Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
80 out 100
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
Xiaomi 15
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra, Manufactured in December, 2023 with 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 Xiaomi 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g 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
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5400mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 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 Xiaomi 15 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:
Xiaomi 15
vs
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1500 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 89.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
1009 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %94.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 246 g (8.68 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
89.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 4320 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)
Xiaomi 15
2934
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
2297
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
7270
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29342297
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87627270
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
2140227
CPU584725481550
GPU1142381908955
Memory519406410846
UX373632338876
NanoReview Score26201442140227
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
18181
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
20145
Writing score2250825177
Web score1882620029
Video editing80608587
Data manipulation1460515343
NanoReview Score1829220145

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 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 21 GB 22 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 MyOS 14

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
25:42
Web Browsing13:20 h10:11 h
Video Playback19:22 h18:09 h
Games07:10 h07:31 h
Standby Mode150 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 3.3x
Flash Dual 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 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 100 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 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
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm35 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900n/a
Sensor size1/1.311/1.49
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/3.3
Focal length60 mm85 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/2
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length14 mm18 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/1.55
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 n/a
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B n/a
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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 B2/B3/B5/B8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)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
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
92.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr December, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr December, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 730
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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