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Honor Magic 6 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

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Honor Magic 6 Pro
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ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Honor Magic 6 Pro
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Lighter design: 225g vs 227g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 5600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6 Pro
vs
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 164.5 mm (6.48 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
89.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
3745
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
11971
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22183745
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)674911971
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1391825473
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
4085211
CPU4473101193912
GPU8858511467832
Memory392240510664
UX306870912803
NanoReview Score20322714085211

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 9 NebulaAI OS 2

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 7200 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 90 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Web Browsing12:44 hn/a
Video Playback18:35 hn/a
Games06:20 hn/a
Standby Mode122 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2.7x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.7
Focal length27 mm35 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HOmnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Master
Sensor size1/1.31/1.3
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length68 mm70 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.491/2.0
Pixel size0.56 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.8
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.881/1.55
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 840
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes, 90 W

Note

Honor Magic 6 Pro:

The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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