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

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

73 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

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 Ultra, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
    Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
    • Larger display: 6.9in
    • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
    • Lighter design: 218g vs 228g
    • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 6000mAh
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
    • 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
    - 16/512 GB

    Review

    Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
    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
    Smartphones:
    Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
    vs
    Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED AMOLED
    Size 6.8 in 6.9 in
    Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 400 ppi 416 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 % 91.9 %
    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 Ultra
    3501 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) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
    Width 76.35 mm (3.01 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
    Thickness 9.47 mm (0.37 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
    Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
    Water resistance No IP68
    Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
    Back panel Glass n/a
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors Black - White
    - Black
    - Blue
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
    89.2 %
    Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
    91.9 %

    Performance

    Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
    Max Frequency 3200 MHz 4600 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 ()
    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 v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
    1624
    Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
    3553
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
    5089
    Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
    10883
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16243553
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)508910883
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27420
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro], [Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
    1556750
    Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
    3865467
    CPU3953731163106
    GPU5858421394796
    Memory296209546277
    UX279326761288
    NanoReview Score15567503865467
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
    13388
    Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
    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 Ultra
    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 6500 mAh
    Max Charging Power 65 W 100 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
    Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
    Fast Charging Yes (92% in 30 min) Yes (78% in 15 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 Ultra
    32:38
    Web Browsing08:53 h15:14 h
    Video Playback13:54 h22:44 h
    Games06:08 h08:06 h
    Standby Mode125 h124 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Digital Optical, 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 ° 102 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Macro: 2 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
    Focal length25 mm23 mm
    SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN5Omnivision Light Hunter 950
    Sensor size1/1.571/1.31 (0.76)
    Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    StabilizationDigitalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrixn/a50 MP
    Aperturen/af/3.0
    Focal lengthn/a115 mm
    Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
    Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
    Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
    Stabilizationn/aOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
    Focal length13 mm18 mm
    Sensor size1/4.01/2.88 (0.35)
    Pixel size1.12 μm0.61 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
    Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
    Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
    Focal length n/a 21 mm
    Sensor Omnivision OV16E1Q CMOS
    Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.44 (0.29)
    Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 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
    - NAVIC
    NFC* Yes Varies by region
    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 2.1
    3.5 mm Jack Yes No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos No n/a
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
    92.9 dB
    Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
    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 729
    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 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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