ZTE Nubia Z70S Ultra vs Z70 Ultra
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Z70S Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on April 28, 2025, against the ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra, which is powered by the same chip and came out 6 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 Z70S Ultra
- Shows 13% longer battery life (22:56 vs 20:13 hours)
- The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3126 and 2903 points
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 | 6.85 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1216 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | 960 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass 7i | Longxi glass (gen 2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) | 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Brown | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 22367 |
| Single-core score | 2903 | 3126 |
| Multi-core score | 8952 | 9635 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 938858 | 893474 |
| GPU | 1144722 | 1133808 |
| Memory | 436575 | 427210 |
| UX | 708782 | 671910 |
| Total score | 3228937 | 3126402 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 82% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2468 | 2478 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 44 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 1 | 50 FPS | 48 FPS |
| Section 2 | 45 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | 39 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11679 | 11171 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 33984 | 32362 |
| Video editing | 9086 | 9079 |
| Photo editing | 61062 | 62721 |
| Data manipulation | 17853 | 16347 |
| Writing score | 37177 | 36364 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (73rd and 88th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Z70S Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-18 (DanilTsvietkov) | AnTuTu 11 | 3228937 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 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 15 |
| ROM | NebulaAI OS | NebulaAI OS |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6600 mAh | 6150 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (79% in 30 min) | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:49 hr | 0:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:53 hr | 08:27 hr |
| Watching video | 16:07 hr | 14:09 hr |
| Gaming | 05:52 hr | 06:28 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.7x | Optical, 2.7x |
| Flash | LED | 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122Β° | 122Β° |
| 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/1.7 | f/1.6 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 35 mm | 35 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Master | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400 | Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16E1Q | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2025 | November 2024 |
| Release date | April 2025 | November 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $729 |
| Successor | - | - 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
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the ZTE Nubia Z70S Ultra. It has a better battery life and design.
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