Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO 12 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO 12 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro

80 out 100
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
VS
91 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 12 Pro Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025 with 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 Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 518ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 230g
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 12 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
vs
Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 518 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 3000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
1943 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.63 mm (6.48 in) 163.82 mm (6.45 in)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 in) 76.54 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.58 mm (0.34 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 230 g (8.11 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
89.4 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 12 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
2280
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
3739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
7034
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
11899
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22803739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)703411899
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28503
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO 12 Pro], [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
2132894
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
4208874
CPU4764151280124
GPU9129961418296
Memory402578594948
UX340905915506
NanoReview Score21328944208874
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
16344
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a
Stability83 %n/a
Graphics Test97 fpsn/a
Graphics Score16344n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo iQOO 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
13833
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a
Writing score19927n/a
Web score10134n/a
Video editing6427n/a
Data manipulation12291n/a
NanoReview Score13833n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
UI Skin Funtouch 15 Redmagic OS 11

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes n/a
Fast Charging Yes Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
33:56
Web Browsingn/a14:36 h
Video Playbackn/a24:02 h
Gamesn/a09:01 h
Standby Moden/a136 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length23 mm18 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HOmniVision OV50E40
Sensor size1/1.31/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1OmniVision OV50E40
Sensor size1/2.761/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size0.64 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 OmniVision OV16E1Q
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.8 (0.36)
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 2 / 3 / 5 / 8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19UMTS 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/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 810 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 699
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 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 the clear winner in this comparison.

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