubia Z9 Mini is well endowed and comes with a 64-bit 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor, Adreno 405 GPU and 2GB RAM. ![]() Video quality of videos shot with the phone was also satisfactory but we observed that th phone tends to get warm after shooting for more than 10 minutes. Selfies shot with the 8MP front shooter also looked appealing. It also has a Pro mode for granular control ZTE has pre-loaded the phone with a really feature-rich Camera app and some Camera family apps to offer slow shutter, panorama, and video features. Camera The phone is equipped with a 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera. It also offers motion sensing gestures (flip to mute, shake to change songs, shake to clear notifications) and double tap to unlock. We’ve spotted these features mostly on large screen phones and we’re not sure if users will find these handy on a 5-inch device. ![]() The software also offers advanced features like split screen functionality to run two apps simultaneously and a one-hand use mode. You can of course download and install an alternate launcher. But it will take some time to get used to if you have already been using an Android smartphone. The unified home screen-app launcher style may come across as user-friendly to people who have not used an Android phone before. Just like Xiaomi’s MIUI and Gionee’s Amigo skins, the UI is devoid of an app drawer and app icons and widgets are spread across the home screens. The phone doesn’t feature Android Lollipop’s visual elements the system apps don’t sport Material design and the app switcher is similar to the one on MiUI. ![]() The company calls the software skin Nubia UI and adds custom apps, app icons, menus and transition effects to give it a distinct flavour. Software The Nubia Z9 Mini runs a highly customized version of Android 5.0.2 Lollipop. ![]()
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