Home Phone comparison ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 and Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) - Which is better?

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

65 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
VS
68 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Manufactured in February, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon), Manufactured in February, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 3700mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 215g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.0
  • 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		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 and Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
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
Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 530 nits 780 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
678 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
976 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) 146 mm (5.75 in)
Width 78.3 mm (3.08 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 9.5 mm (0.37 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
83.6 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
88.6 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 and Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3000 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)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
1625
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
1678
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
4319
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
4049
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16251678
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43194049
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
1170667
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
1131135
CPU301582314291
GPU449508383126
Memory203539208684
UX216038225034
NanoReview Score11706671131135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
10025
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
7438
Max Surface Temp.36 °Cn/a
Stability86 %49 %
Graphics Test60 fps44 fps
Graphics Score100257438
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7], [Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
13468
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
13221
Writing score1948215032
Web score994111517
Video editing70837353
Data manipulation977910622
NanoReview Score1346813221

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 18 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin Redmagic 5.0 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3700 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (99% in 30 min) Yes (63% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:38 h 1:03 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
17:32
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
17:14
Web Browsing06:29 h06:06 h
Video Playback10:09 h10:26 h
Games04:30 h04:19 h
Standby Mode91 h89 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GW3Samsung GN5
Sensor size1/1.971/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX772
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorHynix HI-846Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/41/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/3.24
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
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 No

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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.0 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600))
LTE category2020
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
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2022 yr February, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 629 799
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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