Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro and ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

56 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
VS
91 out 100
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro Manufactured in June, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, 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 Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
  • Lighter design: 219g vs 227g
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher pixel density: 431ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F2 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:
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
vs
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.2 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
848 nits
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)177 Hzn/a
Response time9 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 164.5 mm (6.48 in)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
87.2 %
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
89.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro and ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
1258
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
3745
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
3470
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
11971
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12583745
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)347011971
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25473
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
812147
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
4085211
CPU2423851193912
GPU2492411467832
Memory139319510664
UX181202912803
NanoReview Score8121474085211
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
3818
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test22 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3818n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
10406
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Writing score13789n/a
Web score6769n/a
Video editing5975n/a
Data manipulation7863n/a
NanoReview Score10406n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 16
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 14 NebulaAI OS 2

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 7200 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes Quick Charge 4+ (100% in 70 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
24:59
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Web Browsing09:43 hn/a
Video Playback15:53 hn/a
Games05:40 hn/a
Standby Mode120 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.89f/1.7
Focal length26 mm35 mm
SensorSony IMX686Omnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Master
Sensor size1/1.71/1.3
Pixel size0.8 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/1.8
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3L6n/a
Sensor size1/3.11/1.55
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 5963x3354 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM: B2/B3/B5/B8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA: 1/2/4/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28)n/a
LTE category24n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
83.7 dB
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2020 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2020 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 840
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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