ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Vivo iQOO 13

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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Vivo iQOO 13

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 13, 2024, against the Vivo iQOO 13, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
  • Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 7050 vs 6150 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 24GB versus 16GB
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 13
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 18% higher pixel density (510 vs 431 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Vivo iQOO 13 crucial features
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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 tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1216 x 2688 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 431 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3000 nits
HDR support - Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 960 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 163.42 mm (6.43 inches) 163.5 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 76.14 mm (3 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.13 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof No IP69
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver White, Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Vivo iQOO 13 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4320 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
2790956
CPU 602674 635739
GPU 1244048 1237734
Memory 611609 460296
UX 473467 457187
Total score 2931798 2790956
Samples Less then 3 [6 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
PCMark 3.0
Web score 32396 -
Video editing 9090 -
Photo editing 64026 -
Data manipulation 16615 -
Writing score 36643 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size 16, 24 GB 12, 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 512, 1024 GB 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM Redmagic OS 10 Funtouch 15

Battery

Capacity 7050 mAh 6150 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (91% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:30 hr 0:32 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 14:22 hr
Watching video - 17:57 hr
Gaming - 08:12 hr
Standby - 129 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50E Sony IMX921
Sensor size 1/1.5" 1/1.56"
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/1.9
Focal length - 46 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX816
Sensor size - 1/2.51"
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor Omnivision OV50D40 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.88" 1/2.76"
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS GalaxyCore GC32E1
Sensor size - 1/3.1"
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
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 5.4 5.4
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 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced November 2024 October 2024
Release date November 2024 November 2024
Launch price $869 $650
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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