Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-14 | 2018-08-16 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z3 is a bit better than the nubia Z20, getting a 77.6 score against 71.9. Motorola Moto Z3 is an older cellphone than the nubia Z20, but it is notably thinner and lighter anyway. Both phones we compare here come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system). The nubia Z20 features a little sharper display than Moto Z3, because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a quite larger display and a quite higher screen density.
Moto Z3 features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than nubia Z20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 1,95 TB. The nubia Z20 features a little bit better performance than Moto Z3, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Z20 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Nubia Z20 features a much better camera than Moto Z3, because it has a way bigger sensor, a much higher video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture for better images and video in low-light environments and a camera with lot more mega pixels. Nubia Z20 counts with better battery life than Moto Z3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Moto Z3 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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