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ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra vs OnePlus 13

79 out of 100
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
VS
87 out of 100
OnePlus 13
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
OnePlus 13

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 21, 2024, against the OnePlus 13, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (1369 against 1195 nits)
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3126 and 2899 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13
  • Shows 55% longer battery life (31:17 vs 20:13 hours)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 18% higher pixel density (510 vs 431 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and OnePlus 13 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
50.0
(Average)
Value Index
83.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nubia Z70 Ultra
vs
OnePlus 13

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1216 x 2688 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 431 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 960 Hz -
Screen protection Longxi glass (gen 2) Ceramic Guard
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nubia Z70 Ultra +15%
1369 nits
OnePlus 13
1195 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) 162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) 76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Yellow White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.71/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) · 45 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Nubia Z70 Ultra
89.5%
OnePlus 13 +1%
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and OnePlus 13
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4320 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and OnePlus 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nubia Z70 Ultra +8%
3126
OnePlus 13
2899
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nubia Z70 Ultra +8%
9635
OnePlus 13
8945
Compute Score (GPU)
Nubia Z70 Ultra
22367
OnePlus 13 +12%
24988
Compute Score (GPU) 22367 24988
Single-core score 3126 2899
Multi-core score 9635 8945
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Nubia Z70 Ultra
3126402
OnePlus 13 +1%
3145582
CPU 893474 946374
GPU 1133808 1154478
Memory 427210 370624
UX 671910 674106
Total score 3126402 3145582
Samples [4 tests] [33 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Nubia Z70 Ultra +1%
2478
OnePlus 13
2455
Stability 81% 74%
Graphics test 18 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2478 2455
3DMark Solar Bay
Nubia Z70 Ultra
11171
OnePlus 13 +2%
11360
Graphics test 42 FPS 43 FPS
Section 1 48 FPS 49 FPS
Section 2 42 FPS 44 FPS
Section 3 36 FPS 37 FPS
Graphics score 11171 11360
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 84%
Graphics test - 37 FPS
Graphics score - 6241
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Nubia Z70 Ultra +61%
25301
OnePlus 13
15714
Web score 32362 14928
Video editing 9079 6982
Photo editing 62721 28408
Data manipulation 16347 14424
Writing score 36364 22334
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (88th and 84th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-25 (Nubia z70 ultra)AnTuTu 113051887
📘 2025-11-17 (axeds93)AnTuTu 113123652
📘 2025-11-15 (Dyszor)AnTuTu 113126402
📘 2025-10-24 (Yan)AnTuTu 113179148
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OnePlus 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (InDominusRex)AnTuTu 123200877
📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss)Geekbench 6 CPU3032 / 9438
📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69AnTuTu 113139994
📘 2026-08-23 ([006])AnTuTu 113121992
📘 2026-08-08 (Ilxom)AnTuTu 113257102
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM NebulaAI OS OxygenOS 16
OS size - 54 GB
OS updates 3 years 4 years
Security updates 3 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6150 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:35 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:27 hr 13:42 hr
Watching video 14:09 hr 23:46 hr
Gaming 06:28 hr 06:05 hr
Standby 81 hr 120 hr
General battery life
Nubia Z70 Ultra
20:13 hr
OnePlus 13 +55%
31:17 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.7x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 - 4.0 f/1.6
Focal length 35 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony LYTIA-808
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.6
Focal length 70 mm 73 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 13 mm 15 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced November 2024 October 2024
Release date November 2024 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $729 $899
Successor - ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra - OnePlus 15
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 100 W
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 13:
    - The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 mm thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 mm and 210g.
    - The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.
*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 OnePlus 13 is definitely a better buy.

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15 (25.4%)
44 (74.6%)
Total votes: 59

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