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ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17T Pro

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ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
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Xiaomi 17T Pro
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Xiaomi 17T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Xiaomi 17T Pro, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. 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 Z80 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 7000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17T Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Lighter design: 219g vs 227g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra and Xiaomi 17T Pro
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
vs
Xiaomi 17T Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2000 nits n/a
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3477 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.5 mm (6.48 in) 162.2 mm (6.39 in)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 in) 77.5 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
89.2 %
Xiaomi 17T Pro
91.1 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra and Xiaomi 17T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 4600 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 840 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
3745
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3099
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
11971
Xiaomi 17T Pro
9438
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)37453099
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)119719438
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25473n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra], [Xiaomi 17T Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
4085211
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3323591
CPU1193912933780
GPU14678321300550
Memory510664397001
UX912803692260
NanoReview Score40852113323591

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 5333 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 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 7200 mAh 7000 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) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 0:44 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi 17T Pro
36:42
Web Browsingn/a18:30 h
Video Playbackn/a24:44 h
Gamesn/a09:34 h
Standby Moden/a131 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.7x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 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/1.7
Focal length35 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV990 Light and Shadow MasterOmnivision 950 LightHunter
Sensor size1/1.31/1.31 (0.76)
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.0
Focal length70 mm115 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/2.01/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length18 mm15 mm
Sensor size1/1.551/3.06 (0.33)
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) 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 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 6.0
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2025 yr May, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2025 yr May, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 840 899
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 90 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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