ZTE nubia Z9

  • Released 2015, June
    192g, 8.9mm thickness
    Android 5.2; nubia UI 3
    32GB/64GB storage, no card slot
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  • 5.2"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP
    2160p
  • 3/4GB RAM
    Snapdragon 810
  • 2900mAh
    Li-Ion

ZTE nubia Z9 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  TD-SCDMA
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, May
Status Available. Released 2015, June
Body Dimensions 147.4 x 68.3 x 8.9 mm (5.80 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~74.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 5.2 (Lollipop); nubia UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 430
Memory Card slot No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM (Classic), 64GB 4GB RAM (Exclusive & Elite)
Main Camera Single 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.6", 1.12�m, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@24fps, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps
Selfie camera Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.2", 1.4�m
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Dolby sound
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Fingerprint (Exclusive edition only; side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black, White, Gold
Price About 350 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1529 / Basemark X: 25001
Display Contrast ratio: 898 (nominal), 1.659 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -93.6dB
Battery life

ZTE nubia Z9 - User Reviews

  • thank you so much ahmed for sparing ur time in explaining to me about your experiencing with this phone i have bought it last year but i just keep this phone as i almost used a half year s time in looking for it n i finally got it now i have the nubia z17 n im planning to buy the z17s n z20 if it still has the truly bezelles display the build quality n truly bezeless display is a real beauty btw i charge this z9 for 2hours and 15minutes

  • I have been using this device for over a year and half. The box, the phone and even the headset looks very premium. The box is the most premium box I have seen so far. Headset gives good quality and really loud sound. However the 810 SoC creates too much heat. The phone gets laggy after a month of use. Battery is not great. The heavy Nubia skin sucks. Notification issues over apps that use internet. I mean I don't get motifications for WhatsApp or such apps until I open that app. It says it supports fast charging but the charger inside the box doesn't. Below average camera. It's even difficult to get a hold on a good custom ROM too. Hope I could be of help.

  • the camera is briliant(including second camera). Premium photos.

  • I used this device for 6 months. It's a good phone, with 2 activated sims, but so hot and slow when using the GPU and the CPU on 100% (gaming, 1080p60fps youtube videos, etc.). I liked it, but this warming really annoyed me.

  • It looks cool - but I have 6000 mha on my Doogee T6 - that gives me days of usage :-)

  • hi how long does it take to fully charge the battery anyone ? who has used this great device ?

  • ZTE have better camera

  • Flash Cuoco92 Nubia Custom ROM on Nubia Z9 Mini Pros: No Bugs so far. Smooth and stable. No trace Chinease Language. Vo LTE. Gapps in built (Need to white list in Neosafe app for proper synchronising both in Power and Permission) Android 5.1.1, Nubia UI 4.03

  • Currently im looking for a phone. I was wondering if i should buy ZTE nubia Z9 or a Lenovo Vibe Shot. Anyone know advantages and disadvantages of any of those models? Thanks in advance.

  • Ashamed of this Company & their service , no proper guidance & no proper service by this Company waste of money on this cheap local mobile.No sale after service from customer care people are also of no use they will never look after your the complaint almost 5 time in a year i have given my mobile to the service center & the time to get my mobile from the service center almost take 20 to 25 day almost 1 month every time. I have waste INR 17000 bucks in this cheap mobile it was better if i bought an Iphone. I will never buy this mobile in entire life & never let my friends to go for this mobile. Useless Mobile ,Useless Company Useless, Service.....

  • ...actually really easily. The Nexus - whilst a well built phone - is predominantly plastic (not including the obviousness of the screen) whereas the Z9 is glass with a metal surrounding frame. Both of which weigh more than plastic and therefore create a heavier phone. Easy.

  • J1 ace support otp .

  • Yes it is supporting OTG good phone,issue is only service centers

  • bro, where u from buy this phone??

  • is it support OTG??????

  • i have been using Z9 Max since Sept 2015. My opinion its BAD. hardware wise its great, but UI is pathetic, no support from company. i bought it as it had good hardware in CDMA, no regret for buying from China directly.

  • So guys i recently purchased the z9 and apart from the weight and the slight heating from the 810 processor, its a great phone, however I do have an issue with incoming calls. Every time I receive and incoming call the phone only vibrates with no ringtone. The speakers work fine when playing games, music and other notification sounds, but when someone calls it just vibrates. I tried a factory reset and all the other options but still have the same problem. Any ideas on how i can fix the problem ? Regards Kenneth

  • How did you got cdma working on this....? Whenever I insert reliance cdma sim it always show question mark at network signal bar

  • How can a 5.2 inch phone weigh so much? My 6 inch Nexus 6 weighs less than this phone.

  • Yes i am using it in mumbai. I can use both gsm and cdma sim in it.

  • Hi. I have questions, not comments :) Does anyone know if I could use this phone with the Sprint network? I would assume it would be possible as is says it does CDMA as well as GSM (which I think is used by Verizon). Second question, does it have mirroring capabilities? Thank you!

  • CDMA Relience can we use?

  • still perform better

  • What sort of lame question is that??

  • nah man, this is better than that crap lol. All about who does it better these days lol

  • A PERFECT COPY of the brand SKY Vega Iron.. Even the wallpaper.. wth?! try google-ing it.. (sigh)

  • nice

  • read the specs carefully, it has wifi capabiltiy... also this phone here has al the feature a iphone has....

  • of course

  • does it support wifi?

  • I think this is Pantech Vega Iron.

  • Good Mobile

  • not just large, 192g is very heavy for me too. from also LG G2 user who look for its successor.

  • Perfect successor for the LG G2, small side bezels, same screen size... but WTF why make the top and bottom bezel so LARGE? This makes it much taller than the G2!

  • No. Wrong website.

  • Available in philippines?

  • Who told the all new arrival mobiles upcoming internet fast and familiar always nice then etc

  • Is this site sure to but the z9 ? Because some people say they never receive their commands

  • Hi Teddy I tried to write down link of online shopping here but gsmarena refused to accept it because of spam protection (wierd!!!). You can google this term "nubiamobileshop" to find its website.

  • AH ha haaaa ,,,, what mobile ahh who & all wants to waste is ur money just buy the mobile's .... OLD IS GOLD ( NOKIA 2222) ... HOW IS IT ESY

  • Hi there, I am trying to buy online the ZTE Nubia Z9, but can't find it. Is it a "max" when searching for it? Also the Z9 mini didn't seem to have an edgeless screen when looking at reviews of it. If someone can help with these questions that would be great. Thanks :)

  • Don't buy Nubia Z9 Mini there is no Corning Gorilla Glass Screen which can be crack very easily with in your pocket. Don't buy this product there is no Corning Gorilla Glass Screen. It has a simple glass which can easily crack within your pocket, without fall and extra pressure. After got a single crack its screen won't work. Customer Care won't support in such case and there are very limited service centre, they too ignore and said it’s a mishandling issue, we can't provide any support. I have seen so many other mobiles, with so many cracks on the screen and they are still working. (Please see attached pics of my mobile) it has only single minute crack, no other scratch anywhere on screen or on the mobile body and I surprised its screen stop working. I am using many products like HTC, Samsung Galaxy SII since 3 yrs and its screen won't crack after falling and even it won't having any corning gorilla Glass. I bought this product after comparing so many other phones within the same range. I have chosen two mobile, one and best was Mi4i and cause Mi4i won't provide 32 GB memory at that time and won't allow to expand memory. So, I selected this one for the time being. I couldn’t neglect few of the best features of this phone like amazing camera picture quality, screen contrast, and colour quality. I trusted the ZTE organization since long time for their quality product and using their product from very long time. This time too once I saw the product from ZTE I quickly trust on it that it would be the best. But now I think my choice was wrong, ZTE Nubia Company proves clearly that they just try to fool the customer by putting so many things under the and selling the cheap Chinese goods which are only to use and throw.

  • Are you serious man? You have the rewiev on the left side of site aswell you have check price option where you can also see hands on video.

  • Available in Lahore Pakistan?

  • Who do you work for?

  • Where is this smartphone? Have it released yet? Doesn't feel like it. Said to had released since June. No retail price, no review, no unboxing videos. What is going on?

  • This device is so delicate, I can easily break if keep in pocket. If you want to then. Buy one suitcas along with this. I simply wasted 18000 on emi. And top of that display is not available in market. If it available then also it cost 9000. And video quality of the mobile is poor. My suggestion don't waste the money

  • I'm going to buy this smartphone but I'm not sure this model is border less, in some images you could find some border for it but in others there isn't any border. Does ZTE release this model in two different type? With border and without border?

  • Yeah, I googled it today and found some new complaints on the site itself with pretty strange responses from the company! It's hard to buy the phone in a bricks-and-mortar shop so this appears the easiest place to be (zte hasn't announced yet the release in Europe or too many other countries) so it's easy to suck people in; people who just want to buy the phone without hassle.

  • Yes, ZTE is a Chinese company (what else would it be?). It doesn't mean they don't have a massive presence in the USA and other native-speaking English language countries with developers. You're missing the point - I'm warning people of a scammer website with shady products and shady business practices. Coming down on those who shop online instead of your way isn't the best of approaches towards your fellow shopper.

  • How is this even ugly?? One of the best design I've ever seen on a smartphone.

  • ZTE is a chinese company. So, bad english is a given. Why shops online if you don't know wether it genuine. I rather shop at the physical store. More trustworthy.

  • hmm.. ugly found

  • i love this mobile what a brilliant camera!!!!!!!

  • Sorry for you,...I will stay away,...! Thanks!!!

  • Having played with the bezel-less Z9, I am pretty confident to say that it is the coolest phone with 810. Probably thanks for its heavy metal body. Played 3 rounds of World of Tanks Blitz on it and it barely heated up.

  • Nice one :-)

  • So, its more better to use basic phones hahaha XD

  • Beware of www.nubiamobileshop.com ! I bought a Nubia from them and they sent the wrong phone and refused for a long time to accept this; even with photographic proof. I returned it (naive...but out of good faith) but they didn't return the money nor the correct phone. It took PayPal to return the money. How long did it take? 3 months to get my money back as the company kept using delaying tactics. The 'company' kept sending 'we will update you' etc. etc. E-Mails but did nothing; eventually ignoring even PayPal. On their About Us page, they state "Nubia Mobile is a subsidiary of ZTE Mobile Corporation". According to ZTE, no, they're not. PS The English menu was badly-written which, for such a massive company as ZTE, present in English-speaking countries, is confusing unless you consider there's the possibility it's not a genuine product.

  • I got the 32 gb version... The phone is great.. But not perfect. Processor speed is not as strong compared to competetion.. But u get better battery life bcz it. I only found one major issue with the phone.. Which is it has a wifi death grip.. If you hold phone lower part it wont effect wifi signal.. But if you hold it using two hands like what you would do sometimes in landscape mode.. U will have major drop in wifi signal. I have many online game matches disconnected because of this. So if u are heavy mobile online gamer.. This will ruine your mobile experience. So guys beware.

  • Probably not. Because when I tried to turn mobile data on one SIM - it was turned off on the other one... I do have only 2.5G-supported SIM in first slot, but anyway I hoped it should allow me to use mobile data on both SIMs simultaneously.

  • Everything is good, except power consumption. In sleep mode it consumes 1.8% per hour even in flight mode! Terrible. Main consumers are kernel and system itself, not messengers or google play services. Very annoying. Just hope to see custom kernels and firmwares to resolve this problem...

  • The flagship is amazing but the chipset not so much.

  • Chipset Qualcomm snapdragon 810? It's bad... Mr. Super hot.

  • chipset 810? burns

  • love at first sight just like my nokia 6120c cant believe zte has designed better n better designs im beginning to love zte more than any other brands

  • can you use both sim on 3g at the same time?

  • how was lunch date?

  • excellent mobile my heart full wishing and please intimate the lunching date of ZTE NUBIA Z9 my email address [email protected]

  • Do u know is it dual sim full active or not only standby?

  • I have inserted both sims but want to use one at a time as have international n local num.how to do so, plz help not able to locate in sim settings

  • You don t know dual sim dual active mode ı think.if you speak on sim 1 you can recive a call from sim 2.this is dual active sim.you say dual standby

  • You don t know dual sim dual active mode ı think.if you speak on sim 1 you can recive a call from sim 2.this is dual active sim.you say dual standby

  • bezel less phones looks good but are very prone to external damages. it is also difficult to tap a right point when using by one hand.

  • Yes You won't find a non-dual active dual sim module nowadays. The hardware is just limited to answer 1 call every time for either sim

  • Is there any kind of problem like camera resolution,sound & other things ..... please provide me help bcze i want to purchase it !!!!!!!!!!11

  • Borderless is excellent and appreciate to hold it and it would be the most useful and more competitive if it thickness is reduced to below 7.6 mm and then upper and low screen should be expanded with the same size of of body frame

  • Because QHD displays consume more battery. Then putting a QHD screen on a phone with 2900 ma battery would drain it almost instantly.

  • Because QHD displays consume more battery. Then putting a QHD screen on a phone with 2900 ma battery would drain it almost instantly.

  • 64bit octa core CPU & 4gb ram + adreno 430 ;)

  • is it dual sim dual active?

  • bro ... how its camara

  • FM is not so important, but one thing I am missing, when other manufacturer's are moving towards Quad HD, why ZTE stick to FHD, while it is having the best processor till date

  • Sell it in brunei, malaysia and singapore please.

  • Beautiful....but heavy,not slim enough n battery 2900 only.

  • gorgeous phone!! can you sell in here in philippines soon?? would be great...

  • 192g for only 5,2" screen, only 2900 mAh battery and no memory card ? Something is wrong.

  • I assumed you are galaxy note user that used to 5.7" display. This phone is not in the phablet category if you are looking for one. Phablet size start at 5.3" - 6.9". If it bigger than 7" it is considered as a tablet category. Use the filter in this site to find what you want.

  • wow..such an amazing design and the features in the phone is really good as compared to Samsung...!

  • Is anyone using this phone? Is this one also crashing like the Z7? Please do share.

  • Of course. It has Snapdragon 810 inside.

  • this is very very hot & sexy device from ZTE

  • this is very very hot & sexy device from ZTE

  • Does it have heating problem?

  • When ist gonna release in India. I want to buy Z9 only not Z9 Mini, as in online its showing only Z9 Mini price. Please help me. Mak

  • 2marrow u will get at nigeria.....

  • Want in India

  • 192 gm for a 5.2 inch is insane for such a small battery.

  • What about the Software updates and upgrades ? :D

  • When is it coming to Nigeria, the biggest phone market in Africa? Without the Radio/FM its a big minus for young dudes in Nigeria. It has rich features though. But eventually, it is the price that matters. -AHMED USMAN ADI

  • Know anyone who bought this? Its almost a week yet I cant find any review of this phone in English...not hands-on, full review! :/ Its stock ended in 10 minutes! thats good to hear! :D

  • What a Joke? Such a rich-featured phone and no FM?

  • Thats not small screen dude how big hands do you have ?

  • Dual sim dual active?

  • This how IPHONE 6 should be designed

  • yes but i would say it felt sturdy ...i like heavy in that sense

  • Only 5.2 inches? No way or plans to spent money in such a small screen

  • I'm not crazy!! 100% china HTC and LG is better

  • as it saids in this page "Disclaimer. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct"

  • is it border less disply

  • its cdma+gsm or gsm+gsm ...?

  • The Flagship Z9 has IR blaster.confirmed from Nubia.cn -

  • battery would be not run more then 10 hours regular ally

  • This phone should have a 2560x1440 resolution,a more better display like amoled or p-oled.And it should have fast charging technology.Other Features are AWESOME.It would be a challenging rival for Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC M9 and M9+ if it would be more better.

  • this mobile wonderfull.....is the awsm mobile..this procceser is very goood....cmaera is very best...launching day purches to mobile.../

  • I was hoping that at least one of the versions has the IR blaster!!! Im currently looking at the Cubot X11. If only it had a better CPU.

  • I love it

  • the best smartphone why lie 4gb ram its wonderful plus twin sim

  • There are 3 models I think. Z9, Z9 Max, Z9 Mini

  • The processor is indeed Snapdragon 810 as stated on the website.

  • I thought this phone will have 80% screen to body ration. WT** with 74%??

  • you were at the launch?? :D how did the device feel on hand? does it feel premium? and as it is 192gm(!) of wight..how did you feel having it in hand?? 192 gms for a 5.2" device..is it toooo heavy? :/

  • 200Gm is way too much! I don't want to use phone as alternative to dumbbells :)

  • this went out just 2 weeks ago. i had one and to tell you, it's like you are bringing a flinston door rock. very nice!

  • The front-facing camera has 8 MP, the same as the rear-facing camera on the phone I'm using right now.

  • This phone is approx. 200 gr. bullshit OMG. WHO will caerry this phone babe?

  • released in 2013

  • It's the imitation of Korean Phone, Pantech Vega iron, 04 2012 released ­

  • Is this one 192g for real?? Damn...its a 5.2 inch device.why so much weight? :/

  • Wow...the weight is so impressive. It remind me the Lumia 920...

  • Is it true that you can only get the elite version of the phone in gold? I want that version in black but I'm not sure if they do that! Any chance of it happening????

  • Finally the absolute best design and 100% bezaless phone. Samsung, Lg, iPhone and Sony are sooo behind.Now the most beautiful and powerful phones are coming from China! Huawei,ZTE, oneplus.. Are so taking over.

  • That's a very ignorant and prejudiced statement - this phone has some of the best specs of 2015

  • would have been awesome for 2012, but the next big thing is flexible screens.. s6 edge is more "bezelless" than this thing.. color me unimpressed

  • Dual sim dual active?

  • Exclusive version - 64 GB in built -4 GB RAM - finger print scanner really a gud phone vit new innovation i hope ZTE Nubia Z9 Exclusive il b available in India

  • Are you kidding ıt has bezelless the 2.5D curved glass go to doctor and check your eyes appleboy

  • Dumbest comment that I have seen for a lol time... Thanks...

  • this phone is so beautiful, like me.

  • saw this phone at the launch and it is the most beautiful phone i have ever seen - looks a little like 5S but the built quality and taste much more refined. I could hardly beleive this phone is from chinese

  • Whay is that?!

  • Nothing

  • and then many people called Xiaomi copy iPhone's styles... what about this?!

  • I am also , but a nokia or sony phone

  • the screen looks good but if it falls it may scratch the screen or worse break it. the specs looks good on internet but how good is it in real life and 1080p too old as there are many phones which now have QUAD hd display so the price is too high.

  • I wish this phone is a Sony..

  • you say its ugly because of no side bezels,then you say it should be bezel less all around,then it should have space for the front cam and sensors? the things that you said fit this phones description perfectly

  • Need that leaked Z9 with Windows 10... Waiting for the Windows version...

  • What the display protection type? Anybody know

  • Just because he said something bad about this phone doesnt mean hes an iphone fan... Youre response just shows that yore a hardcore (insignificant) iphone hater.

  • to that I...t that says "too tall, too much bezel" learn to read please before giving a stupid hater commend you iphone fan boy! it has a 74% screen-to-body ratio! the only phones with more S-t-B ratio are lg g3 and g2! it a nice phone and its one of the first to future bezel less screen, something many people where asking for

  • Too tall, too much bezel. Battery size is disappointing.

  • What are the main differences between this and the Max version? From what it looks like to me, this version is much better with its bezeless display and Exclusive version.

  • It has surround sound, but it doesn't have a removsble battery. Also, this is an informative website and not a request website and so none of the company's employees will ever see your comment. If you want to request smething, ask them on Twitter or something.

  • not wide at all with just 68mm width.....perfect ofr one handed usage ...other manufacturers should learn from this. bye bye compact phones with 4.5-4.7 inches

  • LG G4 still better camera display battery and removable UX not slippery genuine leather is beautiful

  • its a beast.

  • 5.2"...all ticks on my list...perfect smartphone, hope you can get it with Play Store out of the box

  • please make it with removable battery and surround sound....

  • Amazing phone ,.features & Design & price perfect. I like ZTE phones ;|

  • 5.2" are you sure ? I read 5.5"

  • yes its very bad phone design is not cool

  • Bezzeless phone in sides looks very ugly. Wish you made phone that has no bezzels even head and Chin. One you can see as full screen .. Maybe 95% screen to body ratio will do.. Well give space for sensors and front camera

  • Come on man! Another flagship with no IR Blaster. . This is not good