ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Manufactured in January, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy). 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
  • Lighter design: 228g vs 232g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 501ppi
  • 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
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 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 19.5:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 501 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 88.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
1371 nits
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a480 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 162.3 mm (6.39 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 79 mm (3.11 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Yellow
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
3126
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
9635
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31262271
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96357119
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22367n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
2295031
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
CPU379806432608
GPU1231525801870
Memory406614418926
UX277086301299
NanoReview Score22950311954703
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a59 %
Graphics Testn/a96 fps
Graphics Scoren/a16056
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Writing scoren/a22590
Web scoren/a18325
Video editingn/a8000
Data manipulationn/a15921
NanoReview Scoren/a18029

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size n/a 28 GB
UI Skin NebulaAI OS One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 45 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 (69% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
20:13
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Web Browsing08:27 h10:18 h
Video Playback14:09 h18:00 h
Games06:28 h05:51 h
Standby Mode81 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.7x Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 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: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.7
Focal length35 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.5f/3.4
Focal length70 mm111 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX854
Sensor size1/2.01/2.52
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Sony IMX564
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 S24 Ultra
144
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a82
Zoomn/a145

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 1.12 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 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 5.4 5.3
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
- 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/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)
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 S24 Ultra
93 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 729 1299
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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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