ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro vs Xiaomi 17T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Manufactured in December, 2024, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi 17T Pro, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. 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 7000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17T Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Lighter design: 219g vs 229g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • 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
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Xiaomi 17T Pro
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 2000 nits n/a
HDR support n/a Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 91.1 %
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
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3477 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 162.2 mm (6.39 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 77.5 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
91.1 %
Xiaomi 17T Pro
91.1 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Xiaomi 17T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 830 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
3201
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3099
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
9827
Xiaomi 17T Pro
9438
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)32013099
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98279438
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25093n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
2743058
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3323591
CPU592391933780
GPU12261621300550
Memory540975397001
UX383530692260
NanoReview Score27430583323591
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
23528
Xiaomi 17T Pro
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
25645
Xiaomi 17T Pro
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
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:44 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
28:35
Xiaomi 17T Pro
36:42
Web Browsing11:38 h18:30 h
Video Playback14:39 h24:44 h
Games09:17 h09:34 h
Standby Mode144 h131 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual 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 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50EOmnivision 950 LightHunter
Sensor size1/1.51/1.31 (0.76)
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.0
Focal lengthn/a115 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.881/3.06 (0.33)
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 6.0
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
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGMS 2/3/5/8GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr May, 2026 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr May, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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