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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro

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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro

87 out of 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
VS
90 out of 100
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro

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 Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
  • Comes with 1250 mAh larger battery capacity: 7050 vs 5800 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 65W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • 11% higher pixel density (431 vs 388 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro 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
Phone:
Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
vs
ROG Phone 9 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1216 x 2688 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 431 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 2500 nits
HDR support - Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 960 Hz 720 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 88%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.4%
PWM - 670 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 163.42 mm (6.43 inches) 163.8 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 76.14 mm (3 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro 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
CPU 602674 647780
GPU 1244048 1225858
Memory 611609 635230
UX 473467 524695
Total score 2931798 3033563
Samples Less then 3 Less then 3
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 16, 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 512, 1024 GB 512, 1024 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM Redmagic OS 10 ROG UI
OS size - 24 GB

Battery

Capacity 7050 mAh 5800 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 65 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (76% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:30 hr 0:47 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 13:09 hr
Watching video - 19:36 hr
Gaming - 06:55 hr
Standby - 121 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED 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) 120 FPS (2160p)
Angle of widest lens 122° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50E Sony Lytia LYT-700
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 - 32 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - OmniVision OV32C
Sensor size - 1/3.2"
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50D40 OmniVision OV13B
Sensor size 1/2.88" 1/3"
Pixel size 0.61 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV8856
Sensor size - 1/3.2"
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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, DP 1.4
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
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
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced November 2024 November 2024
Release date November 2024 November 2024
Launch price $869 $1199
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, 65 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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