ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 3687mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 226g vs 229g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.85 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2000 nits 800 nits
HDR support n/a Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
864 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response timen/a8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
91.1 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
87.7 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
3153
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
9927
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
5114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31531976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)99275114
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
2931798
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
1139529
CPU602674309114
GPU1244048346277
Memory611609174323
UX473467309815
NanoReview Score29317981139529
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
23528
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
7880
Max Surface Temp.n/a45 °C
Stabilityn/a75 %
Graphics Testn/a47 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7880
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
25645
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
n/a
Writing score36500n/a
Web score32288n/a
Video editing9086n/a
Data manipulation16609n/a
NanoReview Score25645n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 16 GB
- 24 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 n/a

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 3687 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 20 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:30 h 1:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
22:52
Web Browsingn/a08:35 h
Video Playbackn/a13:38 h
Gamesn/a05:29 h
Standby Moden/a116 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
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 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50ESony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.51/1.9
Pixel size1 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a65 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX613
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/2.881/3.4
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
130
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
131
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a80
Zoomn/a115

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
127
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGMS 2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
81.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr November, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 869 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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