ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 228g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 12 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 6.85 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
1371 nits
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
796 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a277 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Yellow
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
89.5 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Apple iPhone 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
3126
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
9635
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
5005
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31261941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96355005
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22367n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
2295031
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1105744
CPU379806262691
GPU1231525387783
Memory406614169306
UX277086285964
NanoReview Score22950311105744
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7431
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.1 °C
Stabilityn/a76 %
Graphics Testn/a44 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7431

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin NebulaAI OS n/a

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 20 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
20:13
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
19:45
Web Browsing08:27 h07:12 h
Video Playback14:09 h12:00 h
Games06:28 h04:33 h
Standby Mode81 h101 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.7x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 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
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.6
Focal length35 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/1.561/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.5f/2.0
Focal length70 mm52 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2.01/3.4
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400n/a
Sensor size1/2.881/3.6
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
126
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
130
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a77
Zoomn/a111

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.6
Autofocus No No
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 Z70 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (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 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- 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/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
92.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 729 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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