ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 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 Redmi Note 10 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G. 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 pixel density: 431ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7050mAh vs 5020mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 229g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 450 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 85.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
1583 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
725 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a490 Hz
Response timen/a2.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
91.1 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
85.6 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 688
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 810 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
3201
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
9827
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1882
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3201724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98271882
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25093n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
2743058
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
398090
CPU592391129013
GPU122616279050
Memory54097574517
UX383530115510
NanoReview Score2743058398090
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
23528
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1116
Max Surface Temp.n/a42 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a6 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1116
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
25645
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
8594
Writing score3650010163
Web score322886959
Video editing90866464
Data manipulation166097424
NanoReview Score256458594

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 5020 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 33 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
28:35
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
18:19
Web Browsing11:38 h07:44 h
Video Playback14:39 h13:08 h
Games09:17 h05:07 h
Standby Mode144 h73 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50ESamsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.51/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.881/2.8
Pixel size0.61 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
111
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
95
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
106

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size n/a 1/3.06
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- 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, 1800, 1900 MHz
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/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a15
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
89.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 220
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 n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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