ZTE nubia Z9 Max vs HP Elite x3

launch
Announced
2015, March
Status
Available. Released 2015, April
platform
OS
Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU
Adreno 430
camera
Rear
16 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Front
8 MP, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
display
Size
5.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
Yes - Nubia UI 2.8
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery
Stand By
About 666 h
Talk time
About 40 h
body
Dimensions
154.8 x 76.6 x 7.9 mm (6.09 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz, 0.36 lb)
SIM card
Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
To be confirmed
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB Host
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2016, February
Status
Available. Released 2016, August
platform
OS
Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Adreno 530
camera
Rear
16 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, LED flash
Front
8 MP
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.96 inches
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (~494 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4150 mAh battery
Stand By
—
Talk time
—
body
Dimensions
161.8 x 83.5 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 3.29 x 0.31 in)
Weight
195 g (6.88 oz, 0.43 lb)
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
v3.0, Type-C reversible connector; magnetic connector
features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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