ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. 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 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • 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
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
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 6.8 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 830 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 89.8 %
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 S22 Ultra
1259 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
3126
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
9635
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31261710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96353809
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22367n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
2295031
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
CPU379806315483
GPU1231525346984
Memory406614183253
UX277086233537
NanoReview Score22950311079257
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.7 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a41 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6875
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Writing scoren/a15799
Web scoren/a11474
Video editingn/a7200
Data manipulationn/a11082
NanoReview Scoren/a13071

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 26.8 GB
UI Skin NebulaAI OS One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
20:13
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Web Browsing08:27 h09:06 h
Video Playback14:09 h13:47 h
Games06:28 h05:57 h
Standby Mode81 h113 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.7x Optical, 10x
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: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length35 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.33
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.5f/4.9
Focal length70 mm230 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX574
Sensor size1/2.01/3.52
Pixel size0.7 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Sony IMX563
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 S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a141

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution n/a 7864x5200 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.82
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes DP 1.2
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 SlotNoNo
LTE categoryn/a20
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
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 729 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No
* 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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