Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

94 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
80 out 100
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra, Manufactured in December, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 498ppi
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 246g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and ZTE Nubia Z60 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:
Galaxy S25 Ultra
vs
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 498 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 89.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
1009 nits
sRGB gamut97.7 %94.9 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 246 g (8.68 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
89.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
2297
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
7270
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31472297
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97507270
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25681n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
2140227
CPU659871481550
GPU1294167908955
Memory471319410846
UX369782338876
NanoReview Score27951392140227
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
18181
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
n/a
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
20145
Writing scoren/a25177
Web scoren/a20029
Video editingn/a8587
Data manipulationn/a15343
NanoReview Scoren/a20145

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size 30.4 GB 22 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 MyOS 14

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 0:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
25:42
Web Browsing11:10 h10:11 h
Video Playback19:32 h18:09 h
Games06:22 h07:31 h
Standby Mode160 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 100 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length23 mm35 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2n/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.49
Pixel size0.6 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.3
Focal length111 mm85 mm
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.521/2
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3n/a
Sensor size1/2.51/1.55
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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/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 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
93 dB
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
92.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr December, 2023 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr December, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 730
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 80 W

Note

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:

Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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