Xiaomi 14 vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 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

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 230g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 4610mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 3000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 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)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
1943 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)429 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 163.82 mm (6.45 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 76.54 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 230 g (8.11 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 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)
Xiaomi 14
2182
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
3739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
11899
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21823739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)699111899
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28503
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
4208874
CPU4527801280124
GPU8511831418296
Memory411673594948
UX315477915506
NanoReview Score20311134208874
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test92 fpsn/a
Graphics Score15419n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a
Writing score19653n/a
Web score15768n/a
Video editing7891n/a
Data manipulation16120n/a
NanoReview Score16364n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 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
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Redmagic OS 11

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 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 (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
33:56
Web Browsing10:59 h14:36 h
Video Playback17:04 h24:02 h
Games05:15 h09:01 h
Standby Mode111 h136 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 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/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm18 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900OmniVision OV50E40
Sensor size1/1.311/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1OmniVision OV50E40
Sensor size1/2.761/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size0.64 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom134n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B OmniVision OV16E1Q
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8 (0.36)
Pixel size 0.7 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 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 DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 2 / 3 / 5 / 8
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 19
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/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 Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 699
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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