ZTE Nubia Z11 mini
ZTE's sub-brand Nubia has a new member -
the Nubia Z11 mini. The phone features a 5" screen (the term
"mini" has grown) and has a strong focus on photography.
The main camera uses a 16 MP Sony IMX298
sensor (same as Xiaomi Mi 5 and Huawei Mate 8). It's behind an f/2.0 lens and
offers phase-detection autofocus and "3D noise reduction."
You get RAW DNG shooting mode and ISO
that goes up to 12,800 (ZTE is promising no added noise, but we don't buy it).
For video shooting, the camera maxes out at 1080p. There's an 8 MP selfie camera too, with
large 1.4µm pixels and 80° lens (with a narrow aperture of f/2.4).
As for the rest of the Nubia Z11 mini,
the phone has a metal frame and a 5" 1080p screen behind a 2.5D glass.
It's powered by a Snapdragon 617 chipset (28nm, 8x Cortex-A53, Adreno 405) with
3 GB of RAM and comes with an impressive 64 GB storage. It runs an older Android
5.1 Lollipop and has a fingerprint reader on the back.
This is a dual-SIM phone with VoLTE
support. It's powered by a 2,800 mAh battery.
The Z11 mini is going on sale in China
later this month and will be available through JD for CNY 1,500 (US$ 230/€ 205).
