ZTE’s Nubia Z11 boasts flagship specs and a sharp looking — though somewhat familiar — metal body. If you’re thinking it looks like the iPhone, you’re not wrong: the Z11 even has a circular home button. The Chinese company has deviated from Apple’s design, however, by putting the fingerprint scanner on the back of this 5.5-inch phone.
With respectable specs, such as a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, a 16-megapixel rear camera and 4G LTE, this phone could be quite a good deal for those looking for an off-contract flagship that doesn’t cost a bomb. We’ll find out when we get our hands on it soon.
As a bonus for soccer fans, ZTE will also be selling a Cristiano Ronaldo-signed version, though this is likely only limited to China.
NETWORK
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
LAUNCH
Announced 2016, June
Status Available. Released 2016, July
BODY
Dimensions 151.8 x 72.3 x 7.5 mm (5.98 x 2.85 x 0.30 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours
Size 5.5 inches (~75.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
nubia UI 4.0
PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
CPU Quad-core (2×2.15 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
Features 1/2.8″ sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 8 MP, f/2.4, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Dolby Atmos
24-bit/192kHz audio
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio To be confirmed
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
Fast battery charging: 83% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player
Photo/video editor
Document viewer
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
COLOUR
Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold
OTHERS
TESTS Performance Basemark OS II: 2591 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1790
Basemark X: 23899
Display Contrast ratio: 1196 (nominal), 3.466 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 64dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 71dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 76h
PRICE
$383.89
£295
3,499 yuan
Pre-order it here
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