Phone Comparison - ZTE Nubia Z9 mini vs Lyf Water F1 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Lyf Xiaomi
Announced March 2015 October 2016 September 2017
Status Available - April 2015 Available - October 2016 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,399 ($197.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,500 ($385.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.3 x 69.8 x 8.2 mm
(5.56 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)
155.5 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.12 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
152.6 x 73.95 x 7.6 mm
(6.01 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Plastic Unibody - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nubia UI 2.8, Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 405 Adreno 512
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.75% 68.95% 73.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 1.25μm pixel size, 4-axis OIS, secondary 52mm portrait lens, f/2.6 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 16 MP, 2μm pixel size [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host, Fast Charging Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Quick Charge 3.0
Capacity 2900 mAh 3200 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 43 h (3G) - -