ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra vs Z50 Ultra
88
out of 100
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66
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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 ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 years and 8 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 Z80 Ultra
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3942K versus 1842K)
- Comes with 2200 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 5000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 80W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years and 8 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
- 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 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 89.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.5 mm (6.48 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) | 76.3 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | - |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Red, Yellow | Black, Silver, Blue |
| 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 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25047 | 9916 |
| Single-core score | 3570 | 2029 |
| Multi-core score | 10974 | 5336 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1199636 | 593613 |
| GPU | 1409420 | 527785 |
| Memory | 511039 | 298693 |
| UX | 822828 | 422178 |
| Total score | 3942923 | 1842269 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3091 | 1093 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5325 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 96% |
| Graphics test | - | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3702 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 31969 | - |
| Video editing | 8959 | - |
| Photo editing | 59556 | - |
| Data manipulation | 18671 | - |
| Writing score | 39103 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#31st 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 |
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2024-02-29 (Redie) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 9916 |
| 📘 2024-02-29 (Redie) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2029 / 5336 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 13 |
| ROM | MyOS | MyOS 13 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7200 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 14 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 14:17 hr | - |
| Watching video | 23:46 hr | - |
| Gaming | 09:05 hr | - |
| Standby | 143 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#18th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9000 x 7000 |
| 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 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 116° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 35 mm | 35 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Master | Sony IMX787 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.3 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV64B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2. |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV16E | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 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 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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| 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 | 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 | - |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | March 2023 |
| Release date | October 2025 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $570 |
| 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 | Not included | Yes, 80 W |
Further details
Notes on Nubia Z50 Ultra:
- The top configuration with 1024/16 GB has LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.0 storage, while the others have slower LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1.
*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 ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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