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nubia Z80 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

What Z80 Ultra does better (7) and where Galaxy S25 Ultra wins (11) — every spec side by side.

nubia Z80 Ultra
nubia · 2025Z80 Ultra
9.6Score
7 advantages≈ $720
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung · 2025Galaxy S25 Ultra
9.5Score
11 advantages≈ $660
9.7Display9.1
9.2Camera9.8
9.8Battery7.1
9.3Features9.8
Dimensions

Size comparison

Z80 UltraGalaxy S25 Ultra
77.2 × 164.58.677.6 × 162.88.2
Z80 UltraGalaxy S25 UltraDifference
Height164.5 mm162.8 mm+1.7 mm
Width77.2 mm77.6 mm−0.4 mm
Thickness8.6 mm8.2 mm+0.4 mm
Weight227 g218 g+9 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Z80 Ultra better than Galaxy S25 Ultra?

  1. Wired charging90 W vs 45 W2×
  2. Battery capacity7,200 mAh vs 5,000 mAh+44%
  3. Refresh rate144 Hz vs 120 Hz+20%
  4. Wireless charging power80 W vs 15 W5.3×
  5. Storage (base)512 GB vs 256 GB2×
  6. CPU frequency4.6 GHz vs 4.47 GHz+3%
  7. Selfie camera16 MP vs 12 MP+33%

Why is Galaxy S25 Ultra better than Z80 Ultra?

  1. Main camera50 MP vs 200 MP4×
  2. Optical zoom2.7× vs 5×+85%
  3. Peak brightness2,000 nits vs 2,600 nits+30%
  4. 4K selfie videoNo · Z80 Ultra: Yes
  5. eSIMNo · Z80 Ultra: Yes
  6. Pixel density431 ppi vs 498 ppi+16%
  7. Weight227 g vs 218 g+4%
  8. Rear cameras3 vs 4+33%
  9. Resolution (width)1,216 px vs 1,440 px+18%
  10. Thickness8.6 mm vs 8.2 mm+5%
  11. Screen-to-body ratio89.2% vs 92.5%+4%
Specifications

Side by side

nubia Z80 Ultranubia Z80 Ultra≈ $7209.6
Samsung Galaxy S25 UltraSamsung Galaxy S25 Ultra≈ $6609.5
Design
Weight227 g218 g
Thickness8.6 mm8.2 mm
Height164.5 mm162.8 mm
Width77.2 mm77.6 mm
FrameAluminiumTitanium
BackGlassGlass
Ingress protectionIP68IP68
Water resistance (IPx)IPx8IPx8
Glass protectionLongxi glass (gen 2)Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Colours3 warianty, Phantom Black, 3 warianty, White, 3 warianty, Starry Sky Collector's Edition, 3 warianty, Luo Tian Yi RedTitanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink Gold
Stylus—Yes
Display
Screen size6.8″6.9″
PanelAMOLEDDynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
OLED panelYesYes
LTPO (adaptive 1–120 Hz)—Yes
Resolution (width)1,216 px1,440 px
Resolution (height)2,688 px3,120 px
Pixel density431 ppi498 ppi
Refresh rate144 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness2,000 nits2,600 nits
Measured brightness—1,417 nits
Screen-to-body ratio89.2%92.5%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Qualcomm SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite
Chip makerQualcommQualcomm
Process—3 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency4.6 GHz4.47 GHz
GPUAdreno 840Adreno 830
AnTuTu score—2,207,809
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—9,846
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—6,687
Memory
RAM16 GB16 GB
Storage (max)1,024 GB1,024 GB
Storage (base)512 GB256 GB
Storage type—UFS 4.0
Memory card slotNoNo
Camera
Main camera50 MP200 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Main sensor size—1/1.3"
Rear cameras34
Optical stabilisationYesYes
Ultra-wide cameraYesYes
Telephoto cameraYesYes
Optical zoom2.7×5×
Max video8K8K
4K video frame rate120 fps120 fps
Selfie camera16 MP12 MP
4K selfie videoNoYes
Battery
Battery capacity7,200 mAh5,000 mAh
Battery typeSi/CLi-Ion
Active use (test)—14.8 h
Wired charging90 W45 W
Charged in 30 min—65%
Wireless chargingYesYes
Wireless charging power80 W15 W
Reverse wireless charging—Yes
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMNoYes
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.45.4
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C 3.2
USB version3.23.2
Video output—Yes
Ultra Wideband—Yes
Infrared portYes—
Dual-band GPSYesYes
Satellite navigationGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDSGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersYesYes
3.5 mm headphone jackNoNo
Loudspeaker loudness—-24.6 LUFS
Fingerprint sensor—Under display, ultrasonic
Barometer—Yes
Sensorsproximity, accelerometer, gyro, compass, color spectrum, fingerprintFingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SAR (head)—1.25 W/kg
Software
OS at launchAndroid 16Android 15
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceNebulaAI OS 2One UI 9
Major OS updates promised—7
EU label
Energy class—B
Battery charge cycles—2,000
Endurance per cycle—45 h
Repairability class—C
Drop resistance class—A

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