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Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

82 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
VS
91 out 100
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra, Manufactured in October, 2025 with 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 Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 219g 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 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 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 5 Pro
vs
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1312x2848 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.54:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
sRGB gamut98.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 164.5 mm (6.48 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.77 mm (0.35 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
89.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
3745
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
11971
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19673745
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)536111971
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25473
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
4085211
CPU3247191193912
GPU5822991467832
Memory284443510664
UX254756912803
NanoReview Score14462174085211
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 24 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic UI 9 NebulaAI OS 2

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 7200 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes n/a
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Web Browsing09:45 hn/a
Video Playback13:29 hn/a
Games05:36 hn/a
Standby Mode111 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2.7x
Flash Dual 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 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/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm35 mm
SensorSony IMX878Omnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Master
Sensor size1/1.121/1.3
Pixel size1.4 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.4
Focal length90 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX858n/a
Sensor size1/2.511/2.0
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.8
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)n/a
Sensor size1/2.51/1.55
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview74n/a
Zoom156n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4096x3072 pixels n/a
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a 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
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 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		 - 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
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
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 n/a
MSRP ($) 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 66 W Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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