ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra vs Honor Win RT

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Honor Win RT, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Win RT
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
  • Lighter design: 225g vs 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 10000mAh vs 7200mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra and Honor Win RT
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 n/a
Pixel density 431 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 90.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.5 mm (6.48 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
89.2 %
Honor Win RT
90.7 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra and Honor Win RT In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 4600 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
3745
Honor Win RT
2964
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
11971
Honor Win RT
9049
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)37452964
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)119719049
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25473n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
4085211
Honor Win RT
3599154
CPU1193912952832
GPU14678321185591
Memory510664560383
UX912803900348
NanoReview Score40852113599154

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity512 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin NebulaAI OS 2 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 7200 mAh 10000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:42 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.7x Digital
Flash LED 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 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/2.0
Focal length35 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV990 Light and Shadow Mastern/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length18 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.55n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 840 400
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 90 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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