Older flagship · 2018

ZTE nubia Z18

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.99″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

845 6 / 64 GB

3450 mAh 18W charging

24 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

5.99″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2160 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.99"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2160 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.65 GHz · Adreno 630

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

338,532

CPU

8-core, 2.65 GHz

GPU

Adreno 630

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Kryo 385 2.8 GHz + 4x Kryo 385 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 8.1 (Oreo), nubia UI 6 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 8.1 (Oreo), nubia UI 6

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

24 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

24 MP f/1.6

OIS

Camera

16 MP f/1.6

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3450 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3450 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

6/64GB · 8/128GB

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

172 g · 8.6 mm

Height

148.6 mm

Width

72.6 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

Weight

172 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

30% larger battery capacity

3,450 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2160 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lower benchmark score

339k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2160 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Lower benchmark score

339k vs 416k AnTuTu

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Where to buy

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ZTE nubia Z18

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone XS

Samsung Galaxy S9

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