Nubia Z17 review: First phone with 8 GB RAM and dual rear cameras.
First to 8 GB of RAM.
Nubia Z17 was the first phone offered with 8 GB of RAM, pairing it with Snapdragon 835, a dual camera and the brand's signature bezel-less aRC design — a spec-leadership statement from ZTE's premium sub-brand in 2017.
01Display
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
02Camera
76/10076/100 puts it above the 72-point average for flagship phones of 2017.
03Performance
86/100At 86/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 14 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
72/10072/100 puts it above the 69-point average for flagship phones of 2017.
05Build
80/10080/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2017.
- First phone offered with 8 GB RAM
- Snapdragon 835 + dual cam
- Bezel-less aRC 2.0 design
- No 3.5 mm jack
- 3200 mAh average
- nubia UI niche outside China
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 121-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .