Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
- Lighter design: 211g vs 229g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
- Larger display: 6.85in
- Higher pixel density: 431ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 5000mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 24/1024 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 in | 6.85 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2392 pixels | 1216x2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | n/a | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 387 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 1300 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | n/a |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 960 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 91.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.52 mm (6.44 in) | 163.42 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) | 76.14 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 8.39 mm (0.33 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 229 g (8.08 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Active fan |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | n/a | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray |
- White - Black - Silver |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)) - 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)) |
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1050 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 537.6 GFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1182 | 3201 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3357 | 9827 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 4459 | 25093 |
| CPU | 273000 | 592391 |
| GPU | 192089 | 1226162 |
| Memory | 135075 | 540975 |
| UX | 150509 | 383530 |
| NanoReview Score | 750673 | 2743058 |
| Writing score | n/a | 36500 |
| Web score | n/a | 32288 |
| Video editing | n/a | 9086 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 16609 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 25645 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 12 GB - 16 GB - 24 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| UI Skin | Nothing OS 3.1 | Redmagic OS 10 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 7050 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 50 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (91% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 0:35 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:09 h | 11:38 h |
| Video Playback | 16:21 h | 14:39 h |
| Games | 05:48 h | 09:17 h |
| Standby Mode | 120 h | 144 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 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 | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 122 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | OmniVision OV50E |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.5 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Omnivision OV50D40 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.88 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.61 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | n/a |
| Pixel size | n/a | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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 | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GMS 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | UMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | November, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | December, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 459 | 649 |
| 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 80 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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