nubia Z80 Ultra review Comments
- JopaJuve
- 0xH
LGs , 12 Nov 2025Nope, 3+3, but in EU 5 year.Where did you get that info from?
I have contacted nubia on the 8th of november and their response was 1 year OS update and 3 years security updates.
- jiyen235
- XNA
veloce, 12 Nov 2025There is nothing like "normal 23-24 mm phone", like there is no "normal compact... moreok einstein you keep yapping and stay in your high iq world. Us normal people have bigger things to worry about.
- veloce
- p6M
jiyen235, 12 Nov 2025ok genius what's the equivalent zoom level for 70 mm on a normal 23-24 mm phone? "... moreThere is nothing like "normal 23-24 mm phone", like there is no "normal compact, mirrorless or dslr xx mm". Better read zoom definition.
- Anonymous
- BiP
"The company has not made a big deal out of the Z80 Ultra's update policy, so we'll have to remain skeptical."
It's 1 year OS and 3 Years Security. Those dreadful software support should be highlighted in the Cons section of the review imo.
- LGs
- 6sP
JopaJuve, 12 Nov 20251 year android OS and 3 years of security updates. That's what nubia team answer was when... moreNope, 3+3, but in EU 5 year.
- yalim
- iKx
typical zte dead out of the box with still no proper software support and they try to call it a 2025 flagship with 2015 mindset. they never care about their customers. no reason to care about them either.
- JopaJuve
- 0xH
1 year android OS and 3 years of security updates. That's what nubia team answer was when I asked them a few days ago about the nubia z80 ultra update policy.
- GM2
- tGh
Like Huawei, ZTE is being excluded from 5G communication standards in the US and EU, so I'm concerned that just using it carries risks.
There's no end to the risks, but all Chinese-made smartphones could face the same that.
- MarOMG
- nyc
I like it! Great screen with propper squared corners, no holes or pills, nice back design, amazing battery. All I want from a phone is here. I don't care about camera so much, never use a selfie one, and don't care about gaming, so basicly this phone has no cons for me.
- jiyen235
- XNA
veloce, 12 Nov 2025Technically telephoto has 2x zoom, because main camera is 35mm. It's more accurate to tal... moreok genius what's the equivalent zoom level for 70 mm on a normal 23-24 mm phone?
"uhm technically it's 2x 🤓☝️"
- Anonymous
- anG
veloce, 12 Nov 2025Too bad that lack of notch or punch hole ruins selfies quality.https://i.imgflip.com/42dddp.jpg
- NeonHD
- 6Fi
There are good things about this phone, but camera-wise it seems kinda a letdown. The main camera is good only because of the resolving power of the large sensor, but you can clearly see a lot of artificial post-processing and sharpening is involved on the smaller sensors.
The colours are also a bit too saturated for my liking.
- NeonHD
- 6Fi
Anonymous, 12 Nov 2025Why phone manufacturers add and then remove the variable aperture from their phones? Why they ... moreProbably because they didn't see much demand for it. And also isn't variable aperture just artificially blurring the background? That's basically what it is on the Xiaomi camera app.
- Aierlan
- 7nU
Estiqaatsi, 12 Nov 2025I'm guessing that similar discounts are probably being applied in China too, but yes, com... moreNo discounts in China unfortunately apart from a 500rmb government subsidy that applies in a limited number of cities (but this is a government subsidy program not from the brand)
- veloce
- p6M
Estiqaatsi, 12 Nov 2025I'm guessing that similar discounts are probably being applied in China too, but yes, com... moreToo bad that lack of notch or punch hole ruins selfies quality.
- Estiqaatsi
- Jit
Anonymous, 11 Nov 2025No con for throttling?The throttling is expected behaviour, the 63°C on the surface maybe not as expected.. we're gonna need to wait for more testing on other SD gen 5 devices to see how they fare on that regard, but it looks kinda on dangerous territory.
- Anonymous
- 3iY
Well they do need to honor the EU 5 year mandate which probably means 2 OS updates at best, 1 + 4 years of security patches at worst...
- Estiqaatsi
- Jit
Aierlan, 12 Nov 2025That's incredible value. You actually got it cheaper than it is in China which is amazin... moreI'm guessing that similar discounts are probably being applied in China too, but yes, comparing it to the launch price you're absolutely correct.
Since the days when these prices were 'normal' are nothing but a distant memory, I'm glad we're seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, even more so taking into account the fact that there's no notch or punch hole ruining the view of that light
