Comparison Review: Ninetology U9Z1 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3

Now, the final comparison that everyone is looking forward to, the photo quality.

The Z1’s main shooter is 12 megapixels while the Mega’s main shooter is 8 megapixels. However, the Z1’s front camera is 5 megapixels, making it the most megapixel count among any mid-range smartphones. But, there’s no autofocus on the front camera. Sad.

Sample Photos

This photo was taken during low light at about 7:20pm, just before it gets dark. I stood at the same place while avoiding incoming cars to take these two sample shots. In low light, the Mega performs better and the colour reading is spot on. But the Z1 tends to lose the colour balance and showing the extra tinge of red to the photo. Conclusion, the Mega is the obvious winner for this outdoor low light photo.

Moving indoors, the Mega still get the colour balance correct as compared to the Z1, still with slightly tinge of red but better result. The clarity on both phones are good. Pictures taken with the Mega is sharp while the picture taken with the Z1 is smooth.

Another indoor shot. Here’s a surprise. Now in this lighting, the Mega tends to gain the yellow tinge in its picture. And now the Z1 produced a spot on colour balance reading. So with this, I made a conclusion. The Mega is good while taking an outdoor low light shots while the Z1 produced an excellent picture quality when there are good lights around. Outdoors during the day should be no problem with the Z1.

Conclusion

Both phones has its own pros and cons. I like the Mega because it’s huge. When I used back my own phone after using the Mega, I felt like I’m using a tiny screened phone. The Mega really packs a punch as a gaming smartphone. With the large 6.3 inch screen, playing games on it is really fun.

As for the Z1, the look of the phone is really slick. The aluminium finish on the back cover really made the phone looked expensive. The size to me is just nice. Not too big and not too small. As for gaming, it handled quite well and I didn’t feel any heat from it even after a long run.

The RRP price for the Samsung Galaxy Mega is about RM1,599 while the Ninetology U9 Z1 is selling at RM1,199. As a mid-range smartphone, the Z1 is a good buy. Large display, screen quality is good and the camera is fairly good as well. If only the RAM is higher, then I would buy one for myself.

What I like about the Z1

• Sleek design
• Easy to hold despite the size
• Clear display
• Dual SIM capability
• Comes with two casings
• Stable without any forced close issues

What I don’t like about the Z1

• Camera can be better
• Non removable battery
• RAM is too low by today’s standard
• 1.2 GHz for CPU is too low for the size

What I like about the Mega

• Large screen, best for gaming
• Camera quality is good
• Long lasting battery
• Display is clear

What I don’t like about the Mega

• Too big for my jeans pocket
• Quad core would be better
• Back cover is a fingerprint magnet

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