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OnePlus 12 vs ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

86 out 100
OnePlus 12
VS
91 out 100
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
OnePlus 12
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 12 Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.82 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 OnePlus 12
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Lighter design: 220g vs 227g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 5400mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB		 - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 12 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 12
vs
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 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 240 Hz 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.3 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 12
1149 nits
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
Response time11 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 12]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 164.5 mm (6.48 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 9.15 mm (0.36 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 12
91.3 %
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
89.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 12 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)
OnePlus 12
2314
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
3745
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 12
7063
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
11971
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)23143745
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)706311971
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25473
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 12], [ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 12
1927806
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
4085211
CPU3752071193912
GPU8223871467832
Memory389261510664
UX340951912803
NanoReview Score19278064085211
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 12
17208
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.50.5 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test103 fpsn/a
Graphics Score17208n/a
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 12
13384
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Writing score17540n/a
Web score12385n/a
Video editing6200n/a
Data manipulation13585n/a
NanoReview Score13384n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 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 30 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 NebulaAI OS 2

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 7200 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 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 (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 15 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:24 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 12
28:16
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Web Browsing13:10 hn/a
Video Playback18:49 hn/a
Games06:05 hn/a
Standby Mode114 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 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/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm35 mm
SensorSony LYT-T808Omnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Master
Sensor size1/1.431/1.3
Pixel size1.12 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length70 mm70 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/21/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length14 mm18 mm
SensorSony IMX581n/a
Sensor size1/21/1.55
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.4 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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - 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 850/900/1800/1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B28B/B30/B32/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 12
82.6 dB
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 840
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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