ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
88
out of 100
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92
out of 100
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 Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, 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 Z80 Ultra
- Delivers 116% higher peak brightness (2204 against 1021 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1200 x 2608 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 3500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 92.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 103% |
| PWM | - | 122 Hz |
| Response time | - | 63 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.5 mm (6.48 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Red, Yellow | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.44/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 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 | 27311 |
| Single-core score | 3570 | 3697 |
| Multi-core score | 10974 | 11010 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1199636 | 1196188 |
| GPU | 1409420 | 1435952 |
| Memory | 511039 | 526360 |
| UX | 822828 | 839645 |
| Total score | 3942923 | 3998145 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 75% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3091 | 2410 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 48 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10958 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5808 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 31969 | 17696 |
| Video editing | 8959 | 8079 |
| Photo editing | 59556 | 41496 |
| Data manipulation | 18671 | 18359 |
| Writing score | 39103 | 25803 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (31st and 27th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Blade) | AnTuTu 11 | 3618022 |
| 📘 2026-05-11 (Deadcongregation) | AnTuTu 11 | 4147001 |
| 📘 2026-04-20 (Zaibatsu) | AnTuTu 11 | 3943987 |
| 📘 2026-03-23 (rvs) | AnTuTu 11 | 3723890 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (Dr_Coungrations) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 25047 |
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-09 -> PocoF5hyperos | AnTuTu 11 | 3241083 |
| 📘 2026-06-03 (Eterion) | AnTuTu 11 | 4008895 |
| 📘 2025-12-27 (Chan) | AnTuTu 11 | 3852243 |
| 📘 2025-11-02 (Okekdjekei) | AnTuTu 11 | 3998145 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | MyOS | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 32 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7200 mAh | 7500 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 (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (82% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 14:17 hr | 16:28 hr |
| Watching video | 23:46 hr | 25:18 hr |
| Gaming | 09:05 hr | 09:04 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 143 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (18th and 11th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.7x | Optical, 5x |
| 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 102° |
| 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/1.7 |
| Focal length | 35 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Master | Omnivision Light Fusion 950L |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 115 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV64B | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E | OmniVision OV50M40 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Zoom | - | 137 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV16E | OmniVision OV50M40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | September 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - 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
If the camera, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra.
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