Nubia has been hard at work to get its upcoming flagship phones out to the world as soon as possible. Late last week, it introduced the Redmagic 11 Pro to its home market, China, and this was swiftly followed by the global launch of the Nubia Z80 Ultra.
Nubia is among the first to announce its 2026 Android flagship handsets. It came after Vivo’s X300 Pro and gamer-friendly iQOO 15, and Xiaomi’s China debut of its Xiaomi 17 series. In Nubia’s case, both the Redmagic 11 Pro and Nubia Z80 Ultra pack the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, which is an atypical arrangement, as most of these Chinese Android phone makers dabble with flagship processors from both MediaTek and Qualcomm.
Nubia said in its official release that the Z80 Ultra is targeted at users who also value performance and photography (on top of gaming), which we dissect below.
Nubia Z80 Ultra
The Z80 Ultra offers a series of competitive features, including a 7,200mAh battery with 80W wired and wireless charging, a BOE X10 1.5K AMOLED panel (6.85-inch and 2,688 x 1,216 pixels resolution), and “dual focal length” rear cameras.
Going beyond a specs dump are the gritty details: the AMOLED has a 3,000Hz instant touch sampling rate, 2,000 nits peak brightness, and an added Synaptics chip for touch navigation and accuracy. It also contains an under-display front camera like before, making Nubia (and its parent company ZTE) one of the few brands that consistently has that technology in its handsets.
