Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 Lite and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 Lite vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7

69 out 100
Honor Magic 7 Lite
VS
65 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
Honor Magic 7 Lite
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Lite Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7, Manufactured in February, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 Honor Magic 7 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 437ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 215g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6600mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.0 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 18/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Lite and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
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:
Honor Magic 7 Lite
vs
Nubia Red Magic 7

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 20:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 4000 nits 530 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 720 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 83.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
678 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a729 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 170.5 mm (6.71 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 78.3 mm (3.08 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance IP64 No
Cooling system n/a Active fan
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Purple		 Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Lite
90.7 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
83.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Lite and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
939
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
1625
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
2774
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
4319
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9391625
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27744319
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1334n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 7 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Lite
601864
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
1170667
CPU185479301582
GPU98003449508
Memory181400203539
UX136982216038
NanoReview Score6018641170667
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
10025
Max Surface Temp.n/a36 °C
Stabilityn/a86 %
Graphics Testn/a60 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10025
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
13468
Writing scoren/a19482
Web scoren/a9941
Video editingn/a7083
Data manipulationn/a9779
NanoReview Scoren/a13468

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 18 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 Redmagic 5.0

Battery

Volume 6600 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (99% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:38 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
17:32
Web Browsingn/a06:29 h
Video Playbackn/a10:09 h
Gamesn/a04:30 h
Standby Moden/a91 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Samsung GW3
Sensor size1/1.671/1.97
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aHynix HI-846
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 3456x4608 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/4.0
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.0
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
91.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr February, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 369 629
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 65 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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