ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
84 out of 100
VS
91 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on November 23, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
- Has 2x more RAM: 24GB versus 12GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (165W versus 45W)
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 5000 mAh
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2290K versus 1952K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 25% higher pixel density (501 vs 400 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Reverse charging feature
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 501 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Armor |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 480 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 79 mm (3.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3390 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 516397 | 474941 |
| GPU | 904492 | 764723 |
| Memory | 457734 | 400984 |
| UX | 412150 | 312032 |
| Total score | 2290773 | 1952680 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | [29 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 46.8 °C |
| Stability | - | 53% |
| Graphics test | - | 95 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 16026 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 18245 |
| Video editing | - | 8000 |
| Photo editing | - | 36519 |
| Data manipulation | - | 15998 |
| Writing score | - | 22603 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16, 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 9.5 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | - | 28 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 165 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (69% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:16 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:18 hr |
| Watching video | - | 18:00 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:51 hr |
| Standby | - | 122 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 12 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.88 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" | 1/1.3" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | - | 111 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.52" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 82 |
| Zoom | - | 145 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/3.2" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | 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 |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2023 | January 2024 |
| Release date | November 2023 | January 2024 |
| Launch price | $945 | $1299 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.06 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.3 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 165 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
- There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
