ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

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 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. 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
  • Lighter design: 229g vs 233g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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 Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 850 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 89.5 %
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 S23 Ultra
1269 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
91.1 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
89.5 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
3153
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
9927
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
5221
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31531976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)99275221
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
2931798
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1541246
CPU602674371084
GPU1244048600732
Memory611609299004
UX473467270462
NanoReview Score29317981541246
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
23528
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
12160
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.8 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a72 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12160
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
25645
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
16130
Writing score3650019799
Web score3228816101
Video editing90867815
Data manipulation1660913142
NanoReview Score2564516130

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 39.9 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:30 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
26:01
Web Browsingn/a09:57 h
Video Playbackn/a15:38 h
Gamesn/a06:22 h
Standby Moden/a130 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 10x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50ESamsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size1/1.51/1.3
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/4.9
Focal lengthn/a230 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX754
Sensor sizen/a1/3.52
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55
Pixel size0.61 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a141

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.24
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 S23 Ultra
139
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
145

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 DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGMS 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
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)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
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
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
91.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 869 1199
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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