Home Phone comparison ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro - Which is better?

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro

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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
VS
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Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6210mAh vs 6000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • 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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1156x2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 90 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
818 nits
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
3482 nits
sRGB gamut98.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.88 mm (6.45 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 76.35 mm (3.01 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 9.47 mm (0.37 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
89.2 %
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 4470 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)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1624
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
2292
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
5089
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
8487
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16242292
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50898487
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24733
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro], [Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1556750
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
3086656
CPU395373922812
GPU5858421141906
Memory296209416794
UX279326605144
NanoReview Score15567503086656
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
13388
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.34.2 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test80 fpsn/a
Graphics Score13388n/a
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
18310
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Writing score25791n/a
Web score15525n/a
Video editing8440n/a
Data manipulation13536n/a
NanoReview Score18310n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 16
OS Size 12 GB n/a
UI Skin Redmagic OS 6 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 6210 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (92% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
24:05
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
30:03
Web Browsing08:53 h12:55 h
Video Playback13:54 h21:09 h
Games06:08 h07:36 h
Standby Mode125 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual 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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length25 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN5Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size1/1.571/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.0
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50M
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08F
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV16E1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2 (0.5)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
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 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 n/a
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/B2100))n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
92.9 dB
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2022 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2022 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 535
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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