ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro, Manufactured in July, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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 pixel density: 431ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 6000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
  • Lighter design: 228g vs 229g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2000 nits 500 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 89.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
783 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a60 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 163.98 mm (6.46 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 76.35 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 9.47 mm (0.37 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Active fan Active fan
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
91.1 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
89.2 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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 680 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
3153
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
2114
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
9927
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
5693
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31532114
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)99275693
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
2931798
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
1704113
CPU602674436089
GPU1244048642666
Memory611609318418
UX473467306940
NanoReview Score29317981704113
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
23528
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
25645
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
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
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13
OS Size n/a 38.2 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 Redmagic OS 8

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 11 min) Yes (94% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:30 h 0:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
24:19
Web Browsingn/a09:03 h
Video Playbackn/a14:06 h
Gamesn/a06:12 h
Standby Moden/a125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 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: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50ESamsung GN5
Sensor size1/1.51/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.881/4.0
Pixel size0.61 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 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
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGMS 2/3/5/8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4 1400/2100Mhz) /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(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesn/a

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
n/a
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
92.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr June, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr July, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 869 650
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 Yes 65 W
* 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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