Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 230g
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher pixel density: 431ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.26 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No n/a
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 90.4 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)333 Hzn/a
Response time33 msn/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.6 mm (6.09 in) 163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 230 g (8.11 oz)
Water resistance No IPX8
Cooling system n/a Active fan
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 360 1536
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
3596
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
12013
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9553596
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)250312013
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28316
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
3956885
CPU1896131030180
GPU1587361453877
Memory121205709892
UX121809762936
NanoReview Score5913633956885
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.7 °Cn/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2481n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Writing score10875n/a
Web score7309n/a
Video editing5734n/a
Data manipulation7972n/a
NanoReview Score8855n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic 4.0 Redmagic OS 11

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Web Browsing08:17 hn/a
Video Playback12:21 hn/a
Games05:04 hn/a
Standby Mode103 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.9
Focal length28 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/1.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length80 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.11/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)n/a
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 780
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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