Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro, Manufactured in July, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 235g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 18/512 GB
- 18/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Display:
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Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2600 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
1451 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
622 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a801 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.5 mm (6.24 in) 166.27 mm (6.55 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 77.1 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 9.98 mm (0.39 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 235 g (8.29 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
91.6 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2196
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1634
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
6964
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
4338
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21961634
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69644338
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2025079
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1357413
CPU480834380150
GPU893619491769
Memory354867221977
UX295759263517
NanoReview Score20250791357413
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
16963
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
10739
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.3 °C
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Testn/a64 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10739
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
17881
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
13315
Writing score2162418334
Web score187659770
Video editing80236984
Data manipulation1497510266
NanoReview Score1788113315

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 18 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 45 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 Redmagic 5.5

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 18 min)
Full Charge Time 0:58 h 0:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
22:40
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
22:45
Web Browsing08:03 h07:12 h
Video Playback15:35 h10:53 h
Games05:08 h04:39 h
Standby Mode109 h142 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Samsung S5KGW3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.97
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length67 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S53K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Hynix HI-846
Sensor size1/2.551/4
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
134
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
125
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
133
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom135n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4624x3468 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung 35K3LU Omnivision OV16E10
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 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 No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B34/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
88.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 729
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):

Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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