ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro vs Apple iPhone XS Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone XS Max, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3174mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
- Higher pixel density: 456ppi
- Lighter design: 208g vs 235g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 18/512 GB - 18/1024 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1242x2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.4:9 |
| Pixel density | 387 ppi | 456 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 960 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 85.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 96.2 % | 98.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 801 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 11.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 166.27 mm (6.55 in) | 157.5 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 77.1 mm (3.04 in) | 77.4 mm (3.05 in) |
| Thickness | 9.98 mm (0.39 in) | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 235 g (8.29 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Active fan | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Yellow |
- Silver - Gold - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3190 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2) |
- 4/1.6 (Tempest) - 2/2.49 (Vortex) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A12 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS | 576 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1634 | 1310 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4338 | 3458 |
| CPU | 380150 | 198067 |
| GPU | 491769 | 185355 |
| Memory | 221977 | 152138 |
| UX | 263517 | 164631 |
| NanoReview Score | 1357413 | 700191 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.3 °C | 45.2 °C |
| Stability | 97 % | 66 % |
| Graphics Test | 64 fps | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | 10739 | 5703 |
| Writing score | 18334 | n/a |
| Web score | 9770 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6984 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10266 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13315 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB - 18 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 45 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | Redmagic 5.5 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 3174 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:41 h | 03:29 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:12 h | 06:43 h |
| Video Playback | 10:53 h | 10:28 h |
| Games | 04:39 h | 04:11 h |
| Standby Mode | 142 h | 87 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW3 | Apple iSight X |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97 | 1/2.5 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-846 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4624x3468 pixels | 3088x2316 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16E10 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | 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 - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B34/B38/B40/B41) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600) |
| LTE category | 20 | 16 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2022 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2022 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 729 | 1100 |
| 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 |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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