Older flagship · 2022

ZTE nubia Z40 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 7 Pro Camera shares the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 80W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.67″ AMOLED · 144Hz

8 Gen 1 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 80W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1000 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Adreno 730

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

1,058,200

v10

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x3.0GHz Cortex X2 + 3x2.5GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 12, MyOS 12 · 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 12, MyOS 12

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie

Stabilised

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.7

OIS

Telephoto

8 MP f/3.4

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX787, 1/1.72", 0.7µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold , Google Pixel 8a

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

8K video, optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, laser AF

Battery

5000 mAh · 80 W wired · 66 W wireless

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Wireless charging

66 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/1TB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B12, B17, B20

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28b, n28a, n41, n78

Build & Design

199 g · 8.4 mm

Height

161.9 mm

Width

72.9 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

199 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 14

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Better camera hardware

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 16 MP vs 12 MP selfie

52% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 18 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

1.1M vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses

35% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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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 14

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

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