ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Manufactured in December, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2024with chipsetApple A18. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 4674mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 229g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.85 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1290x2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support n/a Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
1583 nits
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
1815 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a256 Hz
Response timen/a4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 160.9 mm (6.33 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
91.1 %
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
88 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A18
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4040 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A18 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1907 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
3201
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
3256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
9827
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
8096
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)32013256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98278096
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2509328158
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
2743058
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
1622118
CPU592391417158
GPU1226162694070
Memory540975177712
UX383530333173
NanoReview Score27430581622118
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
23528
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
25645
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
n/a
Writing score36500n/a
Web score32288n/a
Video editing9086n/a
Data manipulation16609n/a
NanoReview Score25645n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 n/a

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 4674 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
28:35
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
34:32
Web Browsing11:38 h15:57 h
Video Playback14:39 h21:26 h
Games09:17 h07:34 h
Standby Mode144 h148 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
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 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: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50En/a
Sensor size1/1.51/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX714
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
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 Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.3
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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGMS 2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
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/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)
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
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
80.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 899
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No

Note

Apple iPhone 16 Plus:

In the USA, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model has 1 physical slot + eSIM. In China, a model with only two physical SIM cards is available.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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