ZTE nubia Air vs Vivo iQOO Z11S
60
out of 100
VS
69
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch ZTE nubia Air (with Unisoc T8300) that was released on September 5, 2025, against the Vivo iQOO Z11S, which is powered by Mediatek Dimensity 7500 and came out 1 year after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the ZTE nubia Air
- Weighs 53 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z11S
- Comes with 5000 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 5000 mAh
- 65% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1102K versus 668K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports higher wattage charging (44W versus 33W)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1224 x 2720 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 440 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.3% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.7 mm (0.26 inches) | 8.59 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) | 225 g (7.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | - |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Unisoc T8300 | Mediatek Dimensity 7500 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: C1 Nano - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: C1 Pro |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 850 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G625 MP 2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1590 | 3930 |
| Single-core score | 866 | 1243 |
| Multi-core score | 2042 | 3444 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 275820 | 443082 |
| GPU | 44290 | 107558 |
| Memory | 137870 | 216494 |
| UX | 210340 | 335322 |
| Total score | 668320 | 1102456 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#11th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | OriginOS 6 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 10000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 44 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | - | f/2.1 |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | August 2026 |
| Release date | September 2025 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | $215 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 44 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo iQOO Z11S is definitely a better buy.
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