ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra vs Vivo iQOO 15
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 22, 2025, against the Vivo iQOO 15, 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 15
- Shows 15% longer battery life (39:26 vs 34:15 hours)
- Delivers 33% higher peak brightness (2928 against 2204 nits)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 18% higher pixel density (508 vs 431 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
- 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 | 6.85 inches | 6.85 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 508 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 561 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.5 mm (6.48 inches) | 163.65 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Red, Yellow | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.44/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25047 | 27247 |
| Single-core score | 3570 | 3584 |
| Multi-core score | 10974 | 11143 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1199636 | 1112833 |
| GPU | 1409420 | 1494722 |
| Memory | 511039 | 442350 |
| UX | 822828 | 900177 |
| Total score | 3942923 | 3950082 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [24 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 54% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3091 | 2806 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 46 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 52 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 40 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12156 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 40 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6752 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 31969 | 14169 |
| Video editing | 8959 | 6652 |
| Photo editing | 59556 | 35337 |
| Data manipulation | 18671 | 14682 |
| Writing score | 39103 | 29367 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (31st and 30th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-18 (Blade) | AnTuTu 11 | 3618022 |
| π 2026-05-11 (Deadcongregation) | AnTuTu 11 | 4147001 |
| π 2026-04-20 (Zaibatsu) | AnTuTu 11 | 3943987 |
| π 2026-03-23 (rvs) | AnTuTu 11 | 3723890 |
| π 2026-01-03 (Dr_Coungrations) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 25047 |
Vivo iQOO 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-11 (Rtesh) | AnTuTu 11 | 3886893 |
| π 2026-09-10 (Ranit) | AnTuTu 11 | 3974227 |
| π 2026-08-07 (tt:shikazik) | AnTuTu 11 | 4017492 |
| π 2026-07-17 (Skarvinarn) | AnTuTu 11 | 3902163 |
| π 2026-07-03 (cA27) | AnTuTu 11 | 4140036 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | MyOS | OriginOS 6 |
| OS size | - | 57 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7200 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (40 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:52 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 14:17 hr | 18:52 hr |
| Watching video | 23:46 hr | 27:27 hr |
| Gaming | 09:05 hr | 09:04 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 147 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (18th and 4th place)
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 | 122Β° | 107Β° |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 35 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Master | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV64B | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV16E | GalaxyCore GC32E1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 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 | 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 | October 2025 | October 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $699 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | 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 Vivo iQOO 15. It has a better display, camera, and sound.
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