ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Lighter design: 228g vs 240g
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4323mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 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 | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1116x2480 pixels | 1290x2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 400 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2 % | 88.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.7 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.88 mm (6.45 in) | 160.7 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 76.35 mm (3.01 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 9.47 mm (0.37 in) | 7.85 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Active fan | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | - Black - Silver - Gold - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1624 | 2518 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5089 | 6362 |
| CPU | 395373 | 310783 |
| GPU | 585842 | 514249 |
| Memory | 296209 | 234912 |
| UX | 279326 | 404558 |
| NanoReview Score | 1556750 | 1464502 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.2 °C | 46 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 82 % |
| Graphics Test | 80 fps | 58 fps |
| Graphics Score | 13388 | 9848 |
| Writing score | 25791 | n/a |
| Web score | 15525 | n/a |
| Video editing | 8440 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 13536 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 18310 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 12 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | Redmagic OS 6 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 4323 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 65 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (92% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:37 h | 1:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:53 h | 11:49 h |
| Video Playback | 13:54 h | 18:59 h |
| Games | 06:08 h | 06:50 h |
| Standby Mode | 125 h | 144 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8064x6048 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 | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN5 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 77 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 91 |
| Zoom | n/a | 139 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16E1Q | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 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 | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/B2100)) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December, 2022 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | December, 2022 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 650 | 1099 |
| Sensors | - 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 | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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