OnePlus Nord 3 vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 3 Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9000, 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

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 3
  • Higher pixel density: 451ppi
  • Lighter design: 193.5g vs 228g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord 3 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1240x2772 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20:9
Pixel density 451 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Nord 3
1112 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
818 nits
sRGB gamut98.7 %98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)366 Hz60 Hz
Response time7 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 163.88 mm (6.45 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 76.35 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 9.47 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance IP54 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Green
Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Nord 3
89.5 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
89.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord 3 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3050 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.05 (Cortex-X2)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 590 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G710 MP10 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 960 1536
GPU Frequency 848 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1632 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Nord 3
1736
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1624
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Nord 3
4636
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
5089
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17361624
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)46365089
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6036n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Nord 3
1097617
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1556750
CPU366529395373
GPU297956585842
Memory188074296209
UX251058279326
NanoReview Score10976171556750
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus Nord 3
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
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus Nord 3
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 - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13
OS Size n/a 12 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13.1 Redmagic OS 6

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (92% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Nord 3
21:57
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
24:05
Web Browsing08:39 h08:53 h
Video Playback15:44 h13:54 h
Games05:40 h06:08 h
Standby Mode94 h125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital 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 (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX890Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN5
Sensor size1/1.561/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/41/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor 1/5 Omnivision OV16E1Q
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.3 5.3
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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/B2100))
LTE category1920
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus Nord 3
78.9 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
92.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2023 yr December, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 650
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 65 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below