ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus vs Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
85
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87
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on July 3, 2024, against the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 5 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 9S Pro Plus
- Supports higher wattage charging (165W versus 120W)
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
- Comes with 1550 mAh larger battery capacity: 7050 vs 5500 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2931K versus 2369K)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3153 and 2300 points
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.85 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1216 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | - |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | 960 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 163.42 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 76.14 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 229 g (8.08 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Active fan |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 485363 | 602674 |
| GPU | 979908 | 1244048 |
| Memory | 507149 | 611609 |
| UX | 397122 | 473467 |
| Total score | 2369542 | 2931798 |
| 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 size | 16, 24 GB | 16, 24 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 512, 1024 GB | 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 9.5 | Redmagic OS 10 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 7050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 165 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (50% in 11 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:16 hr | 0:30 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.88 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | OmniVision OV50E |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" | 1/1.5" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Omnivision OV50D40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/2.88" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | - |
| 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 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2024 | November 2024 |
| Release date | July 2024 | November 2024 |
| Launch price | $815 | $869 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 165 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
