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Honor Magic 7 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

94 out 100
Honor Magic 7 Pro
VS
73 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
Honor Magic 7 Pro
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro, 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 Honor Magic 7 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Lighter design: 223g vs 228g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5850mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
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 Pro
vs
Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
1520 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
818 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 7 Pro], [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 163.88 mm (6.45 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 76.35 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 9.47 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue		 Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Pro
90.5 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
89.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
3143
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1624
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
9784
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
5089
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31431624
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97845089
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 7 Pro], [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Pro
2707961
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1556750
CPU615352395373
GPU1154158585842
Memory490314296209
UX448137279326
NanoReview Score27079611556750
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
13388
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.2 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a80 fps
Graphics Scoren/a13388
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
18310
Writing scoren/a25791
Web scoren/a15525
Video editingn/a8440
Data manipulationn/a13536
NanoReview Scoren/a18310

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13
OS Size 30.2 GB 12 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 Redmagic OS 6

Battery

Volume 5850 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (92% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
26:42
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
24:05
Web Browsing13:07 h08:53 h
Video Playback16:11 h13:54 h
Games06:20 h06:08 h
Standby Mode109 h125 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 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 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm25 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN5
Sensor size1/1.31/1.57
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix200 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length72 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.881/4.0
Pixel size0.61 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX816 Omnivision OV16E1Q
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.6 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7 Pro
89.3 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
92.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr December, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 650
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 65 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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