POCO F9 Ultra vs nubia Z50 Ultra

The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, battery and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.

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POCO POCO F9 Ultra

9.3 Price TBA

nubia nubia Z50 Ultra

Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra

Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 80 W
Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.8 inches
Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 1,500 nits
Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
Newer model Sep 1, 2026 vs Mar 7, 2023

Why choose the nubia Z50 Ultra

Lighter 228 g vs 235 g
Thinner 8.3 mm vs 8.74 mm
Charger in the box

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Spec POCO F9 Ultranubia Z50 Ultra

Overall 9.3 —

Display 8.7 7.3

Performance 9.0 7.0

Camera 8.7 —

Battery 8.8 5.4

Design 8.2 —

Software support 7.4 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. —

Display

Spec POCO F9 Ultranubia Z50 Ultra

Size 6.9 inches 6.8 inches

Type OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED OLED

Resolution 1200 × 2608 px 1116 × 2480 px

Pixel density 416 ppi 400 ppi

Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 10,000 nits 1,500 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i —

Performance

Spec POCO F9 Ultranubia Z50 Ultra

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Process 3 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 3.2 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 740

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 Ultranubia Z50 Ultra

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 64 MP

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 50 MP 50 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 5× optical, periscope 64 MP, periscope

Optical zoom 5× —

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 8K@30 —

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video 4K@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 Ultranubia Z50 Ultra

Capacity 8,050 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W 80 W

Wireless charging 50 W —

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 Ultranubia Z50 Ultra

Dimensions 163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm 169.9 × 76.3 × 8.3 mm

Thickness 8.74 mm 8.3 mm

Weight 235 g 228 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum —

Back Fiberglass Glass

Water resistance IP68 —

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic —

3D face unlock ✕ No —

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Dark Cherry Black, Grey, Starry Night, Black Coffee, Khaki

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 Ultranubia Z50 Ultra

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 —

Bluetooth 6.0 5.3

USB USB-C 3.x USB-C 3.x

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No —

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec POCO F9 Ultranubia Z50 Ultra

OS at launch Android 16 Android 13

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 MyOS 13

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 6 years —

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 Ultranubia Z50 Ultra

Announced Sep 1, 2026 Mar 7, 2023

Released Sep 1, 2026 Mar 14, 2023

Status Released Discontinued

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