ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990. 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 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 524ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g 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
- 8/128 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S20 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 Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 524 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
1371 nits
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
796 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a214 Hz
Response timen/a9 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Yellow
- Black
- Gray
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
90.8 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3020 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Cores 1536 704
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1126 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
3126
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
1152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
9635
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
3140
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31261152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96353140
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22367n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
2295031
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
742810
CPU379806210294
GPU1231525235407
Memory406614128971
UX277086168138
NanoReview Score2295031742810
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
4298
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.1 °C
Stabilityn/a53 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4298
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
11179
Writing scoren/a13668
Web scoren/a8813
Video editingn/a5865
Data manipulationn/a8637
NanoReview Scoren/a11179

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 23.6 GB
UI Skin NebulaAI OS One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 84 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
20:13
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
18:43
Web Browsing08:27 h07:39 h
Video Playback14:09 h12:04 h
Games06:28 h04:46 h
Standby Mode81 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.7x Optical, 1.1x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length35 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung S5K2LD
Sensor size1/1.561/1.76
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.5f/2.0
Focal length70 mm29 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor size1/2.01/1.72
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Samsung S5K2LA
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55
Pixel size0.61 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
129
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
137
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution n/a 2592x3872 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX375
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
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 No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100)
LTE categoryn/a22
5G SupportYesNo

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
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
85 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 729 1200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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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