Apple iPhone 16 vs ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 170g vs 228g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3561mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1179x2556 pixels | 1116x2480 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.4 % | 89.3 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 147.6 mm (5.81 in) | 163.9 mm (6.45 in) |
| Width | 71.6 mm (2.82 in) | 76.3 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 170 g (6 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | n/a |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
- Black - Silver - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3283 | 1886 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8094 | 5249 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 28055 | n/a |
| CPU | 439113 | 388348 |
| GPU | 611111 | 605136 |
| Memory | 181791 | 293516 |
| UX | 348375 | 288343 |
| NanoReview Score | 1580390 | 1575346 |
| Stability | n/a | 89 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 80 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 13425 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 13 |
| OS Size | 16 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | MyOS 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 3561 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 14 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:42 h | 0:40 h |
| Web Browsing | 13:44 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 18:09 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:56 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 9000x7000 pixels |
| Zoom | 116 | Optical, 3.3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 116 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 35 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX787 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.3 |
| Focal length | n/a | 85 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2. |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 14 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 84 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | n/a |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 570 |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 80 W |
Note
Apple iPhone 16:
The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra:
The top configuration with 1024/16 GB has LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.0 storage, while the others have slower LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
