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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Nothing Phone (3)

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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
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Nothing Phone (3)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
Nothing Phone (3)

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Nothing Phone (3), Manufactured in July, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. 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 ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 5150mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3)
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 229g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Nothing Phone (3)
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
Smartphones:
Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
vs
Nothing Phone (3)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.85 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 1600 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 88.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 160.6 mm (6.32 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 75.59 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.99 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
91.1 %
Nothing Phone (3)
88.5 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Nothing Phone (3) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 825
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
3153
Nothing Phone (3)
2162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
9927
Nothing Phone (3)
6880
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31532162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)99276880
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a18659
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus], [Nothing Phone (3)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
2931798
Nothing Phone (3)
2160544
CPU602674466100
GPU1244048938050
Memory611609431133
UX473467325261
NanoReview Score29317982160544
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
23528
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
25645
Nothing Phone (3)
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		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 Nothing OS 3.5

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 5150 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (50% in 24 min)
Full Charge Time 0:30 h 0:55 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED 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 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50EOmnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.51/1.3
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.7
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorOmnivision OV50D40Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.881/2.76
Pixel size0.61 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.76
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGMS 2/3/5/8GSM 850, 900, DCS, PCS
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 869 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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