ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

73 out 100

VS

95 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
Includes charger

Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Larger display: 6.9in
Higher pixel density: 500ppi
Lighter design: 214g vs 228g
Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
Supports Dolby Atmos
Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

79

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

97

Camera

Main & front camera tests

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

63

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

97

Performance

App & system performance

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

72

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

99

Games

3D gaming performance

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

78

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

98

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

82

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

92

Connectivity

Connectivity features

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

83

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

95

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

73

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

95

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Size	6.8 in	6.9 in
Resolution	1116x2480 pixels	1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	400 ppi	500 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness	500 nits	1500 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	n/a	240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio	89.2 %	91.4 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

818 nits

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

2811 nits

sRGB gamut	98.7 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	60 Hz	n/a
Response time	1 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	163.88 mm (6.45 in)	163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width	76.35 mm (3.01 in)	78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness	9.47 mm (0.37 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight	228 g (8.04 oz)	214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance	No	IP68
Cooling system	Active fan	Vapor chamber
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black	- White - Black - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

89.2 %

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

91.4 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency	3200 MHz	4740 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)	8 (2 + 6)
Architecture	- 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)	- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	4 nm	3 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon	Hexagon
Graphics	Adreno 740	Adreno 840
GPU Cores	1536	1536
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	1200 MHz
FLOPS	2089 GFLOPS	3686.4 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

1624

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

3753

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

5089

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

11259

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1624	3753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	5089	11259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	28787

Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra]

AnTuTu 10

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

1556750

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

3720219

CPU	395373	1094797
GPU	585842	1447696
Memory	296209	425113
UX	279326	752613
NanoReview Score	1556750	3720219

3DMark Wild Life

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

13388

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

n/a

Max Surface Temp.	34.2 °C	n/a
Stability	99 %	n/a
Graphics Test	80 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	13388	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]

PCMark 3.0

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

18310

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

n/a

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	12 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Channels	4	4

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 13	Android 16
OS Size	12 GB	n/a
UI Skin	Redmagic OS 6	One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume	6000 mAh	5000 mAh
Max Charging Power	65 W	60 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-ion
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	No	Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging	No	Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging	Yes (92% in 30 min)	Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	0:37 h	0:43 h

Battery Life

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

24:05

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

28:50

Web Browsing	08:53 h	10:12 h
Video Playback	13:54 h	21:39 h
Games	06:08 h	06:42 h
Standby Mode	125 h	130 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	200 MP
Photo resolution	8160x6120 pixels	16320x12240 pixels
Zoom	Digital	141
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 240 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: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support

Matrix	50 MP	200 MP
Aperture	f/1.9	f/1.4
Focal length	25 mm	23 mm
Sensor	Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN5	Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size	1/1.57	1/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size	1 μm	0.6 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Laser autofocus
Stabilization	Digital	Optical

Matrix	n/a	50 MP
Aperture	n/a	f/2.9
Focal length	n/a	111 mm
Sensor	n/a	Sony IMX854
Sensor size	n/a	1/2.52 (0.4)
Pixel size	n/a	0.7 μm
Stabilization	n/a	Optical

Matrix	8 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/1.9
Focal length	13 mm	13 mm
Sensor	n/a	Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size	1/4.0	1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size	1.12 μm	0.7 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

160

Video quality

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

153

Overall camera score

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

157

Bokeh

n/a

165

Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix	16 MP	12 MP
Photo resolution	4608x3456 pixels	4000x3000 pixels
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.2
Focal length	n/a	23 mm
Sensor	Omnivision OV16E1Q	Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size	1/2.8	1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size	1.12 μm	1.12 μm
Autofocus	No	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 7 (802.11 a/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	5.3	6.0
Bluetooth features	LE	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	3.2
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	1
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	No	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM 2/3/5/8	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bands	WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19	UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
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/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category	20	n/a
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	n/a
3.5 mm Jack	Yes	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	No	Yes

Max Volume

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

92.9 dB

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

n/a

Other

Class	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	December, 2022 yr	February, 2026 yr
Release Date	December, 2022 yr	March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($)	650	n/a
MSRP ($)	n/a	1299
Sensors	- 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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Key Differences

Versions

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Tests & specs

Display

Design & Build

Performance

Memory

Software

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Main camera

Front camera

Connectivity

Sound

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