Home Phone comparison Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus - Which is better?

Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus

70 out 100
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
VS
90 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 230g
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher pixel density: 431ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
vs
Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 2000 nits
HDR support No n/a
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 230 g (8.11 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IPX8
Cooling system n/a Active fan
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
90.6 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
1034
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
3596
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
3257
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
12013
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10343596
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)325712013
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28316
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G], [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
739074
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
3956885
CPU2209371030180
GPU1484951453877
Memory202647709892
UX166995762936
NanoReview Score7390743956885

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin HIOS 15 Redmagic OS 11

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 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 23 min) Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 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
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-701n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.55
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
146
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Video quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
134
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Overall camera score
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
138
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom110n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.06
Pixel size n/a 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 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
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 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		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos n/a No

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr October, 2025 yr
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 Yes 45 W 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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