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Vivo X100 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro

86 out 100
Vivo X100 Pro
VS
75 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
Vivo X100 Pro
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X100 Pro Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro, Manufactured in July, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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 X100 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 452ppi
  • Lighter design: 225g vs 228g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5400mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo X100 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S 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 X100 Pro
vs
Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 452 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X100 Pro
1462 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
783 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)369 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Vivo X100 Pro], [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.05 mm (6.46 in) 163.98 mm (6.46 in)
Width 75.28 mm (2.96 in) 76.35 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.91 mm (0.35 in) 9.47 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X100 Pro
89.9 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
89.2 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X100 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-X4)		 - 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 790 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X100 Pro
2231
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
2114
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X100 Pro
7526
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
5693
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22312114
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)75265693
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X100 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X100 Pro
2152184
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
1704113
CPU490601436089
GPU893392642666
Memory446780318418
UX321411306940
NanoReview Score21521841704113
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X100 Pro
15478
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.51.1 °Cn/a
Stability66 %n/a
Graphics Test92 fpsn/a
Graphics Score15478n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo X100 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X100 Pro
14116
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Writing score23039n/a
Web score11895n/a
Video editing5599n/a
Data manipulation12384n/a
NanoReview Score14116n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13
OS Size n/a 38.2 GB
UI Skin Funtouch 15 Redmagic OS 8

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (94% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:31 h 0:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X100 Pro
22:26
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
24:19
Web Browsing09:38 h09:03 h
Video Playback14:53 h14:06 h
Games06:25 h06:12 h
Standby Mode94 h125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.3x 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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX989Samsung GN5
Sensor size1/0.981/1.57
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.5n/a
Focal length100 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4.0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100 Pro
149
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Video quality
Vivo X100 Pro
145
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Vivo X100 Pro
150
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom155n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Vivo X100 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 20 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5KGD2 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 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 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 5.3
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 DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8WCDMA B1/2/4 1400/2100Mhz) /5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesn/a

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X100 Pro
90 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
92.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr June, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr July, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 650
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 65 W

Note

Vivo X100 Pro:

The top version (with 16 GB) comes with LPDDR5T memory, while the others feature LPDDR5X.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X100 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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