ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 11, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro

Comes with 677 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4323 mAh
Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 27W)
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Delivers 181% higher peak brightness (1774 against 632 nits)
The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Shows 37% longer battery life (45:54 vs 33:28 hours)
Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
Optical image stabilization
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than ZTE
10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1453K versus 1318K)
19% higher pixel density (460 vs 387 PPI)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.8 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1290 x 2796 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	387 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	600 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	700 nits	1600 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	87.1%	88.3%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	96.2%	99.9%
PWM	801 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	1 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	166.27 mm (6.55 inches)	160.7 mm (6.33 inches)
Width	77.1 mm (3.04 inches)	77.6 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness	9.98 mm (0.39 inches)	7.85 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	235 g (8.29 oz)	240 g (8.47 oz)
Waterproof	No	IP68
Advanced cooling	Active fan	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Silver, Gray, Yellow	Black, Silver, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock	3190 MHz	3460 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache	6 MB	-
Lithography process	4 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 730	Apple A16 GPU
GPU shading units	1536	640
GPU clock	900 MHz	1398 MHz
FLOPS	~2764.8 GFLOPS	~1789.4 GFLOPS

CPU	350597	365046
GPU	468839	460373
Memory	230317	217105
UX	266580	397949
Total score	1318349	1453890

Max surface temperature	39.3 °C	46 °C
Stability	97%	82%
Graphics test	64 FPS	58 FPS
Graphics score	10742	9851

Web score	9163	-
Video editing	6589	-
Photo editing	32482	-
Data manipulation	9921	-
Writing score	18256	-

RAM size	12, 16, 18 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	3200 MHz	-
Channels	4	4

Storage size	256, 512, 1024 GB	128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	Redmagic 5.5	-
OS size	45 GB	-

Capacity	5000 mAh	4323 mAh
Max charge power	65 W	27 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 18 min)	Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:41 hr	1:52 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:36 hr	15:02 hr
Watching video	13:19 hr	21:10 hr
Gaming	05:13 hr	07:04 hr
Standby	140 hr	156 hr

Main camera
Matrix	64 megapixels	48 megapixels
Image resolution	9000 x 7000	8000 x 6000
Zoom	Digital	Optical, 3x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Digital	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 30FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)	4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.97", Samsung S5KGW3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	-	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Hynix HI-846 (CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.55" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Macro lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", OmniVision OV02A10 (CMOS)	-
Depth lens	-	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	16 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4624 x 3468	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.0	f/1.9
Focal length	-	23 mm
Pixel size	1.12 microns	-
Sensor type	-	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.8"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.2	5.3
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	20	20
5G support	Yes	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	Yes	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	-	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	July 2022	September 2022
Release date	July 2022	September 2022
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger	Yes, 65 W	Not included

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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