Phone Comparison - ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra vs Nokia XR21

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra
zte nubia z80 ultra
Nokia XR21
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Nokia
Announced October 2025 Not announced yet
Status Available - October 2025 Rumored
Colors Black, Silver, Starry Night Blue, Luo Tian Yi Red Gray, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.5 x 77.2 x 8.6 mm
(6.48 x 3.04 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 235 g (8.29 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71
5G Network SA/NSA -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 60 min)
Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m
MIL-STD-810H compliant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 16 Android 12
User Interface Nebula AIOS 2 -
Processor Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 840 [Similar] Adreno 619 [Similar]
RAM 16 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 TB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
144Hz, 2592Hz PWM, HDR10, 2000 Nits (peak), Unspecified
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 1B colors 16M Colors
Size 6.85 inches [Similar] 6.49 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1216 x 2688 pixels (431 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (406 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.39% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 64 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-tone Flash Second LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.7, 35mm (standard), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.7µm, multi-directional PDAF (15cm - ∞), OIS, 2.7x optical zoom (vs. 26mm cam)
50 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.55", PDAF
Laser AF, Color Spectrum Sensor, Ring-LED, Panorama, DSG HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Zeiss Optics, HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10‑bit video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.12µm, under display
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4 (wide), , 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
GPS GPS (L1+L2+L5), GLONASS (G1+G5), BDS (B1I+B1C+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 90W wired, PD3.0, QC4
80W wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W
Capacity 7200 mAh 4800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -