SpecEagle review · Nubia

Nubia Z70 review: Snapdragon 8 Elite with a 35 mm-equivalent main camera and under-display selfie.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2024·$640
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#46 of 47
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The under-display camera flagship — at half the iPhone price.

Z70 makes the rare commitment to under-display selfie, keeps a 35 mm-equivalent main lens for natural-perspective shots, and runs Snapdragon 8 Elite at $640. The UDC sharpness trade is real but the package is genuinely distinctive.

01Display

88/100

88/100 trails the 90-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

TypeLTPO AMOLED, 144 Hz, under-display camera
Size6.8 inches
Resolution2,480 × 1,116 px

02Camera

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.6, 35 mm equiv, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP, f/2.0 (122°)
Telephoto64 MP, f/2.5 (3×) OIS
Selfie16 MP under-display

03Performance

92/100

92/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

Capacity6,150 mAh
Wired80 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

What works
  • Under-display selfie keeps screen full-bleed.
  • Snapdragon 8 Elite at $640 is a steal.
  • IP68 + IP69 dust/water rating.
  • 6,150 mAh battery.
What doesn't
  • UDC selfie loses sharpness.
  • 208 g is heavy.
  • Nebula AIOS less mature than OneUI.
  • 80 W trails OnePlus 100 W.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1199 · score 93/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 47-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .