ZTE Nubia Z9 mini review: No small affair

08 September, 2015
150g of polycarbonate and 5 inches of a full-HD screen. Amazing what they’d call a mini these days. Technically, the ZTE Nubia Z9 mini is the compact version of the bezel-free Z9 but size isn’t the first thing that sets these two apart.

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  • Mony
  • Tke
  • 09 Sep 2015

To GSMArena: just a small edit suggestion - The microUSB port is placed in the far right with a tiny microphone hole next to it.

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    • AnonD-212255
    • jBv
    • 09 Sep 2015

    Seriously you guys. No one has a removable battery anymore. How long are you going to list that is a disadvantage? Are there so little disadvantages and marginal upgrades these days that you guys are just desperately clinging to any disadvantage there is?

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      • AWallis
      • XsL
      • 09 Sep 2015

      Nice but no. Fancy no glass protection etc.. ..

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        • AnonD-166545
        • Ixg
        • 09 Sep 2015

        I'd like to try whatever it is phonemakers are sniffing nowadays to think that 5" is mini.

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          • Razor
          • K2E
          • 09 Sep 2015

          androgeek, 08 Sep 2015phones nowadays have similar designs i mean this one looks ... moreUmm! this phone looks nothing like iphone 6. Iphone 6 is has roundish design where this is more squarish.

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            • androgeek
            • kbn
            • 08 Sep 2015

            phones nowadays have similar designs i mean this one looks like a black iPhone 6 not really interesting i think :|

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              • AnonD-282069
              • 3@$
              • 08 Sep 2015

              Audio quality?

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                • Anonymous
                • N%j
                • 08 Sep 2015

                i thought the frame was alloy?

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                  • larson
                  • P%u
                  • 08 Sep 2015

                  Fun Boy, 08 Sep 2015No Gorilla Glass no OIS in Camera ? How funny !you expected OIS on a midrange phone? how funny!

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                    • Shaukat
                    • XQ2
                    • 08 Sep 2015

                    Indian vrsion came with nubia ui 2.8
                    I dont know how u find the endurance rating u r giving same rating for s4 and z9 mini that's not true
                    Z9 mini never heat up on even heavy usage
                    Once shuld buy this phone
                    I must recommend for this phone

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                      • AnonD-281531
                      • Ia4
                      • 08 Sep 2015

                      Lovely lovely device, if Sammy made this, it would cost twice as much.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • iie
                        • 08 Sep 2015

                        raky, 08 Sep 2015SD615 is just not good enough for FULL HD screen. and it do... moreThere is cpu governor fix for heat on 615. You get better battery life too and no more heat.

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                          • MHanz
                          • HkH
                          • 08 Sep 2015

                          Meh, joke of a phone. Terrible battery life for 2015. It is not fit to be thrown in the trash can because even the bins will have better phones in them.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • nsm
                            • 08 Sep 2015

                            Yesss

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                              • Fun Boy
                              • YTK
                              • 08 Sep 2015

                              No Gorilla Glass no OIS in Camera ? How funny !

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                                • AnonD-276125
                                • EP{
                                • 08 Sep 2015

                                RUGAL, 08 Sep 2015It does look like Xperia series smartphones.i'd say it looks like a cross between xperia and iphone. the front looks more iphone'ish and the back a mix of xperia and iphone 4/4s, but with the flash on the opposite side of the camera.

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                                  • raky
                                  • nh2
                                  • 08 Sep 2015

                                  SD615 is just not good enough for FULL HD screen. and it does heat up, a lot.... so i woudn't go for this phone as i would not buy again Xiaomi Mi4i with same SoC

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                                    • RUGAL
                                    • IVZ
                                    • 08 Sep 2015

                                    It does look like Xperia series smartphones.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • iie
                                      • 08 Sep 2015

                                      Great review.
                                      I just purchased this phone and have had it for a week now.
                                      It came with Google play and it had been great so far.
                                      The camera quality is exceptional and A+
                                      For a midrange phone with snapdragon 615 and 441 ppl 1080p display it is very very good.
                                      I have found sound quality through main speaker is excellent not tinny or bassy but balanced and headphone sound quality is exceptional better than LG and HTC.
                                      Overall I give it 9/10.