Home Phone comparison ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 and Realme GT 7 - Which is better?

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 vs Realme GT 7

65 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
VS
88 out 100
Realme GT 7
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
Realme GT 7

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Manufactured in February, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Realme GT 7, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400e. 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
  • Supports newer USB: 3.0 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Realme GT 7
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Lighter design: 206g vs 215g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • 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		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 and Realme GT 7
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
Realme GT 7

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1264x2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 530 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
678 nits
Realme GT 7
1441 nits
sRGB gamut98.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)729 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 170.5 mm (6.71 in) 162.42 mm (6.39 in)
Width 78.3 mm (3.08 in) 76.13 mm (3 in)
Thickness 9.5 mm (0.37 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
83.6 %
Realme GT 7
89.8 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 and Realme GT 7 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 790
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
1625
Realme GT 7
2290
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
4319
Realme GT 7
7349
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16252290
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43197349
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a13227
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme GT 7]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
1170667
Realme GT 7
2205940
CPU301582518334
GPU449508908130
Memory203539403974
UX216038375502
NanoReview Score11706672205940
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
10025
Realme GT 7
n/a
Max Surface Temp.36 °Cn/a
Stability86 %n/a
Graphics Test60 fpsn/a
Graphics Score10025n/a
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
13468
Realme GT 7
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		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 15
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin Redmagic 5.0 Realme UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (99% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:38 h 0:36 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
17:32
Realme GT 7
34:22
Web Browsing06:29 h18:23 h
Video Playback10:09 h22:53 h
Games04:30 h09:51 h
Standby Mode91 h113 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital 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 120 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSamsung GW3Sony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.971/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a47 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorHynix HI-846Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/41/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/2.74
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 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 5.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.0 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
91.8 dB
Realme GT 7
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date February, 2022 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 629 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 600
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 7 the clear winner in this comparison.

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