ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
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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 S23 FE (Snapdragon), Manufactured in October, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
- Larger display: 6.85in
- Higher pixel density: 431ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
- Lighter design: 209g vs 229g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 16/512 GB - 24/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.85 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1216x2688 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 431 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1450 nits |
| HDR support | n/a | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 960 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1 % | 83.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.42 mm (6.43 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 76.14 mm (3 in) | 76.5 mm (3.01 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max Frequency | 4320 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3153 | 1549 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9927 | 3718 |
| CPU | 602674 | 337597 |
| GPU | 1244048 | 448766 |
| Memory | 611609 | 183031 |
| UX | 473467 | 234446 |
| NanoReview Score | 2931798 | 1203840 |
| Writing score | 36500 | n/a |
| Web score | 32288 | n/a |
| Video editing | 9086 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 16609 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 25645 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 16 GB - 24 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| UI Skin | Redmagic OS 10 | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 7050 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 11 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:30 h | 1:10 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 07:09 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 10:02 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:27 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 118 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Up to 24FPS |
| 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 122 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E | Samsung S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5 | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 76 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Hynix Hi847 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 50 |
| Preview | n/a | 67 |
| Zoom | n/a | 123 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 3648x2736 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.22 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 6E (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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GMS 2/3/5/8 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS B1 (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 (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2024 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2024 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 869 | 599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon):
The Galaxy S23 FE is available in the USA with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, whereas other countries receive a version with the Exynos 2200. The base (128 GB) storage utilizes a UFS 3.1 memory type, whereas the higher-tier 256 GB variant is equipped with UFS 4.0. Models are available with a single SIM card, dual SIMs, or dual SIMs plus eSIM (depending on the market).
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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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