Phone Comparison - Lenovo K3 Note vs ZTE Nubia Z9 mini vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo ZTE Sony
Announced March 2015 March 2015 August 2015
Status Available - March 2015 Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 9,058 ($133.21) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, White Black, White Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm
(6.01 x 3 x 0.31 in)
141.3 x 69.8 x 8.2 mm
(5.56 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)
164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5553
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5506
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Nubia UI 2.8, Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Mali-T760MP2 Adreno 405 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.55% 69.75% 75.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot 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, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2900 mAh 2930 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (3G) Up to 750 h (3G) Up to 714 h (2G)
Up to 769 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 36 h (3G) Up to 43 h (3G) Up to 14 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)