ZTE nubia Play vs Razer Phone 2 Comparison and Differences

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ZTE nubia Play or Razer Phone 2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model ZTE nubia Play Razer Phone 2
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Release date 2020, April 21 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 171.7 x 78.5 x 9.1 mm | 6.76 x 6.76 x 3.09 in 158.5 x 79 x 8.5 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 3.11 in
Weight 210 g | 7.41 oz 220 g | 7.76 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Blue Mirror back, Rugged satin
Battery 5100 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology AMOLED IGZO IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.65" in 5.72" in
Screen area 108.6 cm2 90.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.5% 72.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 388 PPI 513 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 144Hz refresh rate - Wide Colour Gamut
-120 Hz
-580 nits
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/30/60/120fps, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; nubia UI 8.0 Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 620 Adreno 630
External memory No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 325680 275322
GeekBench 6 Single Core 543
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1895
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2118
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2020
GeekBench 5 Single Core 503
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2188
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2336
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8499
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13360

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-5G - 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes yes
Edge Yes yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
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--Touch sensitive gaming triggers
- Fast charging 30W

- Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 4+)
-Fast wireless charging 15W
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-RGB Illuminated Razer Chroma Logo on the back

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