Flagship · 2025

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Name: ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra
Brand: ZTE

Our Take CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

A no-compromise flagship with all-day battery and 80W fast charging.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength All-day battery (7200mAh), 80W fast charging

6.85″ AMOLED · 144Hz

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 12 / 256 GB

7200 mAh 80W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, laser AF

Reverse charging for accessories and earbuds

Display

6.85″ · AMOLED · 1216 × 2688 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.85"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1216 × 2688 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1723 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Unspecified

Performance

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) · 8-core 4.6 GHz · Adreno 840

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

4,027,702

v11

GeekBench

10,971

CPU

8-core, 4.6 GHz

GPU

Adreno 840

Process

3 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.1

CPU layout

2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM

Camera

50 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

50 MP f/1.7

OIS

Telephoto

64 MP f/2.5

Ultrawide

50 MP f/1.8

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Omnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Master, 1/1.3", 1.2µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

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

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

7200 mAh · 80 W wired · 80 W wireless

Plenty

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

Capacity

7200 mAh

Lab active use

20:13h

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Wireless charging

80 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.7 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Storage type

UFS 4.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

6.0

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

227 g · 8.6 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

164.5 mm

Width

77.2 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

Weight

227 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 17

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

4.0M vs 2.2M AnTuTu

Better video capture

8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Longer tested battery life

20h 13m vs 14h 59m active use · 80 W vs 25 W charging · 7,200 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.85″ vs 6.3″ screen

Heavier in hand

227 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Higher benchmark score

4.0M vs 3.1M AnTuTu

Longer tested battery life

20h 13m vs 13h 9m active use · 80 W vs 25 W charging · 7,200 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Heavier in hand

227 g vs 162 g

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