Vivo iQOO 13 vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO 13 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 13
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 230g
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 6150mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO 13 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1400 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO 13
1797 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
1943 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 163.82 mm (6.45 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 76.54 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.13 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 230 g (8.11 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO 13
89.6 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO 13 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
3070
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
3739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO 13
9645
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
11899
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30703739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)964511899
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2523128503
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO 13
2790956
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
4208874
CPU6357391280124
GPU12377341418296
Memory460296594948
UX457187915506
NanoReview Score27909564208874
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO 13
21753
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO 13
17969
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a
Writing score27664n/a
Web score14436n/a
Video editing6785n/a
Data manipulation13966n/a
NanoReview Score17969n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 6150 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 0:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO 13
30:28
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
33:56
Web Browsing14:22 h14:36 h
Video Playback17:57 h24:02 h
Games08:12 h09:01 h
Standby Mode129 h136 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x 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: 50 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/1.9f/1.9
Focal length23 mm18 mm
SensorSony IMX921OmniVision OV50E40
Sensor size1/1.561/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length46 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX816n/a
Sensor size1/2.51n/a
Pixel size0.64 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 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 28 mm n/a
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 OmniVision OV16E1Q
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.8 (0.36)
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No 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 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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes 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/B6/B8/B19UMTS B1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)
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 October, 2024 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 n/a
MSRP ($) 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.

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