ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S

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 10S, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G95. 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 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
  • Lighter design: 178.8g vs 229g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
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 6.43 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2000 nits 450 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 83.4 %
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 Redmi Note 10S
694 nits
sRGB gamutn/a91.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a250 Hz
Response timen/a4.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.42 mm (6.43 in) 160.5 mm (6.32 in)
Width 76.14 mm (3 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 178.8 g (6.31 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- White
- 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 10S
83.4 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Helio G95
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 144
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 259.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
3201
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
624
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
9827
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
1719
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3201624
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98271719
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25093n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
2743058
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
405979
CPU592391123031
GPU122616285934
Memory54097587925
UX383530109089
NanoReview Score2743058405979
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
23528
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
25645
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
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
- 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
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 7050 mAh 5000 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 Yes
Fast Charging Yes (91% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:09 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
28:35
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
24:11
Web Browsing11:38 h09:10 h
Video Playback14:39 h13:06 h
Games09:17 h05:29 h
Standby Mode144 h129 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 9216x6912 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: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmniVision OV50EOmniVision OV64B
Sensor size1/1.51/1.97
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.881/4
Pixel size0.61 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
98
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
82
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
92

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size n/a 1/3.06
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 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
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
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/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 190
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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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