ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3095mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 228g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra and Apple iPhone 13 Pro
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1053 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a510 Hz
Response timen/a4.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.9 mm (6.45 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
89.3 %
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra and Apple iPhone 13 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 740 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
1886
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
5249
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18862256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)52495416
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
1575346
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
CPU388348309276
GPU605136430651
Memory293516274739
UX288343308033
NanoReview Score15753461322699
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
13425
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.4 °C
Stability89 %79 %
Graphics Test80 fps56 fps
Graphics Score134259486

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 15.2 GB
UI Skin MyOS 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3095 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 14 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:40 h 1:38 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Web Browsingn/a09:39 h
Video Playbackn/a15:16 h
Gamesn/a05:20 h
Standby Moden/a107 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.5
Focal length35 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX787Sony IMX703
Sensor size1/1.71/1.66
Pixel size0.7 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.3f/2.8
Focal length85 mm77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor size1/21/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.f/1.8
Focal length14 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX772
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a81
Zoomn/a119

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.6
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
128
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 570 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a

Note

ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra:

The top configuration with 1024/16 GB has LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.0 storage, while the others have slower LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1.

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

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