Home Phone comparison ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 9 - Which is better?

ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 9

85 out 100
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
VS
50 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
Xiaomi Mi 9

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Mi 9, Manufactured in April, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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 Z70 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher pixel density: 431ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6150mAh vs 3300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 228g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 9
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 Z70 Ultra
vs
Xiaomi Mi 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
1371 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9
619 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a4.2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
89.5 %
Xiaomi Mi 9
85.3 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 690
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
3126
Xiaomi Mi 9
898
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
9635
Xiaomi Mi 9
2206
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3126898
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)96352206
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22367n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
2295031
Xiaomi Mi 9
651041
CPU379806209300
GPU1231525191747
Memory406614113809
UX277086136185
NanoReview Score2295031651041
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
3100
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.6 °C
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a18 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3100
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
10649
Writing scoren/a14618
Web scoren/a7084
Video editingn/a6715
Data manipulationn/a7931
NanoReview Scoren/a10649

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 13.5 GB
UI Skin NebulaAI OS MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 3300 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 27 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
20:13
Xiaomi Mi 9
17:14
Web Browsing08:27 h06:08 h
Video Playback14:09 h11:37 h
Games06:28 h04:07 h
Standby Mode81 h83 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.7x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length35 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.5f/2.2
Focal length70 mm54 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung S5K3M5
Sensor size1/2.01/3.6
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Sony IMX481
Sensor size1/2.881/3.0
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
112
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
99
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
107
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 9]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution n/a 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 18 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3
Pixel size n/a 0.9 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 7 (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 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 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
- QZSS		 - 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 SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
87.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr April, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 729 460
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 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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