Nubia Z80 Ultra Beats Flagships in Benchmarks with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Key Takeaways

1. Nubia is preparing to launch the Z80 Ultra smartphone, following the Z70S Ultra release in April.
2. The Z80 Ultra will support 100 W wired charging, an upgrade from the 80 W in previous models.
3. It will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset with 16 GB of RAM.
4. The Z80 Ultra shows a 21% improvement in multi-core performance over its Snapdragon 8 Elite competitors.
5. Expected features include a 7,100 mAh battery, a 144 Hz OLED display, and a primary camera at 35 mm.

Nubia’s upcoming flagship smartphone has been revealed through two different leaks. Even though the company just launched the Z70S Ultra in late April, it seems they are already preparing for the Z80 Ultra. To give some background, Digital Chat Station shared details about this very device earlier this month after initially discussing the Nubia Z80 Ultra specifications back in August.

Charging Speed Improvements

A recent certification from 3C shows that the Nubia Z80 Ultra will feature much quicker wired charging compared to its predecessors in the Z70 series. Specifically, the 3C hints that the Z80 Ultra will match the new RedMagic 10 Pro (currently $749 on Amazon) with support for 100 W wired charging, an upgrade from the 80 W offered by the Z70 Ultra and Z70S Ultra.

Performance Benchmarks

Additionally, a device with the identical model number has appeared on Geekbench in several listings. The listings verify that Nubia has designed the Z80 Ultra around Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset along with 16 GB of RAM. Running on Android 16, the Nubia Z80 Ultra shows a noticeable improvement over its predecessor in Geekbench’s single and multi-core tests, achieving average scores of 3,637 and 11,195, respectively.

From our benchmarks, the Nubia Z80 Ultra delivers a 21% boost in multi-core performance compared to the average of Snapdragon 8 Elite smartphones we’ve tested. Likewise, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 allows the Nubia Z80 Ultra to outperform other Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship devices by roughly 18%. Recent rumors also suggest the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 will be paired with a battery around 7,100 mAh, a 144 Hz OLED display, and a primary camera at 35 mm. However, details about the launch are still unclear for now.

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