ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra vs Z60 Ultra
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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 ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 11 months 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 Z70 Ultra
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Delivers 35% higher peak brightness (1369 against 1016 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3126K versus 2527K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- The phone is 11 months newer
- 36% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3126 and 2297 points
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
- Shows 27% longer battery life (25:42 vs 20:13 hours)
- The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
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 | 6.85 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1116 x 2480 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Longxi glass (gen 2) | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 94.9% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 164 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 246 g (8.68 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Yellow | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 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 | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22367 | - |
| Single-core score | 3126 | 2297 |
| Multi-core score | 9635 | 7270 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 893474 | 756523 |
| GPU | 1133808 | 820636 |
| Memory | 427210 | 366905 |
| UX | 671910 | 583167 |
| Total score | 3126402 | 2527231 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | 95% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2478 | 1720 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 90% |
| Graphics test | 42 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 48 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 42 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11171 | 8665 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 77% |
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5109 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 32362 | 20030 |
| Video editing | 9079 | 8586 |
| Photo editing | 62721 | 49355 |
| Data manipulation | 16347 | 15255 |
| Writing score | 36364 | 25255 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (88th and 145th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-25 (Nubia z70 ultra) | AnTuTu 11 | 3051887 |
| π 2025-11-17 (axeds93) | AnTuTu 11 | 3123652 |
| π 2025-11-15 (Dyszor) | AnTuTu 11 | 3126402 |
| π 2025-10-24 (Yan) | AnTuTu 11 | 3179148 |
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-12 -> 0387156408 | AnTuTu 11 | 2527231 |
| π 2025-11-23 (γΊγγΊγ14) | AnTuTu 11 | 2510667 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4200 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 15 | Android 14 |
| ROM | NebulaAI OS | MyOS 14 |
| OS size | - | 22 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6150 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) | Yes (87% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:27 hr | 10:11 hr |
| Watching video | 14:09 hr | 18:09 hr |
| Gaming | 06:28 hr | 07:31 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#146th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.7x | Optical, 3.3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 122Β° | 100Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 - 4.0 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 35 mm | 35 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.49" (β 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/3.3 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | - |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2024 | December 2023 |
| Release date | November 2024 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $729 | $730 |
| Successor | - ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra | - ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra |
| 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, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority β go for the ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra.
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