| Local Name | nubia Z17 mini |
| Additional Information | Also known as ZTE nubia Z12 mini |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2017, April |
| Status | Available. Released 2017, April |
| Dimensions | 146.7 x 72.5 x 7.5 mm (5.78 x 2.85 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Display Type | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) |
| OS | Android 6.1 (Marshmallow); nubia UI 4 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) - Standard editionQualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm) - High edition |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Adreno 510 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal Memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Standard edition64 GB, 6 GB RAM - High edition |
| Camera Features | Dual-LED flash, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | DTS sound Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 2950 mAh battery |
| Colors | Elegant Black, Gold Black, Champagne Gold, Red |