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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 vs Apple iPhone 13

65 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
VS
70 out 100
Apple iPhone 13
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
Apple iPhone 13

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Manufactured in February, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 13, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. 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 7
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3227mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.0 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 215g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 18/256 GB		 - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 and Apple iPhone 13
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 7
vs
Apple iPhone 13

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 530 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
678 nits
Apple iPhone 13
828 nits
sRGB gamut98.5 %129 %
PWM (Flicker)729 Hz609 Hz
Response time1 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7], [Apple iPhone 13]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 170.5 mm (6.71 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 78.3 mm (3.08 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 9.5 mm (0.37 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
83.6 %
Apple iPhone 13
87.1 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 and Apple iPhone 13 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 730 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 640
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
1625
Apple iPhone 13
2182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
4319
Apple iPhone 13
5142
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16252182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43195142
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
1170667
Apple iPhone 13
1264688
CPU301582305402
GPU449508438906
Memory203539218819
UX216038301561
NanoReview Score11706671264688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
10025
Apple iPhone 13
8702
Max Surface Temp.36 °C45.7 °C
Stability86 %78 %
Graphics Test60 fps52 fps
Graphics Score100258702
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7], [Apple iPhone 13]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
13468
Apple iPhone 13
n/a
Writing score19482n/a
Web score9941n/a
Video editing7083n/a
Data manipulation9779n/a
NanoReview Score13468n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 18 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 21 GB 18 GB
UI Skin Redmagic 5.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3227 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (99% in 30 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:38 h 1:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
17:32
Apple iPhone 13
23:23
Web Browsing06:29 h09:29 h
Video Playback10:09 h13:58 h
Games04:30 h05:12 h
Standby Mode91 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GW3Sony IMX603
Sensor size1/1.971/1.9
Pixel size0.8 μm1.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length13 mm14 mm
SensorHynix HI-846Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/41/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
133
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
144
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
125
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a76
Zoomn/a65
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 13]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
128
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 13
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 3.0 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
91.8 dB
Apple iPhone 13
83.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2022 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 629 800
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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