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ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra vs Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro

74 out 100
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
VS
55 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 860. 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 ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 400ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
  • Lighter design: 215g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 5000mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/125 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra and Xiaomi Poco X3 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
Smartphones:
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
vs
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.8 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1500 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 84.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
530 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a2404 Hz
Response timen/a37.4 ms
Contrastn/a995:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.9 mm (6.45 in) 165.3 mm (6.51 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 76.8 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
89.3 %
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
84.6 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra and Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2960 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)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.96 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 690
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 675 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1036.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
1886
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
973
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
5249
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
2589
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1886973
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)52492589
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
1575346
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
642297
CPU388348181709
GPU605136155743
Memory293516126967
UX288343177878
NanoReview Score1575346642297
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
13425
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
3456
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.1 °C
Stability89 %97 %
Graphics Test80 fps20 fps
Graphics Score134253456
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra], [Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
10579
Writing scoren/a13393
Web scoren/a8062
Video editingn/a6035
Data manipulationn/a8470
NanoReview Scoren/a10579

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 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
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin MyOS 13 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5160 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 14 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:40 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
22:40
Web Browsingn/a08:43 h
Video Playbackn/a12:45 h
Gamesn/a05:20 h
Standby Moden/a117 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length35 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX787Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.71/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV8856
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution n/a 5480x3648 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.4
Pixel size n/a 0.8 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM B2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aUMTC B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
88.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 570 250
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 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Z50 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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