ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra vs Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus, Manufactured in August, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus. 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
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 212g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra and Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus
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 AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 1500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.9 mm (6.45 in) 163.7 mm (6.44 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
Water resistance No IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- White
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
89.3 %
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus
89.3 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra and Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 890
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
1886
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus
2816
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
5249
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus
8686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18862816
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)52498686
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a21322
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
1575346
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus
2701004
CPU388348632892
GPU6051361177786
Memory293516405582
UX288343484744
NanoReview Score15753462701004
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
13425
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus
n/a
Stability89 %n/a
Graphics Test80 fpsn/a
Graphics Score13425n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 15
UI Skin MyOS 13 OriginOS 5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 14 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:40 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Digital
Flash Dual LED 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)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length35 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX787Sony LYT-600
Sensor size1/1.71/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.3n/a
Focal length85 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.0
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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr August, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr August, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 570 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 320
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes, 90 W

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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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