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Older flagship · 2023

ZTE nubia Z50 Ultra

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent high-end phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23 Camera shares the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold's main sensor
Best for
Strength , 80W fast charging
Extras All-screen front, Cooling system
Watch out No Google Play, No more updates
6.8″ AMOLED · 120Hz
8 Gen 2 8 / 256 GB
5000 mAh 80W charging
64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie
5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC
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Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · AMOLED · 1116 × 2480 · 120 Hz · HDR
OLED + smooth

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

Screen size
6.8"
Panel type
AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1116 × 2480 px
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Smooth
Colour depth
10-bit (1B colours)
10-bit
Brightness
1500 nits
HDR
HDR10+
HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 740
High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Current CPU tier
High-end
AnTuTu
1,752,977
v11
CPU
8-core, 3.2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 740
Process
4 nm
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X
Storage type
UFS Storage 4.0
CPU layout
1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 13, MyOS 13 · 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 13, MyOS 13
Software support
2 years of updates (brand estimate)
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.6 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/1.6
OIS
Telephoto
64 MP f/3.3
Ultrawide
50 MP
Front camera
16 MP f/2.0
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, manual focus
Video
8K @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 80 W wired
Plenty

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

Capacity
5000 mAh
Wired charging
80 W
Fast
Removable
No

Audio

Stereo
Stereo speakers
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo
Audio features
Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB
Roomy
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Configurations
8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/1TB
Storage type
UFS 4.0
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7
Modern radios
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Modern Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.3
GPS systems
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
USB
USB-C 3.1
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
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
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
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, B3, B5, B8
3G B1, B2, B5, B8
4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20
5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28b, n28a, n41, n78

Build & Design

228 g · 8.3 mm
Height
163.9 mm
Width
76.3 mm
Thickness
8.3 mm
Weight
228 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.

vs

Apple iPhone 15

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss
Smoother display
120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.8″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1116 × 2480 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution
Higher benchmark score
1.8M vs 1.5M AnTuTu
Better video capture
Telephoto · OIS vs — · 8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 16 MP vs 12 MP selfie
49% larger battery capacity
80 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 228 g vs 171 g
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S23

Trades blows 2 wins 1 loss
28% larger battery capacity
80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 128 GB baseline
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 228 g vs 168 g
Full comparison

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