Performance
Under the hood, the ZTE nubia Z17 lite is powered by the Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 chipset, a solid choice for a mid-range device at the time of its launch. The octa-core CPU, consisting of four 1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 cores and four 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 cores, along with the Adreno 510 GPU, allows for smooth multitasking and satisfactory performance in everyday tasks and most games. The phone comes with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, although it lacks a card slot for expandable storage, which could be a limitation for some users. Operating on Android 7.1 Nougat with nubia UI 5, it delivers a user-friendly interface with some customization options.