ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra vs OnePlus 12
73
out of 100
VS
79
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on December 19, 2023, against the OnePlus 12, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month before. 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 Z60 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12
- 28% higher pixel density (510 vs 400 PPI)
- Shows 10% longer battery life (28:16 vs 25:42 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1154 against 1016 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.8 inches | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 91.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 94.9% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 60 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 1 ms | 11 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 9.15 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 246 g (8.68 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 15111 |
| Single-core score | 2297 | 2182 |
| Multi-core score | 7270 | 6465 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 756523 | 700922 |
| GPU | 820636 | 914074 |
| Memory | 366905 | 313211 |
| UX | 583167 | 573571 |
| Total score | 2527231 | 2401788 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [26 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1720 | 1676 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 90% | 57% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8665 | 8360 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 77% | 83% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5109 | 4646 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 20030 | 12226 |
| Video editing | 8586 | 6195 |
| Photo editing | 49355 | 23810 |
| Data manipulation | 15255 | 13418 |
| Writing score | 25255 | 17373 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (145th and 167th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-12 -> 0387156408 | AnTuTu 11 | 2527231 |
| π 2025-11-23 (γΊγγΊγ14) | AnTuTu 11 | 2510667 |
OnePlus 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-26 (Eon) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1896 / 6424 |
| π 2026-09-20 -> nsy567808 | AnTuTu 11 | 2317311 |
| π 2026-09-19 -> nsy567808 | AnTuTu 11 | 2317311 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Lxrss) | AnTuTu 12 | 2464104 |
| π 2026-09-09 -> Lukisek.CZ | AnTuTu 12 | 2733212 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MyOS 14 | OxygenOS 16 |
| OS size | 22 GB | 30 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (87% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 0:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:11 hr | 13:10 hr |
| Watching video | 18:09 hr | 18:49 hr |
| Gaming | 07:31 hr | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 114 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (146th and 83rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 100Β° | 114Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 35 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony LYT-T808 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.49" (β 0.67 inch) | 1/1.43" (β 0.7 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.3 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX581 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2023 | December 2023 |
| Release date | December 2023 | February 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $730 | $799 |
| Successor | - ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra | - OnePlus 15 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the OnePlus 12. It has a better display, camera, battery life, connectivity, and software.
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