Nubia Z70 Ultra vs iQOO 13 5G

Comparing the Nubia Z70 Ultra vs iQOO 13 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nubia Z70 Ultra and iQOO 13 5G run at the same processing speed of 4.32 GHz.

Display: Nubia Z70 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while iQOO 13 5G offers 6.82 inches, making Nubia Z70 Ultra the larger display of the two. Nubia Z70 Ultra features a AMOLED display compared to iQOO 13 5G's LTPO AMOLED, making Nubia Z70 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nubia Z70 Ultra and iQOO 13 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO 13 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nubia Z70 Ultra offers 16 MP, making iQOO 13 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 13 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 09m, while Nubia Z70 Ultra delivers None, making iQOO 13 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nubia Z70 Ultra and iQOO 13 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Nubia Z70 Ultra

(Not Released in India)

iQOO 13 5G

₹56,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

03 Dec, 2024

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.85 inches (17.4 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1216x2688 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
64 MP Periscope Camera (upto 2.7x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 30x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


6150 mAh	6000 mAh	6600 mAh
80W Fast Charging	120W Flash Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.2/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Performance beast with Snapdragon 8 Elite
Impressive display
Top-notch durability with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Capable Night mode

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Lots of pre-installed apps
No periscope lens

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

4.6/5

(3,048 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	2,805,924 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	13h 09m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Dec 03, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Nebula

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

2,805,924

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

5,034

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.5 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1216x2688 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

431 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.43 %

89.61 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.87 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

164.3 mm

163.37 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.1 mm

76.71 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.13 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

228 grams

213 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.59 Wide Angle35 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

64 MP
f/2.48 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.85 Telephoto Camera46 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 120 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Camera Type

Under display

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6150 mAh

6000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Fast Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

13h 09m

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 23m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.99 W/kg Body: 0.90 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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