ZTE Mobile Phone ZTE Nubia Z11

ZTE Nubia Z11 Teardown

David December 6, 2024

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The ZTE Nubia Z11 smartphone was launched in June 2016. It has a 5.50-inch touch display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels.

The ZTE Nubia Z11 is powered by a 2.15GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and has 4GB of RAM. It has 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 200GB via a microSD card. The phone has a 16-megapixel main camera on the rear and an 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The phone runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 3000mAh battery. It is a dual SIM smartphone that accepts Micro-SIM and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, 3G, and 4G. The phone’s sensors include the proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, and gyroscope.

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Before starting the disassembly process, we need to remove the SIM card tray first.

Remove two screws beside the USB Type-C port.

Open the back cover with a guitar pick.
Be careful, the fingerprint sensor module is still connected to the motherboard.

Remove two screws securing the metal plate.
Remove the metal plate and disconnect the fingerprint sensor cable from the motherboard.

There are some thermal foam and NFC Chips.
You can find some metal contacts on the top of the back cover.

The fingerprint sensor module supports WeChat Pay but does not support Alipay.

Remove all screws securing the motherboard and remove it.

Remove the speaker module.

Here’s a USB Type-C port that supports OTG.

ZTE Nubia Z11 comes with a 3.84V, 3000mAh Li-polymer battery.

Front camera and rear camera.

ZTE Nubia Z11 features a Sony IMX298 camera sensor. It supports the OIS and EIS.

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