ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro vs Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Manufactured in December, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus, Manufactured in September, 2024 with chipsetMediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus. 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 battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 6400mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 229g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo 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 AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 2000 nits 1300 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 89.3 %
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
1583 nits
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 163.72 mm (6.45 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 75.88 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.98 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance No IP64
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- White
- Black
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
91.1 %
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
89.3 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Mediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 790
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
3201
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2226
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
9827
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
7125
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)32012226
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98277125
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2509315507
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
2743058
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2117738
CPU592391509925
GPU1226162852992
Memory540975394643
UX383530360178
NanoReview Score27430582117738
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
23528
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
25645
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo 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
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2417 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 OriginOS 4

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 6400 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 23 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:47 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
28:35
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Web Browsing11:38 hn/a
Video Playback14:39 hn/a
Games09:17 hn/a
Standby Mode144 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED 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 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
SensorOmniVision OV50ESony LYT-600
Sensor size1/1.51/1.95
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorOmnivision OV50D40GalaxyCore GC08A3
Sensor size1/2.881/4
Pixel size0.61 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size n/a 1/3.0
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 5.4
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 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGMS 2/3/5/8GSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/B5/B8
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/B3/B5/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 310
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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