ZTE nubia Z80 Ultra vs Nokia XR21

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)	-
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

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)

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

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", 1.12Âµm 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]

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

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

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

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
-	-