ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820. 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 4100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 229g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
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 Super AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2000 nits 1200 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 87.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
789 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a235 Hz
Response timen/a4.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 157.6 mm (6.2 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
91.1 %
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.6 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 1536 432
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 607 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
3153
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
9927
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
2460
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3153947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)99272460
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
2931798
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
638195
CPU602674165023
GPU1244048197322
Memory611609120939
UX473467154911
NanoReview Score2931798638195
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
23528
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
3230
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.5 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3230
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
25645
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
8595
Writing score3650010100
Web score322886612
Video editing90865772
Data manipulation166096847
NanoReview Score256458595

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 46.5 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 4100 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 15 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:30 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
16:40
Web Browsingn/a05:58 h
Video Playbackn/a11:15 h
Gamesn/a04:15 h
Standby Moden/a80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50ESamsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.51/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M3
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.881/3.1
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
114
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
97
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
109

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4320x2432 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.65
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
101
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
88

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGMS 2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
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/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 869 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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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