Comparison Review: Ninetology U9Z1 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3

User Interface

Both the Z1 and the Mega are running on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. However, both are different in terms of UI (user interface). Samsung is using their standard TouchWiz UI while the Z1 is using the standard Android Vanilla interface. Both has its pros and cons. TouchWiz comes with lots of bundled “bloatware” in its system while the standard Android Vanilla is clean from any bloatwares.

Here are some screenshots of the UI for both phones.

Ninetology U9 Z1

Samsung Galaxy Mega

The clarity of the display for both phones are good. I personally think that both are equally good. But the Mega has a little bit more punchy and vibrant colour compared to the Z1. Still, I think both are on par with each other.

Let’s take a look at the performance.

As I showed earlier, the Z1 is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad core CPU while the Mega is powered by a 1.7 GHz dual core CPU. But the Mega has about 512MB of extra RAM than the Z1. And I said earlier that the extra 0.5 GB of RAM does make a lot of difference.

Again, I used Antutu for this simple overall benchmark test.

Ninetology U9 Z1

The result for the Z1 is as above. The Z1 surpassed the Samsung Galaxy S2 but fell short against the HTC One X. However, while playing games on the Z1, it does not lag or slowed down at all. The performance for the games that I played are good. I installed two games on the Z1, Plants vs Zombie 2 and Badland. Both ran very well with no obvious lag.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3

Surprised? A dual core powered smartphone beating a quad core smartphone. All thanks to the extra 0.5 GB RAM in the system. Not only that, apparently the Snapdragon inside the Mega is very stable and responsive. The result – just a tad slower than the awesome Sony Xperia Z and the Note 2, and beating the Google Nexus 10. So if you’re looking for an alternative mega powered smartphone that won’t burn a hole in your pocket, the Mega is a good option.

But of course I can’t make a direct comparison for this. Both are powered by totally different chipsets. If you’re looking for a mid-range large screen smartphone that is easy to use and has all the essentials of a phablet, the Z1 is a good buy. The Z1 is stable, running with less heat than the Mega. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2, so you won’t have to worry about any accidental scratches.

Let’s see some sample photos ->