Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Plus Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 201g vs 230g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
- Larger display: 6.85in
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 4383mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 24/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.85 in |
| Resolution | 1290x2796 pixels | 1216x2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 960 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 90.4 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.9 mm (6.33 in) | 163.82 mm (6.45 in) |
| Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) | 76.54 mm (3.01 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 230 g (8.11 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IPX8 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Active fan |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green - Pink - Yellow |
- Black - Silver |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
6/3.63 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2621 | 3739 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6626 | 11899 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 28503 |
| CPU | 378908 | 1280124 |
| GPU | 436307 | 1418296 |
| Memory | 231161 | 594948 |
| UX | 322651 | 915506 |
| NanoReview Score | 1369027 | 4208874 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.6 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 80 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 59 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 9703 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | n/a | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 18 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | Redmagic OS 11 |
Battery
| Volume | 4383 mAh | 7500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | n/a |
| Fast Charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (71% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:34 h | 0:55 h |
| Web Browsing | 13:13 h | 14:36 h |
| Video Playback | 20:21 h | 24:02 h |
| Games | 07:01 h | 09:01 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 136 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | n/a | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 122 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX904 | OmniVision OV50E40 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.55 (0.65) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX633 | OmniVision OV50E40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.88 (0.35) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.61 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 84 | n/a |
| Zoom | 114 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | OmniVision OV16E1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.8 (0.36) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 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 | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 2 / 3 / 5 / 8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS B1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2023 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 699 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes, 80 W |
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