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Asus ROG Phone 8 vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus

81 out 100
Asus ROG Phone 8
VS
72 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
Asus ROG Phone 8
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 8 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus, Manufactured in December, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 8
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Lighter design: 225g vs 230g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 400ppi

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 8 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Asus ROG Phone 8
vs
Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 163.88 mm (6.45 in)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 in) 76.35 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 9.47 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 230 g (8.11 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 8
88.2 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
89.2 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 8 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8
2265
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
2060
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 8
7398
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
5464
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22652060
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)73985464
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 8
2137672
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
1546735
CPU453834373706
GPU889510600328
Memory418137291769
UX376191280932
NanoReview Score21376721546735
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 8
18451
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
13388
Stability75 %99 %
Graphics Test110 fps80 fps
Graphics Score1845113388
Sources: 3DMark [Asus ROG Phone 8], [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Asus ROG Phone 8
21662
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Plus
18310
Writing score2555425791
Web score2312215525
Video editing90168440
Data manipulation1925013536
NanoReview Score2166218310

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13
UI Skin ROG UI Redmagic OS 6

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 165 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (50% in 6 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 0:14 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 120 fps (2160p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length238 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX890Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN5
Sensor size1/1.561/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.2n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/3.21/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Omnivision OV16E1Q
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHzWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/B2100))
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr December, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W Yes 165 W

Note

Asus ROG Phone 8:

Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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