Older flagship · 2016

ZTE nubia Z11

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04s Camera shares the Xiaomi Mi 5's main sensor

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS)

Extras AKM AK4376 DAC, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.5″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

820 4 / 64 GB

3000 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

5.5″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) · 4-core 2.15 GHz · Adreno 530

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

155,858

CPU

4-core, 2.15 GHz

GPU

Adreno 530

Process

14 nm

CPU layout

2x Kryo 2.2 GHz + 2x Kryo 1.6 GHz

Software & updates

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), nubia UI 4 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), nubia UI 4

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/2.0 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

16 MP f/2.0

OIS

Front camera

8 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX298 Exmor RS, 1/2.8", 1.12µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Mi 5 , OnePlus 3T

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3000 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3000 mAh

Lab endurance

76:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/64GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

162 g · 7.5 mm

Height

151.8 mm

Width

72.3 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

162 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 7

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.5″ vs 4.7″ screen

53% larger battery capacity

3,000 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

64 GB vs 32 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

156k vs 238k AnTuTu

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 162 g vs 138 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Starts with more storage

64 GB vs 32 GB baseline

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2560 resolution · Tradeoff: 5.5″ vs 5.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

156k vs 189k AnTuTu

Lower-res main camera

16 MP · f/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 162 g vs 152 g

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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