Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 9a and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus - Which is better?

Google Pixel 9a vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus

76 out 100
Google Pixel 9a
VS
87 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
Google Pixel 9a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9a Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus, Manufactured in November, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Google Pixel 9a
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 229g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher pixel density: 431ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9a and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 9a
vs
Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1080x2424 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2700 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ n/a
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.7 mm (6.09 in) 163.42 mm (6.43 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 76.14 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 229 g (8.08 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system n/a Active fan
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9a
84.5 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9a and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 896 1536
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
1677
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
3153
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
4067
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
9927
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16773153
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40679927
Geekbench Compute (GPU)7784n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9a], [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9a
991079
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
2931798
CPU161737602674
GPU4648651244048
Memory191750611609
UX172727473467
NanoReview Score9910792931798
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
23528
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
25645
Writing scoren/a36500
Web scoren/a32288
Video editingn/a9086
Data manipulationn/a16609
NanoReview Scoren/a25645

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 16 GB
- 24 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
UI Skin Stock Android Redmagic OS 10

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 7050 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 11 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:30 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No 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: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length25 mmn/a
Sensorn/aOmniVision OV50E
Sensor size1/1.21/1.5
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50D40
Sensor size1/3.11/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 20 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GMS 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19UMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B41/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr November, 2024 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr November, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 869
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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