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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus vs Vivo iQOO 15T

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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
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Vivo iQOO 15T
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
Vivo iQOO 15T

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Vivo iQOO 15T, Manufactured in May, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500 Monster. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 15T
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Lighter design: 216g vs 230g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 7500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus and Vivo iQOO 15T
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
Smartphones:
Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
vs
Vivo iQOO 15T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 in 6.82 in
Resolution 1216x2688 pixels 1440x3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 431 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 2000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support n/a Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 89.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 230 g (8.11 oz) 216 g (7.62 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP69
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
90.4 %
Vivo iQOO 15T
89.6 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus and Vivo iQOO 15T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Monster
Max Frequency 4600 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 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 840 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
3596
Vivo iQOO 15T
3507
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
12013
Vivo iQOO 15T
10634
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)35963507
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)1201310634
Geekbench Compute (GPU)28316n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus], [Vivo iQOO 15T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
3956885
Vivo iQOO 15T
3815522
CPU10301801006840
GPU14538771438159
Memory709892553590
UX762936816933
NanoReview Score39568853815522

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin Redmagic OS 11 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 7500 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 16320x12288 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
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 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: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Sensor size1/1.551/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm0.5 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/2.881/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size0.61 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Sensor size 1/3.06 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2025 yr May, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2025 yr May, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 780 560
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, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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