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ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra vs ZTE nubia A37e

A side-by-side comparison of the ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra and the ZTE nubia A37e, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

Overview

Display
ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra
6.85inch
AMOLED · 144 Hz
1216 × 2688 · 431 PPI
ZTE nubia A37e
6.52inch
IPS LCD · 90 Hz
720 × 1600 · 269 PPI
Chip
ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
Adreno 840 · Android 16
ZTE nubia A37e
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
Mali-G57 MP1 · Android 16
Memory
ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
ZTE nubia A37e
3GB RAM
64 GB · 128 GB storage
microSDXC
Camera
ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra
50MP Main
64 MP Periscope
50 MP Ultra Wide
16 MP selfie
8K@30fps video
ZTE nubia A37e
8MP
5 MP selfie
1080p@30fps video
Battery
ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra
7,200mAh
80 W wired · 80 W wireless
ZTE nubia A37e
5,000mAh
10 W wired
Build
ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra
227g
164.5 × 77.2 × 8.6 mm
IP68
ZTE nubia A37e
194g
168 × 77.5 × 8.3 mm
Connectivity
ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 6.0NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 3.2
ZTE nubia A37e
4GWi-Fi 5Bluetooth 5.2Nano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

CDMA 800

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

CDMA2000 1x

4G bands
LTE
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

ZTE nubia A37e

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA, LTE

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Announced
2025, October 22
Status
Available. Released 2025, October 22

ZTE nubia A37e

Announced
2026, October
Status
Available. Released 2026, October

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Dimensions
164.5 x 77.2 x 8.6 mm (6.48 x 3.04 x 0.34 in)
Weight
227 g (8.01 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

ZTE nubia A37e

Dimensions
168 x 77.5 x 8.3 mm (6.61 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight
194 g (6.84 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Type
AMOLED1B colors144Hz2592Hz PWMHDR102000 nits (peak)
Size
6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)
Protection
Unspecified

ZTE nubia A37e

Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Size
6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~78.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

OS
Android 16, Nebula AIOS 2
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 840

ZTE nubia A37e

OS
Android 16
Chipset
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G57 MP1

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Card slot
No
Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

UFS 4.1

ZTE nubia A37e

Card slot
microSDXC
Internal
64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Triple

50 MP, f/1.7, 35mm (standard), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, PDAF, OIS

64 MP, f/2.5, 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

Features
Laser AFcolor spectrum sensorRing-LEDdual-tone flashpanoramaDSG HDR
Video
8K@30fps4K@30/60/120fps1080p@30/60fpsgyro-EISHDR1010‑bit video

ZTE nubia A37e

Single
8 MP
Features
LED flash
Video
1080p@30fps

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Single
16 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.12µm, under display
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps

ZTE nubia A37e

Single
5 MP
Video
1080p@30fps

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack

No

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Snapdragon Sound

ZTE nubia A37e

Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless / 5.4 (China)
Positioning
GPS (L1+L2+L5), GLONASS (G1+G5), BDS (B1I+B1C+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

ZTE nubia A37e

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
NFC
No
Radio
Unspecified
USB
USB Type-C 2.0

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

ZTE nubia A37e

Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh
Charging

80W wired, PD3.0, QC4 (International)

90W wired, PD3.0, QC4 (China)

80W wireless

ZTE nubia A37e

Type
5000 mAh
Charging
10W wired

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Colors
Black, White, Starry Night Blue, Luo Tian Yi Red
Models
NX741J
Price
About 650 EUR

ZTE nubia A37e

Colors
Silver Gray, Ice Blue, Cosmic Orange
Price
About 100 EUR

ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra

Performance

AnTuTu: 2941801 (v10), 3874804 (v11)

GeekBench: 10971 (v6)

3DMark: 7604 (Wild Life Extreme)

Display
1723 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-24.7 LUFS (Very good)
Battery
Active use score 20:13h

ZTE nubia A37e

Not listed for this device

How the ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra and ZTE nubia A37e differ

  • The ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra has a larger battery, 7200 mAh against 5000 mAh on the ZTE nubia A37e.
  • The ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra has the bigger screen, 6.85 inches against 6.52 inches.
  • The ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 3 GB.
  • The main cameras are 50 MP on the ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra and 8 MP on the ZTE nubia A37e.
  • The ZTE nubia A37e is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.