ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

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 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
  • Higher pixel density: 407ppi
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 235g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 18/512 GB
- 18/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 407 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 600 nits 740 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
622 nits
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
sRGB gamut96.2 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)801 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 166.27 mm (6.55 in) 159.8 mm (6.29 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 9.98 mm (0.39 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 235 g (8.29 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Yellow
- White
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
87.1 %
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
85.8 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Samsung Exynos 990
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Cores 1024 704
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1126 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1634
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
1243
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
4338
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3430
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16341243
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43383430
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1357413
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
713203
CPU380150212654
GPU491769215469
Memory221977137373
UX263517147707
NanoReview Score1357413713203
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
10739
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3784
Max Surface Temp.39.3 °Cn/a
Stability97 %60 %
Graphics Test64 fps22 fps
Graphics Score107393784
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
13315
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
11015
Writing score1833410576
Web score97709360
Video editing69846950
Data manipulation102669003
NanoReview Score1331511015

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 18 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 45 GB 24 GB
UI Skin Redmagic 5.5 One UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 18 min) Yes (50% in 45 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
22:45
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Web Browsing07:12 hn/a
Video Playback10:53 hn/a
Games04:39 hn/a
Standby Mode142 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGW3Samsung S5K2LD
Sensor size1/1.971/1.76
Pixel size0.8 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a76 mm
Sensorn/aHynix HI-847
Sensor sizen/a1/4.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorHynix HI-846n/a
Sensor size1/41/3.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
119
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
101
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
115

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4624x3468 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16E10 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.74
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B34/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2019
5G SupportYesNo

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 7S Pro
88.3 dB
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 729 700
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W Yes 15 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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